Richard Moore (November 13, 1923 – November 13, 2012
) was an American radar engineer, Professor
Emeritus
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of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the
University of Kansas and founder of the Radar Systems and Remote Sensing Laboratory Lab (RSL).
He made significant research contributions to
microwave remote sensing of atmosphere, ocean, land, ice, and planetary surfaces;
radar systems; and
radio wave
Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum, typically with frequencies of 300 gigahertz (GHz) and below. At 300 GHz, the corresponding wavelength is 1 mm (short ...
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.
One of its early inventions was the
radar radiometer and later the
scatterometer.
Such an instrument was flown on
Skylab as the S-193 RADSCAT.
In 1994 Moore became Distinguished Professor Emeritus.
Moore died on his 89th birthday, November 13, 2012, in Lawrence, KS.
Awards
*
Australia Prize The Australia Prize was Australia's pre-eminent prize for scientific research from 1990 until 2000, when it was replaced by the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science. The award was international, 10 of the 28 recipients were not Australians.
Recipie ...
, for Remote Sensing, 1995
*Remote Sensing Award, Italian Center, 1995
*Fellow,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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, 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
The IEEE Centennial Medal was a medal minted and awarded in 1984 ''to persons deserving of special recognition for extraordinary achievement'' to celebrate the Centennial of the founding of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (I ...
, 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
*Vice-chairman, International Commission F (1990-1993), Chairman (1993-1996)
See also
*
List of textbooks in electromagnetism
References
External links
* https://cresis.ku.edu/content/news/newsletter/2371
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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