John O. Scanlan#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1307 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1992 |
| Main Country of Residence: | IRELAND |
John O. Scanlan passed away May 2, 2017.
Positions Held
- 2012 Emeritus Professor, University College Dublin
- 1973 Professor of Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin, later Head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
- 1968 - 1973 Professor of Electronic Engineering, University of Leeds
- 1966 PhD, University of Leeds
Fields of Scholarship
- Theory of high frequency transistor amplifiers and oscillators
- Theory of tunnel diode amplifiers
- Synthesis of lumped networks
- Synthesis of distributed circuits
- Digital filters and switched-capacitor filters
Honours and Awards
- 1993 - 1996 President of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA)
- Life fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Recipient of the Golden Jubilee Medal of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
- Recipient of a RIA Gold Medal
