 Under George Hatsopoulos, Thermo Electron became a major provider of analytical instruments and services for a variety of domains John Hatsopoulos, and Arvin Smith.In 1965, George Hatsopoulos was president of the Thermo Electron Engineering Corporation and Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at M.I.T..In 1996, Hatsopoulos won the John Fritz Medal, which is the highest American award in the engineering profession and presented each year for scientific or industrial achievement in any field of pure or applied science.