Author: Robert A. Pucel
Bio: Robert A. Pucel received an Sc.D. degree in electrical communications from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, in 1955., In 1955, he rejoined the Research Division of Raytheon, as a staff member who specialized in the area of solid-state device research. From 1965 to 1979, he was the first Manager of the Microwave Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Circuits Program, which evolved later into the MMICs Program. He retired from Raytheon in 1993 and is currently a consultant to the microwave industry. His research has encompassed both theoretical and experimental studies of most microwave semiconductor devices, including their signal and noise properties. His most recent work was in the field of MMICs in the area of device modeling and its CAD implementation. He has lectured and has been published extensively on these topics., Dr. Pucel is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is the editor of the IEEE reprint volume on “Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits.” He was a corecipient of the 1976 Microwave Prize presented by the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (IEEE MTT-S). He was the National Lecturer for this Society (1980–1981) on the subject of GaAs MMICs. In this role, he has lectured in the U.S., Canada, U.K., the Middle East, and Asia, including Japan and China. In 1988, he was the recipient of the Raytheon Excellence in Technology Award during its first year of operation. In 1990, he was the recipient of the IEEE MTT-S Microwave Career Award. (Based on document published on 7 August 2002)