Richard Moore (November 13, 1923 – November 13, 2012) was an American radar engineer, Professor

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of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the

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and founder of the Radar Systems and Remote Sensing Laboratory Lab (RSL). He made significant research contributions to

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remote sensing of atmosphere, ocean, land, ice, and planetary surfaces;

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systems; and

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propagation. Moore graduated with a

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in E.E. from the

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in 1943 and from M.I.T. Radar School in 1945. In 1951, he earned his

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from

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. The same year Moore joined

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and became Section Supervisor. In 1955 he transferred to the

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as Acting Chairman and associate professor, becoming Chairman of the EE Department and Professor the following year. In 1962 Moore became

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Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Kansas. The Radar Systems and Remote Sensing Laboratory Lab (RSL) was founded, with Prof. Moore as its director, in 1964. One of its early inventions was the radar radiometer and later the

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. Such an instrument was flown on

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as the S-193 RADSCAT. In 1994 Moore became Distinguished Professor Emeritus. Moore died on his 89th birthday, November 13, 2012, in Lawrence, KS.

Awards

Australia Prize The Australia Prize was Australia's pre-eminent prize for scientific research from 1990 until 2000, when it was replaced by the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science. The award was international, 10 of the 28 recipients were not Australians. Recipie ...

, for Remote Sensing, 1995 *Remote Sensing Award, Italian Center, 1995 *Fellow,

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, 1993 *Life Fellow of

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(Fellow in 1962) *Member,

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, 1989 *Irvin Youngberg Award in the Applied Sciences, University of Kansas, 1989 *Louise E. Byrd Graduate Educator Award, University of Kansas, 1984 *

IEEE Centennial Medal The IEEE Centennial Medal was a medal minted and awarded in 1984 ''to persons deserving of special recognition for extraordinary achievement'' to celebrate the Centennial of the founding of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (I ...

, 1984 *Distinguished Achievement Award,

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, 1982 *Outstanding Technical Achievement Award, IEEE Council on Oceanic Engineering, 1978 *Alumni Achievement Award, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Washington University, 1978

Professional Activities

*Vice-chairman, International Commission F (1990-1993), Chairman (1993-1996)

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* https://cresis.ku.edu/content/news/newsletter/2371 {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Richard American electrical engineers Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering Fellows of the IEEE Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science McKelvey School of Engineering alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Cornell University College of Engineering alumni University of Kansas faculty IEEE Centennial Medal laureates Australia Prize recipients 2012 deaths Sandia National Laboratories people 1923 births

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