Background
Kukkonen, Carl Allan was born on January 25, 1945 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Carl Allan and Shirley Minette (Miller) Kukkonen.
Microelectronics and computer research director
Kukkonen, Carl Allan was born on January 25, 1945 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Carl Allan and Shirley Minette (Miller) Kukkonen.
Associate of Arts, Foothill College, 1966; Bachelor of Science in Physics, University of California, Davis, 1968; Master of Science in Physics, Cornell Univercity, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Cornell Univercity, 1975.
Research associate, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1975-1977; senior research scientist, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1977-1980; principal research engineer, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1980-1984; manager supercomputing project, director center space microelectronics technical, Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute Technology, Pasadena, California, since 1984. President Ultrabyte, Inc., La Canada, California, 1984-1989.
Member American Physical Society, National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors.
Married Noreen Dorothy Cullen, June 22, 1968. Children: Carl, Daniel.