Background
Bruce, Ralph William was born on April 23, 1949 in Palmer, Alaska, United States. Son of Robert Donald and Anne Thomasina (Tafra) Bruce.
Electrical engineering educator
Bruce, Ralph William was born on April 23, 1949 in Palmer, Alaska, United States. Son of Robert Donald and Anne Thomasina (Tafra) Bruce.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Santa Clara University, 1971. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Santa Clara University, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1990.
Research associate, Santa Clara U., Santa Clara, 1971-1973; head high reliability mixer section, Watkins-Johnson Company, Palo Alto, California, 1978-1981; teaching assistant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1981-1985; instructor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1985-1990; assistant professor electrical engineering, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland., since 1990. Consultant Alladin Industries, Nashville, 1987-1989, Litton Industries, Memphis, 1987-1988, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Austin, Texas, 1985-1986. Exchange professor Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, England, 1992-1993.
Captain United States Army, 1974-1977. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, chairman subsection 1991-1992, section chairman 1989-1990), Materials Research Society, International Society Hybrid Microelectronics, International Microwave Power Institute (correspondent, board directors ISMI), Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society, Eta Kappa Nu.
Married Carla Jeanne Chambliss, August 5, 1978. Children: Sarah Anne, Rebekah Jane, Hannah Elizabeth, Samuel Carl Robert.