Background
Tucker, Rodney Stuart was born on March 14, 1948 in Melbourne, Australia. Son of Jack Wilbur and Irene Nason (Wilkinson) Tucker.
consultant engineering educator
Tucker, Rodney Stuart was born on March 14, 1948 in Melbourne, Australia. Son of Jack Wilbur and Irene Nason (Wilkinson) Tucker.
Bachelor of Engineering, University Melbourne, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Melbourne, 1975.
Lecturer University Melbourne, Victoria, 1972-1973. Research fellow University California, Berkeley, 1975-1976, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1976-1977. Principal research scientist Plessey Company, England, 1977-1978.
Senior lecturer University Queensland, Australia, 1978-1982. Member technical staff American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1982-1990, Hewlett Packard Laboratories, 1999, Argilent Laboratories, 1999-2000. Professor, head department electrical and electronic engineering University Melbourne, Victoria, 1990-1995.
Director Australian Photonics Cooperative Research Center, 1992-1998, American Red Cross Special Research Center in Ultra-Broadband Information Networks, since 2000, Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society, since 2009. Consultant Harris Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1978-1980, Compact Engineering, Patterson, New Jersey, 1990-1991. Member management Australian Telecomms. and Electronics Research Board, Sydney, Australia, 1991-1993.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (editor Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, New York City, 1988-1990, associate editor Photonics Technology Letters since 1997, Aron Kressel award, 2007), Institute of Engineers Australia (Fisk Prize, 1970, Master of Arts Sergeant medal 1995, prize 1997), Australian Academy of Sciences, Australian Academy Technological Sciences and Engineering (Australia prize 1997).
Married Gretel Susan Lamont, May 10, 1978. Childen: Fiona, Adrian.