Background
Bourkoff, Etan was born on October 14, 1949 in Tel-Aviv. Son of Eliezer and Theresia (Roth) Bourkoff. came to the United States, 1953.
Bourkoff, Etan was born on October 14, 1949 in Tel-Aviv. Son of Eliezer and Theresia (Roth) Bourkoff. came to the United States, 1953.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1979.
Cooperative student, Raytheon Research Division, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1969-1972; senior engineer, Ford Aerospace & Communications Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1972-1976; research assistant, University of California, Berkeley, 1976-1979; technical staff member, Hewlett-Packard Laboratory, Palo Alto, California, 1979-1981; assistant professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1981-1986; associate professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1987-1989; visiting associate professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1989; professor, chair, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1990-1992; professor, University of Southern California, Columbia, since 1992.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member), New York Academy Sciences, American Physical Society, Optical Society American, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Vivienne Roumani, June 6, 1971 (divorced 1991). Children: Aryeh Benjamin, Dania Talma, Natan David.