Richard M. White
Richard Manning White (1930 – August 17, 2020) was an electrical engineer and a professor emeritus in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences [1] at UC Berkeley and a Co-Founding Director of the Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center (BSAC).[2] He and Richard S. Muller founded the BSAC in 1986. They received 2013 IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal for pioneering innovation and leadership in MEMS technology.[3] Professor White is known for inventing the Interdigital Transducer (IDT) and for his surface acoustic wave work, he received the 2003 Rayleigh Award.[4] He received the IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award in 1986.[5]
Richard M. White | |
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Born | 1930 |
Died | August 17, 2020 89–90) | (aged
Nationality | United States |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical Engineering, MEMS, Ultrasonic |
Institutions | UC Berkeley, BSAC |
Notable students | Amit Lal |
He was born in 1930 and grew up in Denver.[6] He researched microwave devices at General Electric while at Harvard before he obtained a Ph.D from the college. Professor White was IEEE's Fellow and a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Professor White was still active in his field when he died on August 17, 2020.[7]
References
- "Faculty Profile".
- "BSAC".
- "IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal" (PDF).
- "IEEE Rayleigh Award".
- "IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award".
- Interview with Richard M. White. oral history, ethw.org. Retrieved 2020-08-26
- https://eecs.berkeley.edu/news/2020/08/dick-white-has-passed-away. Missing or empty
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