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Charles Elachi

Lebanese electrical engineer, JPL director · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1947 · age 79

Charles Elachi 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.

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2016Allan D. Emil Memorial AwardAward2008William Procter Prize for Scientific AchievementAward1999NASA Distinguished Service MedalAward1995Nevada MedalAward1947Born18 April 1947

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Allan D. Emil Memorial Award2016
William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement2008
NASA Distinguished Service Medal1999
Nevada Medal1995
IEEE Fellow

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Scientists
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Born 1947 · age 79