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Lusignan in rural Peru, satellite dish installation project.

Bruce Lusignan (born 1936)[1] is an emeritus[2][3] professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University[4][5] and a visiting professor at Portland State University.[6] He earned his B.S.E.E ('58), M.S.E.E. ('59) and Ph.D. ('63) degrees from Stanford.[6] In the early 1960s, he worked in radio astronomy at Stanford.[7][8] He has been director of Stanford's Communication Satellite Planning Center[9][10] and Stanford's Center for International Cooperation in Space.[5] He has also owned a small company designing cellular phones and pagers.[11]

His areas of specialization are communications satellites, telephone switches, cellular networks and the related signal processing problems.[6] He is inventor or co-inventor on 16 patents, including devices for metering power,[12] RF signal reception,[13] satellite transceivers,[14] alarm systems for cellular base stations,[15] tone generators for telephony,[16] and VSAT terminals.[17]

He has worked on designs for reusable launch vehicles[9] based on the Black Horse concept.[18] and has helped direct planning efforts for international cooperation on Mars exploration with the then-Soviet Union.[4][19][20][21] He led later post-Soviet cooperation in planning for an international Mars mission that included a space logistics function for ICBMs: using missiles such as the SS-18 to pre-position fuel and other supplies in Earth orbit, and Russia's Energia booster to send the supplies to Mars ahead of the crew.[22]

Lusignan also takes a strong interest in the politics and issues that arise in economic development,[6] including sustainable development in Africa,[10] earthquake relief and reconstruction in Peru,[23] and rural telecommunications in the Middle East.[24] For a number of years he ran EDGE – "Ethics of Development in a Global Environment"[25] – a weekly seminar at Stanford about issues in international conflict, trade, environmental sustainability, and amelioration of poverty and racism.[2][5]

In 1982, he was one of a number of professors who, with the support of their institutions, openly defied restrictions on use of otherwise-publicly available materials rationalized via the Arms Export Control Act.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "Bruce Lusignan". International House/Adelfa Alumni Reunion Newsletter: 99–101.
  2. ^ a b Perkowski, Marek A (ed.). "Bruce Lusignan". Portland State University.
  3. ^ "Stanford University Affiliated Faculty in Latin American Studies". Faculty & Staff. Stanford, CA: Stanford University.
  4. ^ a b "Bruce B. Lusignan". Faculty & Research. Stanford School of Engineering. 2007. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c "Bruce Lusignan – associate professor". Faculty. Stanford Electrical Engineering Department. 2007. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008.
  6. ^ a b c d "Bruce Lusignan". Faculty Research Interests and Publications. Portland State University. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  7. ^ "Start 'Em Early". Life. September 14, 1962. p. 118.
  8. ^ Bruce Lusignan (1963). Detection of solar particle streams using high-frequency radio waves. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Department of Electrical Engineering.
  9. ^ a b Hudgins, Edward Lee; Boaz, David, eds. (2002). Space: the free-market frontier. Cato Institute. p. 79. ISBN 1-930865-19-8.
  10. ^ a b "Parallel programs (schedule)". Pacific West Coast Regional Summit on Africa. Women's Intercultural Network. 1999. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  11. ^ Keith Bradsher (NY Times) (June 23, 1991). "Cellular Phone Calls Easy Pick for Unintended Ears". Lakeland Ledger. p. 10A.
  12. ^ US 5391983, Lusignan, Bruce B. & Rezvani, Behruz, "Solid state electric power usage meter and method for determining power usage", issued Feb 21, 1995 
  13. ^ US 5640698, Shen, David H.; Hwang, Chien-Meen & Lusignan, Bruce B. et al., "Radio frequency signal reception using frequency shifting by discrete-time sub-sampling down-conversion", issued Jun 17, 1997 
  14. ^ US 5930680, Lusignan, Bruce B., "Method and system for transceiving signals using a constellation of satellites in close geosynchronous orbit", issued Jul 27, 1999 
  15. ^ US 4972507, Lusignan, Bruce B., "Radio data protocol communications system and method", issued Nov 20, 1990 
  16. ^ US 4571723, Lusignan, Bruce B.; Sytwu, James & Badawi, Amr, "Pulse code modulated digital telephony tone generator", issued Feb 18, 1986 
  17. ^ US 5745084, Lusignan, Bruce B., "Very small aperture terminal & antenna for use therein", issued Apr 28, 1998 
  18. ^ Lusignan, Bruce B (19–25 May 1996). "An international single stage to orbit". International Symposium on Space Technology and Science. Vol. 20. Gifu, Japan; JAPAN. pp. 910–915.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  19. ^ "Group of Scientists Propose Quick, Cheap Flight to Mars". Times-Union. Warsaw, IN. Jul 2, 1991.
  20. ^ Harry F. Rosenthal (AP). "Quicker, Cheaper Journey to Mars?". Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, FL. pp. 1A, 8A.
  21. ^ AP (June 26, 1991). "Cheaper Flight to Mars Proposed". Reading Eagle.
  22. ^ "Students plan Mars mission in 20 years". News Release. Stanford University. June 8, 1993.
  23. ^ "Stanford Will Plan Peru City in Quake Area". Los Angeles Times. Apr 28, 1971. p. B5. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012.
  24. ^ "Stanford Working for Iran TV". The News and Courier. Charleston, SC. June 26, 1975. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  25. ^ "Ethics of Development in a Global Environment". Stanford University. July 27, 1999. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  26. ^ Robert C. Owen (Jan 13, 1982). "Police state for scientists?". Record-Journal.

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