Background
Sawchuk, Alexander Andrew was born on February 20, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Henry A. and Neddie (Vonick) Sawchuk.
Sawchuk, Alexander Andrew was born on February 20, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Henry A. and Neddie (Vonick) Sawchuk.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1968. PhDEE, Stanford University, 1972.
Technical staff member Comsat, Washington, 1967. Director Signal and Image Processing Institute University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1978-1988, professor electrical engineering, since 1982. Consultant Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, 1981-1987—.
Director, founder Optivision, Inc., Davis, California, since 1983.
Fellow Optical Society of America (board directors 1986-1988, chairman technical council 1986-1988), Society Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), Optical Society Southern California.
Married Mariette Timmins, October 16, 1971. Children: Stephen, Mark.