Fellow Class of 1981

Following are the names and citations for the active members of the IEEE Class of 1981 listed alphabetically by last name. 
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A

Igor Alexeff (Life Fellow)
for innovation in plasma engineering and controlled thermonuclear fusion research

Paul M Anderson
for contributions to power system engineering education and research in system planning and operation

B

Charles E Backus
for contributions to photovoltaics and education in advanced energy conversion

M Stanley Baldwin
for the development of analysis techniques for power system performance during system disturbances

Arthur Ballato
for contributions to the theory of piezoelectric crystals and frequency control

Michael Bass
for contributions to quantum electronics related to laser material interactions and optical properties of matter

Arpad A Bergh
for leadership in the advancement of Optoelectronics and the technology of light-emitting diodes

Arthur J Bernstein
for contributions to the theory and development of software for large-scale dispersed interactive operating systems

Richard E Blahut
for the development of passive surveillance systems and for contributions to information theory and error control codes

Nirmal Kumar Bose
for contributions to multidimensional systems theory and circuits and systems education

Robert K Brayton
for pioneering work in the theory of nonlinear networks, stability theory, and sparse matrix techniques

John H Bruning
for contributions to optical measurement technology leading to advances in semiconductor microlithography

Leonard Thomas Bruton
for contributions to the theory and design of active circuits

Charles S Burrus
for contributions to signal processing and electrical engineering education

C

Arthur N Chester (Life Fellow)
for contribution and technical leadership in gas laser technology

Donald D Christiansen (Life Fellow)
for contributions to professional communication in electrical and electronics technology

James W Cooley (Life Fellow)
for development of the fast Fourier transform

D

Peter Dallos (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the understanding of the peripheral auditory system

William G Duff (Life Fellow)
for the development of design and analysis technology for achieving electromagnetic compatibility at the system level

E

John N Entzminger, Jr (Life Fellow)
for technical leadership in the development of weapons systems for the detection, location, and strike of ground targets

G

Robert V Garver (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the development and understanding of the limitations of broad-band solid-state microwave switches

Philip R Geffe (Life Fellow)
for contributions to computer-aided filters design

Edward H Gehrig (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the planning and design of high-voltage ac and dc transmission systems

Paul Russell Gray
for contributions to development of integrated circuits

H

Tatsuya Harada (Life Fellow)
for contributions to high-voltage testing techniques and to the understanding of lighting and switch impulse flashover phenomena

Koosuke Harada (Life Fellow)
for contributions to development of combined magnetic and semiconductor devices for power control

Jay H Harris (Life Fellow)
for pioneering contributions to the understanding and application of wave effects in integrated and thin-film optical devices

Norris C Hekimian (Life Fellow)
for contributions to circuit design in the field of telecommunications test instrumentation

William G Howard, Jr (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the advancement of semiconductor circuits and devices, especially analog and digital LSI technology

Walter C Huening, Jr (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the standardization of short-circuit current calculation practices in the industrial power field

J

Leland B Jackson (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the finite word length design and hardware implementation of digital filters

Richard J Jaeger, Jr (Life Fellow)
for contributions to the development and deployment of electronic operator assistance telephone switching systems

K

James M Kasson
for contributions to and leadership in the design of digital switching systems for customer premises business communication systems

Myron Kayton
for contributions to the design of avionics systems for spacecraft and aircraft

Yoshihiro Konishi
for contributions to microwave component technology of particular significance to satellite broadcasting

John J Kovaly
for contributions to synthetic aperture radar

L

Irving Lefkowitz
for contributions to computer control of industrial process systems

Pen-Min Lin
for contributions to computer-aided analysis and applications of graph theory circuits and systems

Chao-Han Liu
for contributions to wave propagation in the ionosphere and to engineering education

Ruey-Wen Liu
for contributions to the analysis of nonlinear circuits and systems

Carlos Alberto J Lohmann
for contributions to management techniques in power distribution for electrical utilities in Latin America

M

Richard A Malewski
for contributions to high-voltage measuring techniques and to the study of the transient skin effect in massive conductors

Stephen A Mallard
for the development and application of simulation methods for reliability evaluations of complex electric power systems

David Q Mayne
for contributions to optimal control and dynamic programming

Will Mc Adam
for the development of reliable instrumentation for the measurement and control of industrial processes in high-noise environments

Eugene S. Mc Vey
for contributions to control theory and its application to switch power systems and image processing

Zvih Meiksin
for contributions to piezoresistivity of thin films and leadership in electronics education

Allen Henry Meitzler
for developments in ferroelectric and piezoelectric devices and materials

Robert G Meyer (Life Fellow)
for contributions to analysis and design of high-frequency amplifiers

John C Munson
for leadership in acoustics research and development, especially in the area of sonar signal processing

N

Donald L Nickel
for leadership in planning, design, and equipment applications to distribution systems

O

William G Oldham
for contributions to electron devices and large-scale integration technologies

Jim K. Omura
for contributions to information and communication theory as applied to communications systems design

Carlos A O Peixoto
for leadership in the planning and design of electrical transmission systems for Brazil and for applications of analytic approaches in equipment specification

P

Leon Peters, Jr
for contributions to the theory of microwave radiation and scattering

Dennis J Picard
for leadership in the development and implementation of large phased array radars

William A Pliskin
for creative contributions to the development of thin film insulators and glasses used in microelectronic devices

R

Charles B Rawlins
for contributions to the field of transmission line conductor dynamics

Douglas O Reudink
for contributions to satellite communications and microwave mobile radio systems

Peter N Robson
for contributions to the understanding of microwave solid-state devices

J Reece Roth
for development in superconducting magnet technology and discoveries in plasma instabilities and turbulence

S

Roland W Schmitt
for leadership in directing research and development in electronics, energy, materials, and chemistry

Donald R Scifres
for contributions to the science and technology of diode lasers

John L Shanks
for contributions to field of digital filter design and stability analysis

Daniel P Siewiorek
for contributions to the design of modular computer systems

Dragoslav D Siljak
for contributions to the theory of nonlinear control and large-scale systems

Jack Sklansky
for contributions to digital pattern classification and medical applications

Donald L Snyder
for contributions to estimation theory and applications to communications and medicine

H Austin Spang, III
for contributions to the development and application of digital control systems

Mcbeth N Sprouse
for leadership in standardizing design processes for power generation stations

Edwin B Stear
for contributions to linear and nonlinear filter theory and their application to biological systems

Kenneth Steiglitz
for contributions to the theory and application of digital signal processing

T

Alvin William Trivelpiece
for contributions to the understanding of wave-plasma interactions and to plasma education

Z

Luciano E Zaffanella
for contributions to high-voltage transmission research and development