Background
Burnham, Robert Danner was born on March 21, 1944 in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Son of Hugh Danner and Margaret (Todrank) Burnham.
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Robert Danner Burnham
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1966; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1968; PhDEE, University of Illinois, 1971.
Career
With math research Department, University Illinois, Urbana, 1963;
counselor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1965-1971;
research assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1966-1971;
fellow/teaching assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1969-1970;
member technical staff, Xerox Palo Alto (California) Research Center, 1971-1977;
principal scientist, Xerox Palo Alto (California) Research Center, 1977-1982;
research fellow, Xerox Palo Alto (California) Research Center, 1982-1986;
senior research associate, group leader, Amoco Technology Company, Naperville, Illinois, 1986-1989;
technical director, leader integrated optoelec. devices group, physical technical department, Phoenix Photonix Inc, Wheaton, Illinois, 1989-1994;
vice president, chief technical officer, Phoenix Photonix Inc, Wheaton, Illinois. Visiting scientist Ioffe Physics. Technology Institute, Institute Phsyics Azan Baku, Lebedev Physical Institute as guest Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy Sciences.
Chair or co-chair conferences, professional organizations sessions throughout United States of America, since 1975.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Jack A. Morton award 1985), National Academy of Engineering, Optical Society American. Member Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (Chicago chapter achievment award 1990), University of Illinois Elec. and Computer Engineering Alumni Association (Distinguished alumnus award 1992), Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Tau.
Connections
Married Kyungsoon Kim, August 22, 1979. Children: Jennifer, Benjamin, Kimberly.
