Background
Smith, Ernest Ketcham was born on May 31, 1922 in Peking, China. (parents American citizens). Son of Ernest Ketcham and Grace (Goodrich) Smith.
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Ernest Ketcham Smith
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Bachelor in Physics, Swarthmore College, 1944. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1956.
Career
Chief plans and allocations engineer, Mutual Broadcasting Sys., 1946-1949;
with radio propagation laboratory, National Bureau Studies, Boulder, 1951-1965;
chief ionosphere research section, National Bureau Studies, Boulder, Colorado, 1957-1960;
division chief, National Bureau Studies, Boulder, 1960-1965;
director aeronomy laboratory, Environmental Science Superior vena cava syndrome Administration, Boulder, 1965-1967;
director, Institute Telecom. Sciences, 1968;
director university relations, Institute Telecom. Sciences, 1968-1970;
associate director Institute Telecom.
Sciences, Office of Telecom., Boulder, 1970-1972;
consultant, Office of Telecom., Boulder, 1972-1976;
technical staff jet propulsion laboratory, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1976-1987;
Adjunct Professor department electrical and computer engineering, U. Colorado, Boulder, since 1987. Visiting fellow Cooperative Institute Research on Environmental Sciences, 1968. Associate HarvardColl.
Observatory, 1965-1975. Adjunct Professor U. Colorado, 1969-1978. International vice-chairman study group 6, International Radio Consultative Committee, 1958-1970, chairman United States study group, 1970-1976.
Member United States national committee International Science Radio Union, member-at-large United States national committee, 1985-1988. Convenor Boulder Gatekeepers to the Future, since 1990.
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Membership
Member 1st Congressional Church, moderator, 1995-1997. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (fellow committee 1993, 94, 95), American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Geophysical Union, Electromagnetics Academy, Svc.
Club, Kiwanis, University Club, Athenaeum (Pasadena), Boulder Country Club, United Nations Association of America (convenor Boulder chapter 1994), Sigma Xi (president U. Colorado chapter 1994-1995, vice president 95-98).
Connections
Married Mary Louise Standish, June 23, 1950. Children: Priscilla Varland, Nancy Smith Johnson, Cynthia Jackson.
Awards
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Recipient Diplôme d'Honneur, International Radio Consultative Committee, International Telecommunications Union, 1978. Named to Gallery of Distinguished Scientists, Engineers and Administrators, National Bureau Standards, National Institute Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 2003, USNC - Union Radio - Scientifique Internationale (International Union of Radio Science) Special Recognition award, 2008.Recipient Diplôme d'Honneur, International Radio Consultative Committee, International Telecommunications Union, 1978. Named to Gallery of Distinguished Scientists, Engineers and Administrators, National Bureau Standards, National Institute Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 2003, USNC - Union Radio - Scientifique Internationale (International Union of Radio Science) Special Recognition award, 2008.