Fellow Class of 1980

Following are the names and citations for the active members of the IEEE Class of 1980 listed alphabetically by last name. 

A

Paul F Albrecht (Life Fellow)
for outstanding contributions to the development, application, and teaching of reliability methods for analysis of large-scale electric power systems

Elliot I Axelband
for fundamental contributions to the theory of distributed parameter systems, and for outstanding leadership of spacecraft and missile programs

B

Israel Bar-David (Life Fellow)
for contributions to detection theory as applied to optical communications

Frederick Bauer (Life Fellow)
for accomplishments in unification of worldwide vehicular radio frequency interference standards,
and innovations in the technology of electromagnetic compatibility

Frederick J Beutler
for contributions to stochastic process theory and its engineering applications

Erich Bloch (Life Fellow)
for technical and managerial contributions to computer component technology and production

C

Vernon L Chartier (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the understanding of corona phenomena associated with high-voltage power transmission lines

Francis F Chen (Life Fellow)
for significant contributions to plasma diagnostics and to the understanding of plasma instabilities
and anomalous transport phenomena

Yi-Tzuu Chien (Life Fellow)
for contributions to computer science education and research in statistical pattern recognition

Alan G Chynoweth (Life Fellow)
for development of innovative experimental techniques in semiconductor material and device physics

Peter O Clark (Life Fellow)
for contributions and technical leadership in the development of high-energy laser technology

Jeffrey H Collins (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the field of magnetic and surface acoustic wave delay line technology, and to engineering education

Esther M Conwell (Life Fellow)
for contributions to semiconductor theory, particularly transport in both low and high electric fields

Robert K Crane (Life Fellow)
for contributions to satellite communications

Edward G Cristal (Life Fellow)
for significant contributions to the theory, analysis, and design of microwave filters, directional couplers, and equalizers

D

Robert H Dennard (Life Fellow)
for advances in the state of the art of MOSFET devices and circuits

Richard O Duda (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the theory and applications of pattern recognition

Floyd Dunn (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the understanding of the interaction of ultrasonic waves with living tissue

E

Errol P Eernisse (Life Fellow)
for outstanding contributions to the analysis and development of piezoelectric devices

Norman G Einspruch (Life Fellow)
for research in the transport properties of electronic materials and acoustic effects in solids

Joel S Engel (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the concepts and to the implementation of spectrally efficient, cellular mobile telephone systems

Louis W Erath
for contributions to seismic and geophysical instruments and naval ordnance

F

Tse-Yun Feng (Life Fellow)
for outstanding contributions to parallel processors and processing

Michael J Flynn (Life Fellow)
for outstanding contributions to the field of computer architecture

Bernard Friedland (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the application of modern control theory in navigation, guidance, and control systems

Frank A Furfari (Life Fellow)
for technical and administrative contributions to the installation servicing, and maintenance of heavy electrical equipments

G

Floyd M Gardner (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the understanding and applications of phased-lock loops

Robert M Gray
for contributions to information and communication theory

Vilhelm Gregers-Hansen (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the theory of false alarm control in radar systems

H

Marion O Hagler (Life Fellow)
for contributions to plasma science and optical signal processing

Yacov Y Haimes (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the theory of large-scale systems

Martin E Hellman
for contributions to cryptography

Robert L Hickok
for contributions to plasma diagnostics

Jack Hilibrand (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the development of integrated circuits

Charles W Hoover, Jr (Life Fellow)
for contributions to interconnection technology and memory components

Harlan G Howe, Jr (Life Fellow)
for contributions to microwave integrated circuits

J

David H Jacobson
for contributions to dynamics programming and singular optimal control

Kenneth L Jordan, Jr (Life Fellow)
for contributions to military satellite systems communications

K

Jacob Katzenelson
for contributions to simulation and computer-aided design

Bernhard E Keiser
for contributions to spacecraft electromagnetic compatibility

Reinhard H Knerr
for contributions to lumped element microwave circulators

V Prasad Kodali
for leadership in the planning of radar development

Petar V Kokotovic
for contributions to sensitivity analysis and singular perturbation theory

Hans H Kuehl
for contributions to the theory of antenna in plasma

L

Raymond E. Lafferty
for contributions to loss measurements of reactive components

Jules D Levine
for contributions the physics of semiconductor surfaces

Shu Lin
for contributions to coding theory and engineering education

Leonard W Long
for leadership in the development and application of power transformer standards

Allan W Love
for contributions to the theory and practice of spherical reflector antennas and radiometer systems

M

John I Makhoul (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the theory of linear prediction and its applications to spectral estimation, speech analysis, and data compression

William Mc Murray
for leadership in developing high-efficiency solid state inverters, and for advancing the analysis and design of cycloconverters

William F. Miller
for contributions to education in computer science and to university administration

Samuel A Musa
for contributions to nonlinear systems analysis as applied to communications, control, and military systems

P

Alton D Patton
for contributions to power systems reliability analysis and assessment

Arun G Phadke
for contributions to the application of digital computers to power systems

Herbert W Pollack
for contributions to flexible printed circuits and their application

R

Charles W Rhodes
for contributions to measurement techniques and instrumentation for television

John D Rhodes
for contributions to circuit theory, particularly distributed and multivariable filter networks

Robert A Rivers
for leadership in the application of microwave technology and for contributions to the profession

Ronald A Rohrer
for theoretical contributions and practical software for computer-aided circuit design

Nathan Rynn
for contributions to plasma engineering and the conception and the construction of the first Q machine

S

Eugene C Sakshaug
for contributions to the development and standardization of surge arresters

Fred G Schaufelberger
for contributions to the application of high-voltage circuit switching devices and their standardization

Robert A Scholtz
for contributions to the theory and design of synchronizable codes for digital communications and radar systems

Edward N Skomal
for contributions to the theory and measurement of man-made radio noise

Hermann Statz
for contributions to semiconductor devices and lasers

Ernest Stern
for leadership in the development of surface-acoustic-wave devices for signal processing in radar and communication systems

C Martain Stickley
for contributions to the development of optically pumped solid-state lasers, and for initiation and management of research for laser fusion and solid-state electronics

Ben G Streetman
for contributions to the understanding of ion implantation and radiation damage of compound semiconductors

Srikanta M N Swamy
for leadership in engineering education and contributions to circuits theory

T

Yoshihiro Tohma
for, contributions to the theory and design of fault-tolerant digital systems, and to engineering education

Marjorkie R Townsend
for management and technical contributions in the space exploration program

U

Tatsuo Udo
for contributions to the technology of insulation and electrical breakdown in high-voltage power systems

Fawwaz T Ulaby
for contributions to the application of radar to remote sensing for agriculture and hydrology

V

Pravin P Varaiya
for fundamental contributions to the theory and control of large-scale stochastic systems

W

F John Walter
for contributions and leadership in the development and application of semiconductor radiation spectrometers

Jan C Willems
for contributions to the theory of dynamical systems