Background
Fossum, Jerry George was born on July 18, 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Son of George Clayton and Lillian Edith (McNeilis) Fossum.
Electrical engineering educator
Fossum, Jerry George was born on July 18, 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Son of George Clayton and Lillian Edith (McNeilis) Fossum.
Associate of Arts, Phoenix College, 1963. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Arizona, 1966. Master of Science, University Arizona, 1969.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Arizona, 1971.
Member technical staff Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, 1971-1978. Associate professor electrical engineering University Florida, Gainesville, 1978-1980, professor, 1980—2006, distinguished professor, since 2006, distinguished professor emeritus, since 2009. Technical advisory board Astrowatt Inc., since 2008.
Board chairman Applied Novel Devices Inc., since 2007. Consultant Burr-Brown Research Corporation, Tucson, 1970-1971, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1979, Harris Corporation, Melbourne, Florida, 1984, Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, 1988-1989, 94-96, Ibis Technology Corporation, Danvers, Massachusetts, 1995, Meta-Software, Campbell, California, 1995-1996, Dynamics Research Corporation, San Diego, 1996-1902. Member advisory committee Semiconductor Research Corporation, 1991-1995.
Member executive committee Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers SOI Conference, 1994-1997.
Fellow: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life Best Paper award SOI Conference 1992, Josip Juraj Ebers award Electron Devices Society 2004).
Married Mary Ellen Turner. Children: Kerry Ray, Kelly Lynn.