Background
Cruz, J.R. was born on April 3, 1952 in Oporto, Portugal. Son of Manuel Afonso and Maria da Assuncão Bachelor of Arts (Rego) Cruz. came to the United States, 1975.
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J.R. Cruz
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Bachelor of Science, U. Oporto, 1974; Master of Science, U. Houston-U. Park, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Houston-U. Park, 1980.
Career
Teaching assistant department mathematics, U. Oporto, 1972-1973;
research assistant department electrical engineering, U. Oporto, 1972-1974;
electronic engineer, Philips, England, 1973;
lecturer department electrical engring, U. Coimbra, 1974-1975;
teaching assistant, U. Houston-U. Pk., 1975-1979;
instructor, U. Houston-U. Pk., 1979-1981;
engineer, task leader navigation analysis section Computer Sciences Corporation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1980-1981;
project engineer research department communications products division, Motorola Inc., Fort Worth, 1981-1982;
research scientist Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1986;
assistant professor school electrical engineering and computer science, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1982-1987;
associate professor and director communications and signal processing laboratory, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1987-1992;
professor, director committee and signal processing laboratory, U. Oklahoma, Norman, since 1992. Consultant textbook review Prentice-Hall Inc., since 1983, John Wiley & Sons, since 1986, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., since 1987, consultant systems engineering and development division TRW, Amoco Production Company. Member statewide advising committee scholar-leadership enrichment program, 1984-1986, weather radar signal processing panel Battan Memorial and 40th Anniversary Conference on Radar Meteorology of America Meterol.
Society, 1987, advisory board committee U. Oklahoma, since 1989, faculty appeals board, since 1989, faculty search committee, 1988-1989, graduate recruiting committee since 1988, chairman 1988-1989, directors search committee, 1987-1988, various other committees. Student supervisor; lecturer, referee, reviewer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Vice chairman Norman Cable Communications Commission, 1986, chairman, 1987, 1989. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), Vehicular Technology Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (board directors, communications editor newsletter 1984-1995, editor Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Vehicular Technology since 1995, member paper of year committee since 1986), Communications Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (campusrep. since 1984), New York Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Married Maria Clara L.B. Paulino, August 19, 1974 (divorced 1980). Married Martha Clayton Skeeters, August 17, 1980.
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American
Awards
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Fellow North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1975-1979, Fulbright, 1975-1980. Grantee Energy Resources Institute and Department Interior, 1983-1984, Texas Instruments, 1984-1985, 86-87, 88, National Oceanics and Atmospheric Administration, 1985-1986, 86-87, U. Oklahoma,1985-1986, National Science Foundation, 1986-1989, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, 1987, Unisys, 1989, Phillips Petroleum Company, since 1990.Fellow North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1975-1979, Fulbright, 1975-1980. Grantee Energy Resources Institute and Department Interior, 1983-1984, Texas Instruments, 1984-1985, 86-87, 88, National Oceanics and Atmospheric Administration, 1985-1986, 86-87, U. Oklahoma,1985-1986, National Science Foundation, 1986-1989, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, 1987, Unisys, 1989, Phillips Petroleum Company, since 1990.