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| The Development of Spaceborne Microwave Radar for Monitoring the Global Environment |
| Technical Achievement: |
Pioneering the development of remote environmental monitoring technology by spaceborne microwave radar. |
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| Charles Elachi |
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| 1968 B.Sc., Physics, University of Grenoble |
| 1968 Diploma, Engineering, Polytechnic Institute, Grenoble |
| 1969 M.S., Electrical Science, California Institute of Technology |
| 1971 Ph.D., Electrical Sciences, California Institute of Technology |
| 1978 M.B.A., University of Southern California |
| 1983 M.S., Geology, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1971 Joined Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| 1994-2001 Director for Space and Earth Science Programs at Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| 2001-Present Director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Honors:
| 1968 Prix de la "Houille Blanche", Institute Polytechnics de Grenoble |
| 1995 Honorary Professor, Chinese Academy of Science |
| 1995 Nevada Medal |
| 1996 COSPAR Nordberg Medal |
| 2000 Dryden Lectureship in Research Award |
| 2002 Wernher Von Braun Award |
| He is honored with many other awards, including various medals/awards of NASA, and of IEEE. |
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