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consultant Electrical engineering educator

James F. Corum, American electrical engineering educator, consultant. Achievements include patents for toroidal helix antanna. Recipient Outstanding Teaching award, West Virginia University, 1976-1977, 1980, 1982-1983, West Virginia University Class of '49 award, College Engineering, 1981.

Background

Corum, James F. was born on August 15, 1943 in Natick, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Fred T. and Lily E. Corum.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Lowell, 1965. Postgraduate, Tufts University, 1966. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1967.

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1974.

Career

Electronic technician Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1962—1964. Electrical engineer National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland, 1965—1966. Research associate Ohio State University, Columbus, 1967—1970.

Professor electrical engineering technical Ohio Technology University, 1970—1974. Associate professor department electrical engring West Virginia University, Morgantown, since 1974. Consultant, satellite video, antennas, commercial AM/FM/television broadcasting, private and governmental organizations.

Achievements

  • James F. Corum has been listed as a noteworthy electrical engineering educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman subsection 1980-1984, member, Professional Group on Antennas and Propagation since 1967), Society Motion Picture and television Engineers, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Linda L. Bush, June 20, 1970. Children: Heather, Joel, Rebekah, Judy.

Father:
Fred T. Corum

Mother:
Lily E. Corum

Spouse:
Linda L. Bush

child:
Joel Corum

child:
Judy Corum

child:
Rebekah Corum

child:
Heather Corum