Mischa Schwartz (born September 21, 1926) is the

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Professor Emeritus of

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, which he joined in 1974 as professor of electrical engineering and computer science. He received the B.E.E. degree from the

Cooper Union The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly known as Cooper Union, is a private college on Cooper Square in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Peter Cooper founded the institution in 1859 after learning about the government-s ...

, New York, NY, in 1947, the M.E.E. degree from the Polytechnic Institute in 1949, and the Ph.D. degree in

applied physics Applied physics is the application of physics to solve scientific or engineering problems. It is usually considered a bridge or a connection between physics and engineering. "Applied" is distinguished from "pure" by a subtle combination of fac ...

from

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under the supervision of

Philippe Le Corbeiller Philippe Emmanuel Le Corbeiller (January 11, 1891 – July 24, 1980) was a French-American electrical engineer, mathematician, physicist, and educator. After a career in France as an expert on the electronics of telecommunications, he became ...

in 1951. He was the founding director (in 1985) of the NSF-sponsored Center for Telecommunications Research (CTR). He is a Life Fellow of the IEEE, and a

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. In 1992, he was elected a member of the US

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for leadership in engineering education in the field of communications. He is also a past president of the

IEEE Communications Society The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE has a corporate office i ...

, and a former director of the IEEE. From 1952 to 1974 he was professor of electrical engineering at the

Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn The New York University Tandon School of Engineering (commonly referred to as Tandon) is the engineering and applied sciences school of New York University. Tandon is the second oldest private engineering and technology school in the United St ...

, serving as head of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1961 to 1965. His publications include 10 books and over 180 papers in communication theory and systems,

signal processing Signal processing is an electrical engineering subfield that focuses on analyzing, modifying and synthesizing ''signals'', such as audio signal processing, sound, image processing, images, Scalar potential, potential fields, Seismic tomograph ...

, wireless systems, computer communication networks, and the history of communications. The awards he has received include the

IEEE Education Medal The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE has a corporate office ...

and the Columbia Great Teacher Award, both awarded in 1983, the Cooper Union Gano Dunn Medal for contributions to technology, IEEE Edwin Armstrong Award for contributions to communication technology, NYC Mayor's Award for excellence in technology,

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Eminent Member award, and the 2003 Okawa Prize of Japan contributions to telecommunications and engineering education. He also received the IEEE EAB Vice-president's award in 2009 for outstanding contributions to education, theory, and practice in the field of electrical engineering.

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