Dan Botez

Background

Botez, Dan was born on May 22, 1948 in Bucharest, Romania. Son of Emil and Ecaterina Botez.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with highest honors, University of California, Berkeley, 1971; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1972; PhDEE, University of California, Berkeley, 1976; Doctor honoris causa, U. Politechnica, Bucharest, Romania, 1995.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, International Business Machines Corporation Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1976-1977; member technical staff, Radio Corporation of America David Sarnoff Research Center, Princeton, New Jersey, 1977-1982; research leader, Radio Corporation of America David Sarnoff Research Center, Princeton, New Jersey, 1982-1984; director device development, Lytel Inc., Somerville, New Jersey, 1984-1986; chief scientist, TRW Electro-Optic Research Center, Redondo Beach, California, 1986; lab director, TRW Electro-Optic Research Center, Redondo Beach, California, 1986-1987; senior staff scientist, TRW Research Center, Redondo Beach, California, 1987-1993; TRW technical fellow, TRW Research Center, Redondo Beach, California, 1990-1993; Philip Dunham Reed professor electrical engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1993.

Achievements

• Dan Botez has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman technical commission on semiconductor lasers 1989-1990), Optical Society American. Member Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: racquetball, travel, photography, skiing.

Connections

Married Lynda Diane Arnold, September 25, 1976. Children: Anca, Adrian.

Father:

Emil Botez

Mother:

Ecaterina Botez

Spouse:

Lynda Diane Arnold

child:

Anca Botez

child:

Adrian Botez