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George W. Swenson, Jr

George W. Swenson, Jr

Professor Emeritus of Astronomy

Professor Emeritus
328 Coordinated Science Lab, MC-228
1308 W. Main St.
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 333-4498
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PhD 1951, University of Wisconsin, Madison; SM in EE 1948, MIT; BS in EE, 1944 Mich. Tech; EE (professional) 1950, Mich. Tech. EE 1950 Mich. Tech

Research Interests:

  • Radio Direction Finding
  • Radio tracking and telemetry of wildlife
  • Physical Acoustics (propagation, diffraction, absorption of sound, noise mitigation)
  • Radio Engineering
  • Radio Astronomy Instrumentation

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Reminiscence

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements

  • Member, National Academy of Engineering, 1978; Fellow, IEEE; Fellow AAAS; Guggenheim Fellow

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Research

  • Current research in radio direction finding and in physical acoustics is supported by the U. S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory.

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Public Service

  • Pro bono consulting (2000 to present) on radio telemetry for wildlife research for Princeton University, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and Max Planck Institute for Ornithology.