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Charles Elachi | |
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 Elachi in 2014 | |
| 8th Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory | |
| In office May 1, 2001 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Edward C. Stone |
| Succeeded by | Michael M. Watkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 18, 1947 Rayak, Lebanon |
| Nationality | American and Lebanese |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | National Order of the Cedar, Chevalier de la Legion d'Honor |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Thesis | Electromagnetic Wave Propagation and Source Radiation in Space-Time Periodic Media (1971) |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles H. Papas |
Charles Elachi (born April 18, 1947[1]) is a Lebanese-American professor (emeritus) of electrical engineering and planetary science at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). From 2001 to 2016 he was the 8th director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and vice president of Caltech.[2]
- ^ Cedars Network US Directory: Dr. Charles Elachi, Director of JPL Archived May 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Cedars Network. Retrieved on February 20, 2008.
- ^ Elachi to Retire as JPL Director Archived August 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Caltech Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences. Retrieved on June 30, 2016.