David Abe

David Kazuo Abe is the head of the Electromagnetics Technology Branch at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory[1] and was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2015[2] for leadership and contributions to the development of high power microwave and millimeter wave vacuum electronic devices.

David Abe
Alma materHarvey Mudd College
University of California, Davis
University of Maryland
Known forVacuum electronics, pulsed power, high power micro-wave generation, and electromagnetic effects
Scientific career
FieldsElectromagnetics
InstitutionsU.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Notes
Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015

Education

Abe completed his Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Harvey Mudd College in 1981,[3] a Master of Science in electrical engineering from the University of California, Davis in 1988[4] and a doctorate in electrophysics from the University of Maryland in 1992.[1]

Career

Abe worked on interdisciplinary projects in pulsed power, electromagnetic effects and high power micro-wave generation at the Berkeley Research Associates, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. In 1996, Abe joined the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.[4]

Awards
  • 2014 Top Scientist and Engineer of the Year Award (June 12, 2014).[5]

References
  1. "Dr. David Abe Elected IEEE Fellow - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory". www.nrl.navy.mil. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  2. "2015 elevated fellow" (PDF). IEEE Fellows Directory.
  3. "Abe Takes a Bow - Spring 2016". Spring 2016. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  4. "The EDS vacuum Electronics Technical Committee Website". vacuumelectronics.org. 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  5. "NRL Researchers Honored with Top Scientist and Engineer Awards". nrl.navy.mil. 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
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