Bruce Lusignan

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

1. "Bruce Lusignan". International House/Adelfa Alumni Reunion Newsletter: 99–101.
2. 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. "Bruce B. Lusignan". Faculty & Research. Stanford School of Engineering. 2007. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010.
5. "Bruce Lusignan – associate professor". Faculty. Stanford Electrical Engineering Department. 2007. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008.
6. "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. Hudgins, Edward Lee; Boaz, David, eds. (2002). Space: the free-market frontier. Cato Institute. p. 79. ISBN 1-930865-19-8.
10. "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.
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.

Bibliography

• Lusignan, Bruce; Kiely, John (1970). Global weather prediction: the coming revolution. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. ISBN 9780030827990.

External links

• "Dr. Bruce Lusignan". The Space Show. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
• "Broadcast 121: Dr. Bruce Lusignan". The Space Show. May 21, 2003. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
• "Broadcast 10: Dr. Bruce Lusignan, Stanford University, the militarization of space". The Space Show. Sep 12, 2001. Retrieved 2011-08-09.