Ivars Melngailis

Background

Melngailis, Ivars was born on November 13, 1933 in Riga, Latvia. Son of Janis and Jakobine (Zile) Melngailis. came to the United States, 1949.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1956; Master of Science, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1961.

Career

Member of staff, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, 1961-1967; assistant group leader, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, 1967-1971; group leader, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, 1971-1975; associate division head, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, 1975-1996; consultant, since 1996.

Achievements

• Ivars Melngailis has been listed as a noteworthy Solid state researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member American Physical Society, American Optical Society.

Connections

Married Valda Dreimanis, June 6, 1964. Children: Nils, Zinta.

Father:

Janis Melngailis

Mother:

Jakobine (Zile) Melngailis

Spouse:

Valda Dreimanis

child:

Nils Melngailis

child:

Zinta Melngailis