Background
Desrochers, Alan Alfred was born on June 1, 1950 in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alfred George and Helen Mary (Punska) D. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, U. Massachusetts, Lowell, 1972.
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Desrochers, Alan Alfred was born on June 1, 1950 in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alfred George and Helen Mary (Punska) D. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, U. Massachusetts, Lowell, 1972.
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 1973, Doctor of Philosophy, 1977. Association engineer Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Sunnyvale, California, 1974-1975. Assistant professor Boston University, 1977-1980;assistant professor electrical, computer and systems engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1980-1986, associate professor, 1986-1990, professor, 1990.
Summerfaculty fellow United States Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 1978.
Consultant International Business Machines Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978-1979, Alcoa, Pittsburgh, 1983-1985, Barron Associations, Incorporated., Annandale, Virginia, 1985, Systolic Systems, Incorporated., San Jose, California, 1987, Kaiser Aluminum Company, Pleasanton, California, 1987, Law Offices of Frances East. Lehner, 1992. Visiting scientist Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987.
Associate engineer Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Sunnyvale, California, 1974-1975. Assistant professor Boston University, 1977-1980. Assistant professor electrical, computer and systems engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1980-1986, associate professor, 1986-1990, professor, since 1990.
Summer faculty fellow United States Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 1978. Consultant International Business Machines Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978-1979, Alcoa, Pittsburgh, 1983-1985, Barron Associates, Inc., Annandale, Virginia, 1985, Systolic Systems, Inc., San Jose, California, 1987, Kaiser Aluminum Company, Pleasanton, California, 1987, Law Offices of Frances E. Lehner, since 1992. Visiting scientist Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, educational chairman 1984-1989). Member Robotics and Automation Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (elected officer 1989-1995, editor Transactions on Robotics and Automation 1990-1996), American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu.