Background
Ishimaru, Akira was born on March 16, 1928 in Fukuoka, Japan. Son of Shigezo and Yumi Ishimaru. came to the United States, 1952.
Electrical engineering educator
Ishimaru, Akira was born on March 16, 1928 in Fukuoka, Japan. Son of Shigezo and Yumi Ishimaru. came to the United States, 1952.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Tokyo, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1958.
Engineer, Electro-Technology Lab, Tokyo, 1951-1952; technical staff, Bell Telephone Lab, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1956; assistant professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1958-1961; associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1961-1965; professor electrical engineering, U. Washington, Seattle, 1965-1998; professor emeritus, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1998. Visiting associate professor University of California, Berkeley, 1963-1964. Consultant Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, since 1964, The Boeing Company, Seattle, since 1984.
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Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (editorial board, Region VI Achievement award 1968, Centennial medal 1984, Antennas and Propagation Distinguished Achievement award 1995, Heinrich Hertz medal 1999), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Geosci. and Remote Sensing (Distinguished Achievement award 1998, Third Millennium medal 2000), Acoustical Society of America, Optical Society of America (associate editor journal 1983), Institute Physics United Kingdom (chartered physicist). Member National Academy of Engineering, International Union Radio Science (chairman commission B, John Howard Dellinger Gold medal 1999).
Married Yuko Kaneda, November 21, 1956. Children: John, Jane, James, Joyce.