2 Engineers Honored by Academy

Two San Fernando Valley engineers were recently honored for their longtime professional contributions by election into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering.

Alan C. Brown, 62, of Granada Hills, who retired last week as corporate director of engineering for Lockheed Corp. of Calabasas, was cited for his pioneering work on the development of Stealth technology employed in the company’s F-117A fighter plane.

Robert C. Hansen, 65, of Tarzana was honored for his contributions to the understanding of lower-frequency antennas and electronic scanning antennas for radar, space communication and related technologies as well as radiation hazards from television stations, radar and industrial microwave ovens.

Brown and Hansen were among 79 elected last month to the academy, a private group that recognizes distinguished engineers, sponsors engineering programs to meet national needs, and encourages education and research. The most recent honorees brought the total U. S. membership to 1,628; there are 136 foreign associates.

Brown, who joined Lockheed in 1960, worked on the firm’s Stealth program since its inception in 1975. Between 1978 and 1982 he was program manager and chief engineer for the F-117A, which spearheaded U. S. bombing raids on Baghdad during last year’s war with Iraq.

Hansen is president of Hansen Inc., an engineering consulting firm, and has written or edited six books and about 100 technical papers. He has worked as a consulting engineer to government and industry on antennas and microwaves for more than 20 years.