Ralph Zirkind

Background

Zirkind, Ralph was born on October 20, 1918 in New York City. Son of Isaac and Zicel (Lifshitz) Zirkind.

Education

Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1940; Master of Science, Illinois Institute Technology, 1945; postgraduate, George Washington University, 1946-1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland., 1950; Doctor of Science, University Rhode Island, 1968.

Career

Physicist, Navy Department, 1945-1950; chief physicist, Navy Department, 1951-1960; physicist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1950-1951; physicist, Advanced Research Project Agency, Washington, 1960-1963; professor, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1963-1970; professor, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1970-1972; Adjunct Professor, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, since 1972; physicist, Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, 1972-1974; consultant, Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, since 1974. Lecturer U. Maryland., 1948-1950, George Washington University, 1952-1953, University of Michigan, 1966. Consultant Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute Technology.

Consultant to industry, since 1974.

Achievements

• Ralph Zirkind has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Proceedings of the Symposium on Electromagnetic Sensing of the Earth from Satell

Membership

Member American Physical Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma (International Society for Optical Engineering Aerosense Lifetime Achievement award 2002), Eta Kappa Nu.

Connections

Married Ann Goldman, November 22, 1940. Children: Sheila Zirkind Knopf, Elaine Zirkind Gorman, Edward I.

Father:

Isaac Zirkind

Mother:

Zicel (Lifshitz) Zirkind

Spouse:

Ann Goldman

child:

Edward I. Zirkind

child:

Sheila Zirkind Knopf Zirkind

child:

Elaine Zirkind Gorman Zirkind