Background
Macovski, Albert was born on May 2, 1929 in New York City. Son of Philip and Rose (Winogr) Macovski.
Electrical engineering educator
Macovski, Albert was born on May 2, 1929 in New York City. Son of Philip and Rose (Winogr) Macovski.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, City College New York, 1950. Master of Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1968.
Member technical staff, Radio Corporation of America laboratories, Princeton, New Jersey, 1950-1957; assistant professor, then associate professor, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1957-1960; staff scientist, Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, California, 1960-1971; fellow University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, 1971-1972; professor electrical engineering and radiology, Stanford University, since 1972; endowed chair, Canon United States of America professor engineering, Stanford University, since 1991. Director Magnetic Resonance Systems Research Laboratory. Consultant to industry.
Fellow: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Zworykin award 1973), International Society Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (trustee 1991-1994, gold medal 1997), Optical Society of America, American Institute Medical Biological Engineering. Member: National Academy of Engineering, American Association Physicists in Medicine, Institute Medicine, Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Xi.
Married Adelaide Paris, August 5, 1950. Children— Michael, Nancy.