C. Kumar N. Patel
C. Kumar N. Patel | |
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| Born | 2 July 1938 |
| Nationality | Indian/American |
| Alma mater | College of Engineering, Pune(B.E.) Stanford University(M.S.) Stanford University(PhD) |
| Awards | Stuart Ballantine Medal(1968) IEEE Medal of Honor(1989) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
Chandra Kumar Naranbhai Patel(born 2 July 1938) is anelectrical engineer.He developed thecarbon dioxide laserin 1963;[1]it is now widely used in industry for cutting and engraving a wide range of materials like plastic and wood. Because theatmosphereis quite transparent to infrared light, CO2lasersare also used for militaryrangefindingusingLIDARtechniques.
Patel was born inBaramati,India,and received aBachelor of Engineering(B.E.) degree from theGovernment College of Engineering,theUniversity of Pune,Indiaand the M.S. and PhD in electrical engineering fromStanford Universityin 1959 and 1961, respectively.[2]Patel joinedBell Laboratoriesin 1961, and subsequently became Executive Director of the Research, Materials Science, Engineering and Academic Affairs Division at AT&T Bell Laboratories inMurray Hill, New Jersey,where he developed the carbon dioxide laser. Patel's discovery, in 1963, of the laser action on therotational–vibrational transitionsofcarbon dioxideand his discovery, in 1964, of efficient vibrational energy transfer betweenmolecules,led to a series of experiments which demonstrated that the carbon dioxide laser was capable of very highcontinuous-waveand pulsedpoweroutput at very high conversion efficiencies.
From 1993–1999, Patel served as vice chancellor for research at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles,where he is also professor of physics and adjunct professor of electrical engineering.[3]
In 1996,President Bill Clintonawarded Patel theNational Medal of Science,"[f]or his fundamental contributions to quantum electronics and invention of the carbon dioxide laser, which have had significant impact on industrial, scientific, medical, and defense applications."[4]In addition to the carbon dioxide laser, he also developed the "spin-flip" infraredRaman laser.[5]
Patel currently holds 36 U.S.patentsrelating to lasers andlaser applications.He is a member of theNational Academy of Engineeringand theNational Academy of Sciences,and a Fellow of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences,[6]theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science,[7]theAmerican Physical Society,theIEEE,theOptical Society of America,[8]theLaser Institute of America,[9]theAmerican Society of Laser Medicineand a Senior Fellow of theCalifornia Council on Science and Technology.[10]
In 2018 C. Kumar N. Patel became an Honorary Member of the American Laser Study Club[11]which a year later named an award in his honor.[12]
Awards and honors[edit]
- Stuart Ballantine Medal(1968)[13]
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1976)
- Member, National Academy of Engineering (1978)
- IEEE Medal of Honor(1989)[14]
- National Medal of Science (1996)[15]
References[edit]
- ^Patel, C. K. N. (1964)."Continuous-Wave Laser Action on Vibrational-Rotational Transitions of CO2".Physical Review.136(5A): A1187–A1193.Bibcode:1964PhRv..136.1187P.doi:10.1103/PhysRev.136.A1187.
- ^"C. Kumar N. Patel".The American Institute of Physics. 27 March 2015.Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details".The National Science Foundation.Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"C. Kumar N. Patel".Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"MIT Inventor of the Week: Kumar Patel".The Lemelson-MIT Program.Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"UCLA Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences".UCLA.Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"AAAS Fellows"(PDF).Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"C. Kumar N. Patel".The Optical Society.Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"Fellow Award".Laser Institute of America. 8 May 2017.Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"C. Kumar N. Patel".CCST.Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"American Laser Study Club Names C. Kumar N. Patel as Honorary Member".India West.30 May 2018.Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"Kumar Patel Prize".American Laser Study Club.Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"Laser Scientist, Patel, Gets Ballantine Medal".Physics Today.21(111): 119. 1968.doi:10.1063/1.3034571.
- ^"IEEE Medal of Honor Revcipients"(PDF).Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE).Retrieved7 September2019.
- ^"National Medal of Science".National Science and Technology Medals Foundation.Retrieved12 March2022.
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- American electrical engineers
- Indian electrical engineers
- Indian emigrants to the United States
- Stanford University School of Engineering alumni
- Savitribai Phule Pune University alumni
- University of California, Los Angeles faculty
- Laser researchers
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- National Medal of Science laureates
- IEEE Medal of Honor recipients
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- Foreign Fellows of the Indian National Science Academy
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- 20th-century Indian engineers
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- IEEE Lamme Medal recipients
- Fellows of the IEEE
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- Fellows of the American Physical Society
- Fellows of Optica (society)
- Presidents of the American Physical Society