Background
Hess, Karl was born on June 20, 1945 in Trumau, Austria. Arrived in United States, 1977, naturalized, 1988. Son of Karl Joseph and Gertrude (Resch) Hess.
electrical and computer engineering educator
Hess, Karl was born on June 20, 1945 in Trumau, Austria. Arrived in United States, 1977, naturalized, 1988. Son of Karl Joseph and Gertrude (Resch) Hess.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Vienna, Austria, 1970. Doctor of Science (honorary), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland, 2003.
Research assistant, U. Vienna, 1969-1971; assistant professor, U. Vienna, 1971-1977; university lecturer, U. Vienna, 1977; visiting associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1977-1980; professor electrical and computer engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1988; Adjunct Professor supercomputing applications, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1990; Swanlund Endowed chair, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1996; professor physics, University of Illinois, Urbana.
Fellow: National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (J. J. Ebers award 1994, David Sarnoff Field award 1995, H. Welker Memorial medal 2001), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society.
Married Sylvia Horvath, September 1967. Children— Ursula, Karl.