Alan E. E. Rogers

Alan E. E. Rogers (M’71–LM’07) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA, in 1967. In 1968, he joined the MIT Haystack Observatory as a Staff Member, where he carried out research in radio and radar interferometry. He aided in the development of very long baseline interferometry for geodesy and astronomy. From 1994 to 2002, he worked within industry, where he was involved in the development of radio location systems for cellular phones. He retired in 2006 to his current position of Research Affiliate with the MIT Haystack Observatory. His current research interests include radio arrays and spectrometers specializing in the detection and measurement of weak radio astronomy signals requiring very long integration times and accurate calibration. Dr. Rogers is a Member of the American Geophysical Union, the American Astronomical Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.