Richard B. True

Richard B. True (Life Fellow, IEEE) received the Sc.B. degree in electrical engineering from Brown University, Providence, RI, USA, in 1966, the M.S. degree in microwave engineering, and the Ph.D. degree in electrophysics from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA, in 1968 and 1972, respectively. In 1973, he joined the Electron Devices Division of Litton Industries, San Carlos, CA, USA. From 1991 until his retirement in 2016, he served as a Chief Scientist at Litton Electron Devices Division, Northrop Grumman, and L-3 Communications, San Carlos, CA. He has published numerous papers and he holds many patents. Over the years, he designed most of the electron beam optical systems in the traveling wave tubes, klystrons, and other devices manufactured by EDD using theories and software that he originated including DEMEOS. Dr. True has received numerous IEEE and other awards. Three awards of special note are an IEEE Third Millennium Medal, John R. Pierce Award for Excellence in Vacuum Electronics, and L-3 Communications Best Engineer Award (the first year for this corporate award). He served as the Chair of the IEEE Vacuum Electronics Technical Committee from 2013 to 2016 and remains a member of this committee.