Background
Ippen, Erich Peter was born on March 29, 1940 in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Arthur Thomas and Elisabeth Anne (Wagenplatz) Ippen.
educator physicist electrical engineer
Ippen, Erich Peter was born on March 29, 1940 in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Arthur Thomas and Elisabeth Anne (Wagenplatz) Ippen.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962; Master of Science, University of California-Berkeley, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley, 1968.
Member technical staff, Bell laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1968-1980; visiting professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1977-1978; professor electrical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1980; Elihu Thomson professor electrical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1987; professor physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1996. Consultant Bell laboratories, since 1981, Allied Corporation, Mount Bethel, New Jersey, 1982-1990.
Fellow American Academy Arts & Sciences, Optical Society of America (former president, R.W. Wood prize 1981, C.H. Townes award 2004, Frederic Ives medal 2006), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Morris E. Leeds award 1983, Quantum Electronics award 1997), American Physical Society (Arthur L. Schawlow prize 1997). Member National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Sigma Xi.
Married Dorothea Ellen Swansen, September 24, 1966. Children: Erich Peter, Jason Timothy.