Gary Sandy Brown

Background

Brown, Gary Sandy was born on April 13, 1940 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of John Leo and Welma (Kelley) Brown.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1963; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1964; PhDEE, University of Illinois, 1967.

Career

Graduate research assistant Antenna Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1963-1967; member technical staff, TRW Systems Group, Redondo Beach, California, 1969-1970; senior engineer, Research Triangle Institute, Durham, North Carolina, 1970-1973; senior scientist, Applied Science Associations, Apex, North Carolina, 1973-1985; professor electrical engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, since 1985. With Wallops Flight Facility, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Wallops Island, Virginia, 1974. Consultant Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1988-1991, Decision Sciences Applications, Arlington, Virginia, 1988-1991, Department of Trade & Industry Inc., Torrance, California, 1987-1991, Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland., 1987-1988, Waste Policy Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, since 1991, Motorola Corporation, Chandler, Arizona, 1991-1993.

Member North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development Electromagnetic Propogation Panel, since 1993. Director Electromagnetic Interactions Laboratory.

Achievements

• Gary Sandy Brown has been listed as a noteworthy Electrical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Army, 1967-1969. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member Antennas and Propagation Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (president 1988), American Geophysical Union (editor's citation Radio Science, American sections 1986), International Union of Radio Science (member-at-large 1987, secretary United States national committee since 1997), North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development Sensors and Propagation Panel.

Interests

• Avocations: backpacking, jogging.

Connections

Married Mary Kathleen Connaughton, Mar.16, 1970. Children: Joshua John, Nathan Matthew.

Father:

John Leo Brown

Mother:

Welma (Kelley) Brown

Spouse:

Mary Kathleen Connaughton

child:

Joshua John Brown

child:

Nathan Matthew Brown