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Dr. Arnost Neugroschel, with F. N. Gonzalez, was issued patent #4,431,858 for Method of Making Quasi-Grain-Boundary-Free Polycrystalline Solar Cell Structure |
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Dr. Jerry G. Fossum, Dr. Arnost Neugroschel, S. C. Pao, Dr. Fred A. Lindholm, and Dr. C.-T. Sah were issued patent #4,343,962 for Oxide Charge Induced High Low Junction Emitter Solar Cell |
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Dr. Ramu V. Ramaswamy, with R. C. Alferness, L. L. Buhl, J. L. Jackel and S. P. Lyman, was issued patent #4,439,265 for Improved Fabrication Method for LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 Integrated Optics Devices and Devices |
| 1985 |
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Rudolf Kalman received first Kyoto Award from the Inamori Foundation |
| 1986 |
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Friday, March 16, 1986 was designated as Rudolf E. Kalman Day by President Marshall Criser in recognition and celebration of Prof. Kalman receiving the first Kyoto Award |
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Hewlett-Packard Company contribued computer equipment valued at $267,000 to the EE computer teaching laboratory. HP selected UF for the gift due to the department's reputation and the number of engineering graduates HP employs. |
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AT&T donated 10 computers, 31 terminals, UNIX software and networking capability valued at $700,000. The equipment will be divided between the Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Computer Information Science & Engineering departments. |
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EE Alumnus, Harbert S. Gregory, establishes Gregory Lectureship |
| 1986 |
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Pittman Eminent Scholar Chair established with donation from Robert C. Pittman. This is the first Eminent Scholar Chair in the department |
| 1987 |
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BellSouth Eminent Scholar Chair established with donation by BellSouth Foundation. This is the second eminent scholar chair department receives |
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Dr. Khai D. T. Ngo, with William A. Peterson, was issued patent #4,709,316 for Single-Ended DC-to-DC Converter with Lossless Switching |
| 1988 |
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The Motorola Foundation established Motorola Foundation Fellowship for qualified EE students with interests related to telecommunications
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Dr. Robert L. Sullivan becomes Department Chair for a second time |
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Joint UF/UNF BSEE program established |
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Dr. Louis J. Lanzerotti is elected to membership to the National Academy of Engineering, the highest honor that can be conferred on an engineer. His contributions for studies in energetic particles and electromagnetic waves in the earth's magnetosphere, including their impact on space and terrestrial communication systems, are considered among the most outstanding in new and developing technology. |
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Dr. Chih-Tang Sah, an international leader in semiconductor electronics, was named the Robert C. Pittman Eminent Scholar. Dr. Sah is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. |
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Integrated Electronics Center inaugurated Fall 1988. It is one of three programs under Microfabritech which was established by the state legislature in 1985 |
| 1989 |
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Dr. Kenneth O, with L. G. Pearce and D. A. Matlock, was issued patent #4,829,359 for CMOS Device Having Reduced Spacing Between N and P Channel Transistor Pair |
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Honeywell, Inc. announced that it will donate $300,000 over the next four years for a microelectronics laboratory in EE. The first check was presented by Dr. Wilford R. Poe, Vice President for Space Systems Operations, and Ron Rasmusen, Chief Engineer for Strategic Defence nd Advanced Technology, presented the first check. |
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