Akira Ishimaru

Akira Ishimaru
Akira Ishimaru
Born	March 16, 1928 (age 96); Fukuoka, Japan
Alma mater	University of Tokyo; University of Washington;
Known for	Wave scattering in random media
Awards	IEEE Centennial Medal (1984); National Academy of Engineering membership (1996); IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal (1999); IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000);
	Scientific career
Fields	Electrical engineering; Wave physics;
Institutions	University of Washington; Bell Labs; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Electrotechnical Laboratory;
Thesis	Radiation pattern synthesis with sources located on a conical surface (1958)
Doctoral advisor	Gedaliah Held

Akira Ishimaru (Japanese: アキラ石丸; born March 16, 1928) is a Japanese-American electrical engineer and professor emeritus at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Washington. He is best known for his contributions to the theory of wave scattering in random media.

Akira Ishimaru
Born	(1928-03-16) March 16, 1928 (age 96) Fukuoka, Japan
Alma mater	University of Tokyo University of Washington
Known for	Wave scattering in random media
Awards	IEEE Centennial Medal (1984) National Academy of Engineering membership (1996) IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal (1999) IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000)
Scientific career
Fields	Electrical engineering Wave physics
Institutions	University of Washington Bell Labs Jet Propulsion Laboratory Electrotechnical Laboratory
Thesis	Radiation pattern synthesis with sources located on a conical surface (1958)
Doctoral advisor	Gedaliah Held