André Sylvain Joseph Vander Vorst

Background

Vorst, André Sylvain Joseph Vander was born on October 22, 1935 in Brussels. Son of Guillaume and Marcelle (Allard) Vander Vorst.

Education

Student, U. Louvain, Louvain, Belgium, 1958; certified in nuclear science, U. Louvain, 1956, 57; Doctor in Applied Science, U. Louvain, 1965; M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965.

Career

Assistant, U. Louvain, Louvain, 1958-1962; professor, U. Louvain, since 1962; dean engineering, U. Louvain, 1972-1975; vice president, U. Louvain, 1973-1975; president open faculty, U. Louvain, 1973-1987. Visiting researcher Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1964-1965, Stanford (California) U.,1965-1966. Chairman and member various commissions on communications, microwaves, and education, Belgium.

Achievements

• André Sylvain Joseph Vander Vorst has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member SITEL (Prix SITEL), Academia Europaea, Electromagnetics Academy (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Interests

• Avocation: conducting music.

Connections

Married Josette Zeegers, December 29, 1959 (deceased January 1981). Children: Claire, Pierre, Cécile, Catherine, Chantal.

Father:

Guillaume Vorst

Mother:

Marcelle (Allard) Vander Vorst

Spouse:

Josette Zeegers

child:

Catherine Vorst

child:

Cécile Vorst

child:

Pierre Vorst

child:

Chantal Vorst

child:

Claire Vorst