David Duncan Falconer

Background

Falconer, David Duncan was born on August 15, 1940 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of David Ray and Lola Mary (Passmore) Falconer.

Education

Bachelor Science, U. Toronto, 1962; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, Royal Institute Technology, Stockholm, 1967; member technical staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1967-1976; group supervisor, Bell Telephone laboratories, Holmdel, 1977-1980; associate professor, Carleton U., Ottawa., Canada, 1980-1983; professor, Carleton U., Ottawa., since 1983. Visiting professor Linköping U., Sweden, 1976-1977. Consultant Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, 1986-1987, Codex Motorola, 1990-1991.

Director Ottawa-Carleton Centre for Comm. Research, Ottawa, 1987-1990. Chairman committee, computers and components grant selection committee Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, 1991-1992.

Achievements

• David Duncan Falconer has been listed as a noteworthy Electrical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (active in committees and conferences, editor Digital Comm., 1981-1987, Prize Paper award 1983, 86, 93, named Comm. Society Distinguished Speaker,1993-). Member Association Professional Engineers Ontario, Canada Institute Telecomm.

Connections

Married Marcia Mae Dreisbach, March 27, 1965. Children: Ian, Leah.

Father:

David Ray Falconer

Mother:

Lola Mary (Passmore) Falconer

Spouse:

Marcia Mae Dreisbach

child:

Leah Falconer

child:

Ian Falconer