Background
Shoop, Barry Leroy was born on November 25, 1957 in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. Son of Roy Alvin and Ruth Isabelle (Eister) Shoop.
Shoop, Barry Leroy was born on November 25, 1957 in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. Son of Roy Alvin and Ruth Isabelle (Eister) Shoop.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1980. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, United States Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1992.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1980;
advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Army, 1992;
committee engineer, Tobyhanna (Pennsylvania) Army Depot, 1980-1984;
electronics engineer, United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1986-1989;
from senior research associate to associate professor, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1992-1997;
director, United States Army Photonics Research Center, West Point, New York, since 1995. Science advisor Technology Board Department Defense, Washington, 1986-1989. Member steeringcom. Sensor Fusion Conference, Orlando, Florida, 1987-1989.
Speaker in field.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman Mid-Hodson section 1997-1998), Optical Society of America (president Stanford chapter 1991-1992, education council since 1995, member New Focus grant committee 1995-1996, chairman student chapter subcommittee 1996, vice-chairman member and education services council, 1998, chairman 1999-1900), Sigma Xi, Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Linda Dorothy Wolfgang, December 15, 1979. Children: Brandon Roy, Aubrey Lynn.