Dr. Joseph Benedetto, IEEE Sr. Member, recently received the “Outstanding Presenter” award at the 2002 Commercialization of Military and Space Electronics Conference from Components Technology Institute (CTI) for his  presentation entitled “Basic Radiation Effects on Components and the Use of COTS Devices in Radiation Environments.” CTI’s president, Leon Hamiter, states ” Dr. Benedetto has presented numerous papers on radiation effects on COTS components presently available to the producers of satellites and launch vehicles for the LEO, GEO and MEO orbits.  His dedication to making this information available at CTI’s Commercialization of Military and Space Electronics conferences, in both the U.S. and Europe, has increased the awareness of issues relevant to integrated circuits used for space applications.  Dr. Benedetto has presented papers at five CMSE conferences, served as session chair and has conducted two Short Courses. The most recent Short Course at the CMSE, June 2002 in Paris received the highest accolades from our attendees. To receive Dr. Benedetto’s CMSE papers, please visit the web at www.cti-us.com.

Dr. Benedetto has authored or co-authored over 75 technical presentations before various professional societies and has been published in a variety of journals including: Journal of Applied Physics, IEEE Trans. on Nuclear Science, Ferroelectrics, IEEE Spectrum, COTS Journal (3), EE Times and Integrated Ferroelectrics.

He has been actively involved in the IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference, serving as session chair (2), Local Arrangements and Finance Chair and will serve as Short Course Chair in 2003.

He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, member of IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and Sigma Pi Sigma.

Joe Benedetto can be reached at Aeroflex UTMC, MS 1004, 4350 Centennial Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO  80907-3701; Phone: +1 719 594-8415; Fax: +1 719 594-8468; E-mail: joe.benedetto@utms.aeroflex.com