Background
Glass, Alastair Malcolm was born on August 2, 1940 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. Son of Malcolm Alexander and Gwendolyn Glass.
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Standard text for studying ferroelectric and pyroelectric devices. Develops the modern theory of ferroelectricity in terms of soft modes and lattice dynamics, covering modern techniques of measurement such as x-ray, optic, and neutron scattering. First published in 1977. Softcover.
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Glass, Alastair Malcolm was born on August 2, 1940 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. Son of Malcolm Alexander and Gwendolyn Glass.
Bachelor of Science (special), University College, London, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, U. B.C., 1964.
Research fellow, Kings College, U. London, 1965-1967;
member technical staff, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1967-1978;
supervisor, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1978-1983;
head optical device materials research, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, 1983-1989;
assistant director material physics research, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, 1989-1991;
director passive components research laboratory, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, 1991-1996;
director photonic components research laboratory, Lucent Technologies, 1996-1997;
director, Photonics Research Lab, since 1997. Member United States representatives International advisory Committee on Ferroelectricity, 1976-1990, chairman 1977-1981. Chairman optical materials subcommittee Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Baltimore, 1985, 86, program chairman, 1990, general chairman, 1993.
Member electronics working group National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1984-1985. Schrieffer committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration flight programs. Advising committee on piezoelectricity Office Naval Research, 1979-1985, on materials research, 1985, 87, 89.
Materials research advising committee Pennsylvania State University, 1983-1989, chairman, 1988. National Research Council advising committee basic science research Army Research Office, 1980-1983. National Research Council commission on Optical Science and Technology, since 1995.
National Research Council commission on Optical Science and Engineering, since 1995. Chairman of Commission on process challenges in compound semiconductors National Materials Advisory Board.
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Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, associate editor Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, subcommittee on ferroelectricity, treasurer symposium application of ferroelectrics 1988, chair Lasers and Electroptics Society awards committee 1992-1994), Optical Society American (board directors since 1996). Member National Academy of Engineering.
Married Jan Blandamer, September 4, 1966. Children: Fiona, Angus, Robert, Jessica.