Richard Moore (engineer)
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Richard Moore (November 13, 1923 – November 13, 2012[1]) was an American radar engineer, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Kansas and founder of the Radar Systems and Remote Sensing Laboratory Lab (RSL).[2]
He made significant research contributions[3] to microwave remote sensing of atmosphere, ocean, land, ice, and planetary surfaces; radar systems; and radio wave propagation.
Moore graduated with a B.S. in E.E. from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis in 1943 and from M.I.T. Radar School in 1945. In 1951, he earned his Ph.D. from Cornell University.
The same year Moore joined Sandia Corporation and became Section Supervisor. In 1955 he transferred to the University of New Mexico as Acting Chairman and associate professor, becoming Chairman of the EE Department and Professor the following year. In 1962 Moore became Black & Veatch Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Kansas.
The Radar Systems and Remote Sensing Laboratory Lab (RSL) was founded, with Prof. Moore as its director, in 1964.[2] One of its early inventions was the radar radiometer[2][4] and later the scatterometer.[5] Such an instrument was flown on Skylab as the S-193 RADSCAT.[6]
In 1994 Moore became Distinguished Professor Emeritus.
Moore died on his 89th birthday, November 13, 2012, in Lawrence, KS.[1]
Awards
[edit]- Australia Prize, for Remote Sensing, 1995[5]
- Remote Sensing Award, Italian Center, 1995
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1993
- Life Fellow of IEEE (Fellow in 1962)
- Member, National Academy of Engineering, 1989
- Irvin Youngberg Award in the Applied Sciences, University of Kansas, 1989
- Louise E. Byrd Graduate Educator Award, University of Kansas, 1984
- IEEE Centennial Medal, 1984
- Distinguished Achievement Award, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, 1982
- Outstanding Technical Achievement Award, IEEE Council on Oceanic Engineering, 1978
- Alumni Achievement Award, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Washington University, 1978
Professional Activities
[edit]- Vice-chairman, International Commission F (1990-1993), Chairman (1993-1996)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dr. Richard K. Moore Ph.D.Obituary (USA)".
- ^ a b c "History of the Radar Systems & Remote Sensing Lab (RSL)". University of Kansas.
- ^ "Richard K. Moore". scholar.google.com. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ Moore, R.K.; Ulaby, F.T. (April 1969). "The radar radiometer". Proc. IEEE. 57 (4). IEEE: 587–590. doi:10.1109/PROC.1969.7012.
- ^ a b "1995 Australia Prize: Professor Richard Moore (USA)".
- ^ Moore, R. K.; Spring, W.; Greenwood, C; Fung, A. K.; Young, J. D.; Claassen, J. P.; Chan, H. L.; Afarani, M.; Pierson, W. J.; Cardone, V. J.; Hayes, J. (June 1, 1975). "Skylab S-193 Radscat microwave measurements of sea surface winds".
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- American electrical engineers
- Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
- Fellows of the IEEE
- Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- McKelvey School of Engineering alumni
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
- Cornell University College of Engineering alumni
- University of Kansas faculty
- IEEE Centennial Medal laureates
- Australia Prize recipients
- 2012 deaths
- Sandia National Laboratories people
- 1923 births