William T. Hogan
William T. Hogan | |
|---|---|
| 1st Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell | |
| In office 1991–2006 | |
| President | Michael Hooker |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Marty Meehan |
| 2nd President of the University of Lowell | |
| In office 1981–1991 | |
| Preceded by | John B. Duff |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 4, 1933 Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Died | June 28, 2017 (aged 84) Mobile, Alabama |
| Resting place | Haleyville, Alabama 34°10′21″N 87°34′33″W / 34.17253°N 87.57577°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, D.S. & M.S. Northeastern University, B.S. |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Army |
| Years of service | 1956–1958 |
| Unit | 9330th Technical Service Unit |
William Timothy Hogan (February 4, 1933 – June 28, 2017) was an American scholar, professor, and mechanical engineer who served as the first chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Having begun his scholastic career as a professor with the engineering department at the Lowell Technological Institute, Hogan became president of the University of Lowell in 1981, and later chancellor in 1991 when the school merged into the University of Massachusetts system. Prior to academia, Hogan worked in several manufacturing and engineering companies, and was a draftee into the US Army as an engineer at their Rocket Development Center. Hogan retired as chancellor in July of 2006, and moved to Mobile, Alabama, where he would later die in 2017.
Early life
Hogan was born in the Lower Highlands neighborhood of Lowell, Massachusetts on February 4, 1933 to father Timothy and mother Catherine Hogan (née Barrington).[1][2] He attended Saint Peter's Grade School and later received a high school diploma from Keith Academy in Lowell, a private Catholic school, in 1951.[3][4] To fund his post-secondary education, Hogan was employed during his childhood delivering newspapers, and was admitted to Northeastern University's class of 1955 as part of a work-study program. He graduated that year with a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.[1]
Engineering and military career
During the Vietnam War, Hogan was conscripted into military service in 1956 with the United States Army, the year following his graduation from Northeastern. Due to his educational background in engineering, and his knowledge of rockets, he was assigned to the 9330th Technical Service Unit at Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama.[5] This unit consisted predominantly of college graduates in structural, chemical and/or mechanical engineering fields.[6] The 9330th was led by a team of German experts in rocket design, including Wernher von Braun.[7] The missiles MGR-3 Little John, Nike Hercules and Zeus, and PGM-19 Jupiter were developed and modified during his service with the Army Ballistic Missile Agency.[8]
Following his discharge, Hogan returned to Massachusetts and was employed by various private-sector engineering corporations. In 1962, Hogan presented research findings into rapid acceleration methods.[9][10] By 1963, Hogan served as lead scientist at Avco for research into atmospheric reentry.[11] This publication would later be used in NASA's development of propulsion systems in 1966.[12]
Academic career
Personal life
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "William Hogan Obituary (1933–2017) - Mobile, AL - AL.com (Mobile)". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ↑ "1940 United States Federal Census for William T. Hogan", United States Census, 1940; Lowell, Massachusetts; roll m-t0627-01692, page 11a, line 34–36, enumeration district 18-46. Retrieved on June 27, 2024.
- ↑ "William T. Hogan". Lowell Sun. 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ↑ "In Memoriam". The CRUSADER. Vol. 3. Lowell Catholic High School. 2017. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-06-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "9330 TSU Yearbooks, 1951 - 1971". 9330 TSU Yearbooks. Huntsville, Alabama: General Electric Apollo and Ground Systems. 1971.
- ↑ "75th Anniversary of Redstone Arsenal" (PDF). United States Army. 2016. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-06-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ James, George S. (2015). "A background of memories of working with Dr. Wernher von Braun, Krafft Ehricke and members of the Peenemunde group". Acta Astronautica. 113: 212–220. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2015.03.018. ISSN 0094-5765.
- ↑ "The United States Army | Redstone Arsenal Historical Information". history.redstone.army.mil. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ↑ Dix, D. M. (1963-05-17). A SURVEY OF SOME PLASMA ACCELERATION DEVICES FOR SPACE PROPULSION APPLICATIONS (Report). Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, Calif.
- ↑ Hogan, William T. (1962-01-01). Experiments with a Transient DC Crossed-Field Accelerator at High Power Levels. 64-18796. Search this book on
- ↑ Burkhard, K.; Devine, R.; Hogan, W.; Kessler, R. (1963-06-17). A CONTINUOUS CROSSED-FIELD GAS HEATER FOR RE-ENTRY SIMULATION. Summer Meeting (Report). American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi:10.2514/6.1963-203. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ↑ Domitz, S.; Kosmahl, H. G.; Ramins, P.; Stevens, N. J. (1966-03-01). "Survey of electromagnetic accelerators for space propulsion". NASA Technical Note.
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