Background
Wade, Glen was born on March 19, 1921 in Ogden, Utah, United States. Son of Lester Andrew and Nellie (Vanderwerff) Wade.
Wade, Glen was born on March 19, 1921 in Ogden, Utah, United States. Son of Lester Andrew and Nellie (Vanderwerff) Wade.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Utah, Salt Lake City, 1948. Master of Science, University Utah, Salt Lake City, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, California, 1954.
Research group leader, associate professor electrical engineering, Stanford University, 1955-1960;
associate director engineering, microwave and power tube division, Raytheon Company, 1960-1961;
assistant general manager research division, Raytheon Company, 1961-1963;
director, School Elec. Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1963-1966;
J.P. Levis professor engineering, School Elec. Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1963-1966;
professor electrical engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, since 1966.
Industrial advisor U. Rhode Island, 1961-1963. Visiting lecturer Harvard, 1963. Consultant to industry, since 1956.
Visiting professor Tokyo U., 1971. Fulbright-Hays lecturer, Spain, 1972-1973. Consultant member Department Defense Advisory Group Electron Devices, 1966-1973.
Special Chair professor National Taiwan U., 1980-1981, internationally renowned foreign scholar lectureship, 1988. United Nations visiting professor Nanjing Institute Technology,1986. United Nations visiting professor S.E. U. People's Republic of China, 1989, National Committee Science and Technology visiting professor U. Guanajuato, Mexico, 1994-1997.
Elected member The Electromagnetics Academy, 1990.
United States delegate Technology Cooperation Program international meeting, 1970. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life.
Member administrative committee professional group election devices 1960-1971, member publications board, chairman information processing committee, member executive committee 1971-1972, director 1971-1972, chairman educational activities board 1971-1972, editor proceedings 1977-1980, Centennial award 1984, Millennium medal 2000). Member American Physical Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu (Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer award 1955).
Married LaRee Bailey, March 20, 1945. Children: Kathleen Ann, RaLee, Lisa Jean, Mary Sue.