Robert N. Trebits

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Robert N. Trebits
Nationality American
Awards1997 IEEE Fellow
Scientific career
Fields Radar
Institutions Georgia Tech Research Institute

Robert N. Trebits was a researcher in radar-related technologies, and was director of the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) from around 1991 until 2006 (15 years) and worked at GTRI from 1972 to 2006 (35 years). [1] [2]

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Education

Trebits held a Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology. [3]

Career

Trebits joined the Georgia Tech Research Institute in 1972, and became the director of the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory around 1991. He retired from GTRI in 2006. [1] [2]

Trebits has since been an adjunct professor at the Southern Polytechnic State University. [3]

Memberships and awards

Trebits was involved in SPIE, in particular being the editor of several publications. [4] In 1997, he was named an IEEE Fellow "for contributions and leadership in measuring and characterizing millimeter radar reflectivity and propagation effects". [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "New Leadership: Melvin Tapped as Director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute's Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory". Georgia Tech Research News. Georgia Institute of Technology. 2006-07-24. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  2. 1 2 "Faculty/staff retirement dinner". The Whistle. Georgia Institute of Technology. 2005-06-05. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  3. 1 2 "Dr. Robert N. Trebits". Southern Polytechnic State University . Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  4. "Robert N. Trebits". SPIE . Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  5. "Fellow Class of 1997". IEEE . Retrieved 2012-01-14.