Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 27, 2003
ANDREW A. POURING, co-founder of Sonex Research, Inc., has been a
Director and Chief Scientist of Sonex since its founding in 1980
and also has served as Chief Executive Officer since May 1985. He
is the principal author of the company's numerous patents and has
personally contributed most of the recently patented improvements
and extensions to the original discoveries. He served as a
Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy from
1964 to 1983, and was Chairman of the Academy's Department of
Aerospace Engineering from 1975 to 1978. Dr. Pouring is a member
of various professional and scientific societies, including the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of
Automotive Engineers, the Society of Sigma Xi and the American
Physical Society and he has been organizer and chairman of many
symposia for several of these societies. Dr. Pouring received his
Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He received his Doctor of
Engineering degree from Yale University, where he also was a post
doctoral research fellow and lecturer. He also served on active
duty in the Mediterranean in the Naval Reserve and retired as
Lieutenant Commander, USNR. Profile
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Dr. Pouring: Sonex has been a public company since 1985, traded
on the OTC Bulletin Board. Before that it was funded by a
