Richard M. White

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Richard M. White
Born1930
DiedAugust 17, 2020(2020-08-17) (aged 89–90)
NationalityUnited States
Alma materHarvard University
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical Engineering, MEMS, Ultrasonic
InstitutionsUC Berkeley, BSAC
Notable studentsAmit Lal

Richard Manning White (1930 – August 17, 2020) was an electrical engineer and a professor emeritus in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences [1] at UC Berkeley and a Co-Founding Director of the Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center (BSAC).[2] He and Richard S. Muller founded the BSAC in 1986. They received 2013 IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal for pioneering innovation and leadership in MEMS technology.[3] Professor White is known for inventing the Interdigital Transducer (IDT) and for his surface acoustic wave work, he received the 2003 Rayleigh Award.[4] He received the IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award in 1986.[5]

He was born in 1930 and grew up in Denver.[6] He researched microwave devices at General Electric while at Harvard before he obtained a Ph.D from the college. Professor White was IEEE's Fellow and a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Professor White was still active in his field when he died on August 17, 2020.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Faculty Profile".
  2. ^ "BSAC".
  3. ^ "IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal" (PDF).
  4. ^ "IEEE Rayleigh Award".
  5. ^ "IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award".
  6. ^ Interview with Richard M. White. oral history, ethw.org. Retrieved 2020-08-26
  7. ^ "Dick White has passed away". August 18, 2020.


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