Past Chairs of USNC-URSI
The U.S. National Committee (USNC) for the International Union of Radio Scientists (URSI) is appointed by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM). USNC-URSI is led by an Executive Committee consisting of the Chair, Immediate Past Chair, Secretary/Chair-Elect and Accounts Manager. Prior to 1999 the roles of Chair-Elect and Secretary were separated. The full USNC-URSI Committee is comprised of the Executive Committee, each of the ten USNC-URSI Commission Chairs, representatives to various professional societies and government agencies with interests in Radio Science and six Members-at-Large.
This page lists those USNC-URSI members who have had the honor to be elected by their peers to serve as Chair of USNC-URSI.
1965-1967 M. G. MorganDartmouth College 1968-1970 Edward C. JordanUniversity of Illinois 1971-1973 Alan T. WatermanStanford University 1974-1976 Francis S. JohnsonUniversity of Texas at Dallas 1976-1978 John V. EvansMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory 1979-1981 C. Gordon LittleNOAA, Environmental Research Labs 1982-1984 Thomas B.A. SeniorUniversity of Michigan 1985-1987 Robert K. CraneEnvironmental Research & Technology 1988-1990 Sidney A. BowhillUniversity of Massachusetts at Lowell 1991-1993 Chalmers M. ButlerClemson University 1994-1996 David C. ChangPolytechnic University in Brooklyn, NY 1997-1999 Susan K. AveryUniversity of Colorado at Boulder 2000-2002 Gary S. BrownVirginia Tech 2003-2005 Umran S. InanStanford University 2006-2008 Piergiorgio L.E. UslenghiUniversity of Illinois at Chicago 2009-2011 Yahya Rahmat-SamiiUniversity of California at Los Angeles 2012-2014 Steven C. ReisingColorado State University 2015-2017 David R. JacksonUniversity of Houston 2018-2021 Sembiam R. RengarajanCalifornia State University at Northridge 2022-2023 Michael H. NewkirkThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory