Background
Overstraeten, Roger Joseph Van was born on December 7, 1937 in Vlezenbeek, Belgium. Son of Joseph and Adele (Banck) Van Overstraeten.
Overstraeten, Roger Joseph Van was born on December 7, 1937 in Vlezenbeek, Belgium. Son of Joseph and Adele (Banck) Van Overstraeten.
B Engineering, Catholic U. Leuven, Belgium, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1963; doctorate honoris causa, Institut National Polytechnique Grenoble, Grenoble, France.
Assistant professor, Catholic U. Leuven, 1965-1968; professor, Catholic U. Leuven, since 1968; president, Interruniversity Microelectronics Center, Leuven, since 1984.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member American Physics Society.
Married Agnes Clerens. Children: Annick, Sofie.