James Kenneth Breakall

Background

Breakall, James Kenneth was born on July 28, 1953 in Pittsburgh. Son of James Paul and Lois Jean (Linn) Breakall.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1975. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve, 1983.

Career

Project engineer, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1983-1988; professor electrical engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1988-1989; professor electrical engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, since 1989. Consultant AGL, Inc. Monterey, 1983-1992, Paragon Technology, State College, Pennsylvania,1992-, Raytheon, Wayland, Massachusetts, since 1994.

Achievements

• James Kenneth Breakall has been listed as a noteworthy Electrical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Best Paper award Broadcast Society 1987), Applied Computational Electromagnetics (board directors, editor, treasurer, advertising committee), Union Radio Science, American Radio Relay League (life), Eta Kappa Nu.

Interests

• Avocations: amateur radio, audio design and construction.

Connections

Married Aida Estelle Sanchez, May 28, 1989.

Father:

James Paul Breakall

Mother:

Lois Jean (Linn) Breakall

Spouse:

Aida Estelle Sanchez