Roll Call Tribute
Ron Hart October 1, 2014 9:41 AM
(Published in) The (Bryan-College Station) Eagle (on) October 1, 2014
Hart, Ron R.
October 25, 1937 - September 20, 2014
Ron R. Hart, 76, of College Station, died at his home on September 20, 2014. A celebration of life service will be held at A&M United Methodist Church of College Station on Sunday October 5 at 2:00 p.m.
Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, Ron graduated from the University of Oklahoma on May 31, 1959, with a degree in Engineering Physics. He was commissioned into the U.S. Navy on graduation day, married his high school sweetheart the next week, and reported for active duty on June 15 at the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory in San Francisco, California. After three years in the navy, Ron attended the University of California in Berkeley where he received his PhD. in Nuclear Science in 1967.
Upon graduation, Dr. Hart took a position in Malibu, California with Hughes Research Laboratory. At Hughes he was involved in seminal work to understand the physics of ion-implantation; he constructed a 150 kV ion-implantation system and developed a method that minimized channeling effects during ion-implantation, which was used in all the implantation equipment at Hughes designed for IC production and later adopted by ion-implantation tool manufacturers for the IC industry at large.
In 1975 Dr. Hart accepted a position in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A & M. Although he taught more than a dozen Nuclear Engineering courses during his thirty-one-year tenure, he was especially known for NUEN 202 and NUEN 604, the cornerstones of the undergraduate and graduate degree programs, respectively.
Dr. Hart was known for the rigor of these courses (his nickname was “Rough Rider), but he provided compassionate, yet firm counsel to his students. Former students continue to express a strong appreciation of Dr. Hart’s teaching and mentoring and consider him to have had a significant influence on their lives. In addition to teaching, he served as graduate and undergraduate advisor, served on the faculty senate, and conducted research in neutron transmutation doping, ion-beam lithography, and direct energy conversion. He supervised 12 Ph.D. candidates, 2 Doctor of Engineering candidates, and more than 30 Master of Science candidates.
A lover of nature, Ron enjoyed his garden immensely during his retirement. He would prepare the soil, tend the plants, pick the crops, and prepare the harvest. Family and friends were always willing to eat!Intelligent, quiet, introspective, but always quick with a friendly word and a willingness to help, Ron led his children and his students by example; he was exceptionally kind, impeccably polite, and was respected by all who knew him---- a gentleman and a gentle man.
Ron R. Hart is survived by his wife of 55 years, Kay, his children: Kimberly Ohlendorf and husband, Charles, of Magnolia, Texas; Kendall Hart of College Station; Kathryn Delk and husband, Jim, of Birmingham, Alabama; and Kristopher Hart and wife, Tara, of Castle Rock, Colorado; eight grandchildren: Kurt, Emily and Kristopher Ohlendorf; Haley, Larkin, and Price Delk; and Holland and Rowan Hart. Also surviving are his three brothers, Norman Hart, Anthony Hart and David Hart, and one sister, Elaine Hart.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ron Hart Scholarship Fund at the Texas A&M Development Foundation, 401 George Bush Dr, College Station, Tx 77840, or online at giving.tamu.edu or to Bedford Stem Cell Research at PO Box 1028, Bedford, MA 01730 or online at www.bedfordresearch.org.
Hart, Ron R.
October 25, 1937 - September 20, 2014
Ron R. Hart, 76, of College Station, died at his home on September 20, 2014. A celebration of life service will be held at A&M United Methodist Church of College Station on Sunday October 5 at 2:00 p.m.
Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, Ron graduated from the University of Oklahoma on May 31, 1959, with a degree in Engineering Physics. He was commissioned into the U.S. Navy on graduation day, married his high school sweetheart the next week, and reported for active duty on June 15 at the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory in San Francisco, California. After three years in the navy, Ron attended the University of California in Berkeley where he received his PhD. in Nuclear Science in 1967.
Upon graduation, Dr. Hart took a position in Malibu, California with Hughes Research Laboratory. At Hughes he was involved in seminal work to understand the physics of ion-implantation; he constructed a 150 kV ion-implantation system and developed a method that minimized channeling effects during ion-implantation, which was used in all the implantation equipment at Hughes designed for IC production and later adopted by ion-implantation tool manufacturers for the IC industry at large.
In 1975 Dr. Hart accepted a position in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A & M. Although he taught more than a dozen Nuclear Engineering courses during his thirty-one-year tenure, he was especially known for NUEN 202 and NUEN 604, the cornerstones of the undergraduate and graduate degree programs, respectively.
Dr. Hart was known for the rigor of these courses (his nickname was “Rough Rider), but he provided compassionate, yet firm counsel to his students. Former students continue to express a strong appreciation of Dr. Hart’s teaching and mentoring and consider him to have had a significant influence on their lives. In addition to teaching, he served as graduate and undergraduate advisor, served on the faculty senate, and conducted research in neutron transmutation doping, ion-beam lithography, and direct energy conversion. He supervised 12 Ph.D. candidates, 2 Doctor of Engineering candidates, and more than 30 Master of Science candidates.
A lover of nature, Ron enjoyed his garden immensely during his retirement. He would prepare the soil, tend the plants, pick the crops, and prepare the harvest. Family and friends were always willing to eat!Intelligent, quiet, introspective, but always quick with a friendly word and a willingness to help, Ron led his children and his students by example; he was exceptionally kind, impeccably polite, and was respected by all who knew him---- a gentleman and a gentle man.
Ron R. Hart is survived by his wife of 55 years, Kay, his children: Kimberly Ohlendorf and husband, Charles, of Magnolia, Texas; Kendall Hart of College Station; Kathryn Delk and husband, Jim, of Birmingham, Alabama; and Kristopher Hart and wife, Tara, of Castle Rock, Colorado; eight grandchildren: Kurt, Emily and Kristopher Ohlendorf; Haley, Larkin, and Price Delk; and Holland and Rowan Hart. Also surviving are his three brothers, Norman Hart, Anthony Hart and David Hart, and one sister, Elaine Hart.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ron Hart Scholarship Fund at the Texas A&M Development Foundation, 401 George Bush Dr, College Station, Tx 77840, or online at giving.tamu.edu or to Bedford Stem Cell Research at PO Box 1028, Bedford, MA 01730 or online at www.bedfordresearch.org.
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