Background
Hackam, Reuben was born on February 18, 1936 in Baghdad, Iraq. Son of Yechiel and Rachel (Cohen) Hackam. arrived in Canada, 1978.
Electrical engineering educator
Hackam, Reuben was born on February 18, 1936 in Baghdad, Iraq. Son of Yechiel and Rachel (Cohen) Hackam. arrived in Canada, 1978.
Bachelor of Science, Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Liverpool, England, 1964; Doctor of Engineering, U. Liverpool, England, 1988.
Senior engineer, General Electric, Stafford, England, 1964-1969; lecturer electrical engineering, U. Sheffield, England, 1969-1973; senior lecturer, U. Sheffield, England, 1973-1974; reader, U. Sheffield, England, 1974-1978; professor, U. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, since 1978; department chairman, U. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1981-1982, 84-86; Distinguished university professor, U. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, since 1997. Member visiting staff department mathematics Staffordshire Polytechnic, Stafford, 1964-1969, Sheffield Poly, 1970-1978, Hong Kong Polytechnic U., 1990-1991. Consultant British Rail, Derby, England, 1975-1978, English Electric Company, Stafford, 1975-1977, Windsor Star, 1981-1991, Corporation City of Windsor, 1983-1992, Green Shield Prepaid Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., since 1982, County of Essex Library., since 1986, Canada Salt Company, since 1988, Windsor Real Estate Board, since 1996.
Cons. Windsor Board Education, 1988, Essex Board Education, Windsor, 1989-1994. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (gaseous dielectrics technical committee since 1985, program committee publicity and publication chairman, board directors conference on electrical insulation and dielectric phenomena 1985-1991, various working groups since 1987, assistant editor Digest Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Elec. Insulation since 1990, member fellows award committee 1993-1996, member editorial board Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Elec.
Insulation Magazine 1990-1998, vicechairperson conference on electrical insulation and dielectric phenomena 1994-1995, chairman 1996-1997, secretary 1992-1993, member permanent science committee international synops. on discharges and electrical insulation in vacuum since 1991, member technical program committee Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-CEIDP 1986-1997). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Dielectrics and Elec. Insulation Society (nominating and advisory committees 1988-1991, chairman publication committee 1990-1991, assistant treasurer 1991-1992, treasurer 1993-1994, vice president administration 1995-1996, president 1997-1998, member public committee 1988-1996, member education committee 1990-1995), Canada Society.Elec. and Computer Engineers (vice president 1990-1993), Association Professional Engineers Ontario.
Married Estelle Malkinson, June 7, 1964;children: Judy, David, Abby, Dan.
