Ethnicity:
Father Arakel and mother Vartouhi (Lusigian) are Armenian.
Kaprielian, Zohrab Arakel was born on September 23, 1923 in Aleppo, Syria. Son of Arakel and Vartouhi (Lusigian) K. Bachelor of Arts, American U. in Beirut, Lebanon, 1942, Master of Arts, 1943.
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1954.
Research fellow, instructor California Institute Technology, 1954-1957. Assistant professor electrical engineering University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1957-1958, associate professor, 1958-1962, professor, 1962-1981, chairman electrical engineering department, 1962-1970. Acting dean University of Southern California (School Engineering), 1969-1970, dean, 1970-1981, vice president academic administration and research, 1970-1975, executive vice president, 1975-1981.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member American Physical Society, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu.
