Theodore Van Duzer


Biography

He obtained a B.S. from Rutgers University, an M.S. from UCLA and a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. He was co-author of two texts: Fields and Waves in Communication Electronics (with S. Ramo and J. R. Whinnery) and Principles of Superconductive Devices and Circuits (with C. W. Turner).

He was a Life Fellow of the IEEE, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a recipient of the Berkeley Citation and the IEEE/CSC Award for significant and Continuing Contributions to Applied Superconductivity. He led a research group in superconductive electronics since 1968, including both devices and circuits.

Professor Van Duzer passed away in October 2023.

Education

1960, PhD, EE, UC Berkeley

1957, MS, EE, UCLA

1954, BS, EE, Rutgers