Background
Boerner, Wolfgang-Martin was born on July 26, 1937 in Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. Arrived in United States, 1963. Son of Martin Ernst and Ilse Louise (Stoss) Stoss.
Boerner, Wolfgang-Martin was born on July 26, 1937 in Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. Arrived in United States, 1963. Son of Martin Ernst and Ilse Louise (Stoss) Stoss.
Diploma-Ing., Technische University Munich, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, University Pennsylvania, 1967.
Postdoctoral research & teaching fellow University Manitoba, Canada, 1968—1969, assistant professor department electrical engineering, 1969—1971, associate professor, 1971—1976, professor & research professor, 1976—1982. Professor, director communications laboratory, department electrical engring & computer science University Illinois, Chicago, since 1978. President Polarimetrics Inc., Northbrook, since 1982.
Visiting professor University Canterbury, Christchurch, New Jersey, 1976. Visiting lecturer University Auckland, New Zealand, 1976. Delegate General Assembly Union Radio-Science International, Washington, 1981, Florence, Italy, 1984, General Assembly International Commission Optics, Graz, Austria, 1981.
Director North Atlantic Treaty Organization Workshop Inverse Methods Electromagnetic Imaging, Germany, 1982. Invited speaker in field. Special advisor United States Congressional Advisory Board.
Fellow: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Defense Preparedness Association, German Fulbright Society, Funnel National Society Professional Engineers, Fulbright Alumni Association, Electromagnetic Society, Association Professional Engineers Province Manitoba (certified member), Society Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, Remote Sensing Society, Optical Society America, Society Exploration Geophysicists, Society Engineering Sciences, Antennas & Propagation Society (64, M67, SM75, F84, guest editor special issue translations 1979-1981, associate editor 1980).
Married Eileen Annette Hassebrock Boerner, December 23, 1967. Children: Vaughan W., Juergen A., Joanna E.