John Roy Whinnery
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John Roy Whinnery | |
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Born | |
Died | February 1, 2009 | (aged 92)
Nationality | American |
Awards | IEEE Medal of Honor (1985) National Medal of Science (1992) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical engineering |
Doctoral students | Moty Heiblum |
John Roy Whinnery (July 26, 1916 – February 1, 2009) was an American electrical engineer and educator who worked in the fields of microwave theory and laser experimentation.
Biography
Whinnery received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the
Whinnery was on the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, beginning in 1946, holding appointment as Lecturer, Associate Professor, and Professor. From 1952 to 1956, he directed the Electronics Research Laboratory; from 1956 to 1959, he was Chairman of the Electric Engineering Department; from 1959 to 1963, he was Dean of the College of Engineering at Berkeley. During Whinnery's terms, many of the most successful young faculty were hired to the College of Engineering, Berkeley, specifically in Electrical Engineering, contributing significantly to Berkeley's reputation as one of the premier colleges of engineering in the world today.
John Whinnery was a Fellow of the
He also served on the board of trustees of Science Service, now known as
Publications
- "Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics," ISBN 9780471585510
- "Lasers: Invention to Application," John R. Whinnery, Jesse H. Ausubel (eds.), 1987 ISBN 0309594715
- The World of Engineering, John R. Whinnery (ed.), 1965[2]
Selected honors and awards
- IEEE Fellow (1952)
- John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship (1959)
- National Academy of Engineering (1965)
- IEEE Education Medal (1967)
- National Academy of Sciences Member (1972)
- ASEE Lamme Medal (1974)
- IEEE MTTS Microwave Career Award (1976)
- Optical Society of America Fellow (1978)
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow (1980)
- UC Berkeley Engineering Alumni Society Distinguished Alumni Award (1980)
- IEEE Life Member (1982)
- IEEE MTTS Centennial Medal Award (1984)
- IEEE Medal of Honor (1985)
- NAE Founders Award (1986)
- American Association for the Advancement of Sciences Life Member (1988)
- National Medal of Science (1992)
- Okawa Prize (1997)
See also
References
- ^ "John R. Whinnery". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
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