Background
Elachi, Charles was born on April 18, 1947 in Beirut.
Elachi, Charles was born on April 18, 1947 in Beirut.
Bachelor of Science, University Grenoble, France, 1968. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Science, California Institute of Technology, 1971.
Master of Business Administration, University Southern California, 1978. Master of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1983.
Research fellow California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1971-1974, leader Radar Remote Sensing Team, 1974-1980, assistant laboratory director space and science instruments, 1987-1995, professor electrical engineering, 1982—2000, director & vice president, since 2001. Senior research scientist Cork Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1981—1987, director space and earth science programs, 1995—2000, director, since 2000. Principal investigator National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1973-1987, member Solar Systems Exploration Committee Council, since 1988, Astrophysics Council, since 1988.
Member Electromagnetic Academy, 1990-1995. Participant in archeological expeditions. Speaker in field.
Chairman Jet Propulsion Laboratory United Way Campaign. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Dryden Lecturship in Research, 2000), National Academy of Engineering (councillor since 2007), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Geosensing and Remote Sensing Distinguished Achievement award 1987, Engineering Excellence medal 1992), American Astronautical Society, Electromagnetic Society, American Geophysical Union, Planetary Society, International Academy Astronautics, Sigma Xi.
Married Valerie Gifford. 2 children.