Terence James Elkins

Terence James Elkins
Terence James Elkins, 1976
Born(1936-03-08)March 8, 1936
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
DiedNovember 27, 2023(2023-11-27) (aged 87)
Williamsburg, Virginia
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
Boston University
Known forFirst ascent of Mount Elkins
AwardsHarold Brown Award, 1979
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Astronomy
InstitutionsAir Force Cambridge Research Laboratory
Rome Air Development Center
Mitre Corporation

Terence James Elkins (born 8 March 1936) is an Australian-born American physicist. In 1960, he participated in an expedition from Mawson Station which conducted the first geological surveys of the Napier Mountains in Enderby Land, East Antarctica. The highest of this group of mountains, Mount Elkins, was subsequently named after him.[1][2][3][4] In 1979, he received the Harold Brown Award, the United States Air Force's highest honor for research and development, for research he conducted that contributed to the development of the AN/FPS-115, AN/FPS-117 and AN/FPS-118 over-the-horizon backscatter (OTH-B) air defense radar system.[5] Designed to replace the aging Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, these systems are among the most powerful early-warning radar systems ever developed.[6][7]

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