Bruce Lusignan
Bruce Lusignan (born 1936)[1] is an emeritus[2][3] professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University[4][5] and a visiting professor at Portland State University.[6] He earned his B.S.E.E ('58), M.S.E.E. ('59) and Ph.D. ('63) degrees from Stanford.[6] In the early 1960s, he worked in radio astronomy at Stanford.[7][8] He has been director of Stanford's Communication Satellite Planning Center[9][10] and Stanford's Center for International Cooperation in Space.[5] He has also owned a small company designing cellular phones and pagers.[11]
His areas of specialization are communications satellites, telephone switches, cellular networks and the related signal processing problems.[6] He is inventor or co-inventor on 16 patents, including devices for metering power,[12] RF signal reception,[13] satellite transceivers,[14] alarm systems for cellular base stations,[15] tone generators for telephony,[16] and VSAT terminals.[17]
He has worked on designs for reusable launch vehicles[9] based on the Black Horse concept.[18] and has helped direct planning efforts for international cooperation on Mars exploration with the then-Soviet Union.[4][19][20][21] He led later post-Soviet cooperation in planning for an international Mars mission that included a space logistics function for ICBMs: using missiles such as the SS-18 to pre-position fuel and other supplies in Earth orbit, and Russia's Energia booster to send the supplies to Mars ahead of the crew.[22]
Lusignan also takes a strong interest in the politics and issues that arise in economic development,[6] including sustainable development in Africa,[10] earthquake relief and reconstruction in Peru,[23] and rural telecommunications in the Middle East.[24] For a number of years he ran EDGE – "Ethics of Development in a Global Environment"[25] – a weekly seminar at Stanford about issues in international conflict, trade, environmental sustainability, and amelioration of poverty and racism.[2][5]
In 1982, he was one of a number of professors who, with the support of their institutions, openly defied restrictions on use of otherwise-publicly available materials rationalized via the Arms Export Control Act.[26]
References[]
- ^ "Bruce Lusignan". International House/Adelfa Alumni Reunion Newsletter: 99–101.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Perkowski, Marek A (ed.). "Bruce Lusignan". Portland State University.
- ^ "Stanford University Affiliated Faculty in Latin American Studies". Faculty & Staff. Stanford, CA: Stanford University.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Bruce B. Lusignan". Faculty & Research. Stanford School of Engineering. 2007. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Bruce Lusignan – associate professor". Faculty. Stanford Electrical Engineering Department. 2007. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Bruce Lusignan". Faculty Research Interests and Publications. Portland State University. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "Start 'Em Early". Life magazine: 118. September 14, 1962.
- ^ Bruce Lusignan (1963). Detection of solar particle streams using high-frequency radio waves. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Department of Electrical Engineering.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hudgins, Edward Lee; Boaz, David, eds. (2002). Space: the free-market frontier. Cato Institute. p. 79. ISBN 1-930865-19-8.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Parallel programs (schedule)". Pacific West Coast Regional Summit on Africa. Women's Intercultural Network. 1999. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ Keith Bradsher (NY Times) (June 23, 1991). "Cellular Phone Calls Easy Pick for Unintended Ears". Lakeland Ledger. p. 10A.
- ^ US 5391983, Lusignan, Bruce B. & Rezvani, Behruz, "Solid state electric power usage meter and method for determining power usage", issued Feb 21, 1995
- ^ US 5640698, Shen, David H.; Hwang, Chien-Meen & Lusignan, Bruce B. et al., "Radio frequency signal reception using frequency shifting by discrete-time sub-sampling down-conversion", issued Jun 17, 1997
- ^ US 5930680, Lusignan, Bruce B., "Method and system for transceiving signals using a constellation of satellites in close geosynchronous orbit", issued Jul 27, 1999
- ^ US 4972507, Lusignan, Bruce B., "Radio data protocol communications system and method", issued Nov 20, 1990
- ^ US 4571723, Lusignan, Bruce B.; Sytwu, James & Badawi, Amr, "Pulse code modulated digital telephony tone generator", issued Feb 18, 1986
- ^ US 5745084, Lusignan, Bruce B., "Very small aperture terminal & antenna for use therein", issued Apr 28, 1998
- ^ Lusignan, Bruce B (19–25 May 1996). "An international single stage to orbit". . 20. Gifu, Japan; JAPAN. pp. 910–915.
- ^ "Group of Scientists Propose Quick, Cheap Flight to Mars". Times-Union. Warsaw, IN. Jul 2, 1991.
- ^ Harry F. Rosenthal (AP). "Quicker, Cheaper Journey to Mars?". Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, FL. pp. 1A, 8A.
- ^ AP (June 26, 1991). "Cheaper Flight to Mars Proposed". Reading Eagle.
- ^ "Students plan Mars mission in 20 years". News Release. Stanford University. June 8, 1993.
- ^ "Stanford Will Plan Peru City in Quake Area". Los Angeles Times. Apr 28, 1971. p. B5.
- ^ "Stanford Working for Iran TV". The News and Courier. Charleston, SC. June 26, 1975. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "Ethics of Development in a Global Environment". Stanford University. July 27, 1999. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ Robert C. Owen (Jan 13, 1982). "Police state for scientists?". Record-Journal.
Bibliography[]
- Lusignan, Bruce; Kiely, John (1970). Global weather prediction: the coming revolution. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. ISBN 9780030827990.
External links[]
- "Dr. Bruce Lusignan". The Space Show. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- "Broadcast 121: Dr. Bruce Lusignan". The Space Show. May 21, 2003. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- "Broadcast 10: Dr. Bruce Lusignan, Stanford University, the militarization of space". The Space Show. Sep 12, 2001. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- 1936 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American inventors
- 21st-century American inventors
- Stanford University alumni
- Stanford University School of Engineering faculty
- Space advocates