L. Rafael Reif
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Leo Rafael Reif (born August 21, 1950 in Maracaibo , Venezuela ) is an American electrical engineer and university professor . He has been President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since July 2012 .
Life
Reif was born the son of East European Jewish immigrants in the Venezuelan city of Maracaibo . Because of this was in the family in addition to Spanish and Yiddish spoken.
After studying electrical engineering at the Universidad de Carabobo, Reif spent a year as a junior professor at the Universidad Simón Bolívar in Caracas before leaving the country for the United States . In 1979 he received his PhD from Stanford .
His teaching career at MIT began in 1980, initially as an assistant professor (equivalent to the German junior professor), and later as an associate professor (associate professor ). In 1988 he was appointed full professor . From 2005 to 2012 he was provost in the administration of MIT. In 2012, he succeeded Susan Hockfield as President of MIT. This makes him the first President of MIT whose mother tongue is not English .
Reif lived with his wife Christine, née Chomiuk, in Newton until they moved into Gray House, the residence of the MIT president . The couple have two children.
research
Reif's research focus was in the areas of microsystem technology and nanotechnology , where he made particular contributions to research into 3D integration and semiconductor technology . He tried to make the production of the latter more environmentally friendly.
He also held several high positions in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the largest at MIT, before he was promoted to head of that department himself and held that position in 2004 and 2005: Reif was first appointed head of the microsystems technology laboratory, then he was entrusted with the management of the sub-department for electrical engineering.
Reif is also the owner or (co-) inventor of 15 patents, and he is also the author of five books.
Reif's work has received several awards, such as the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award or the Aristotle Award . In 2012 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Venezuelan-born academic named president of MIT , Reuters, May 17, 2012 (English), accessed December 13, 2013
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reif, L. Rafael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reif, Leo Rafael (full name); Ripe, Rafael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American electrical engineer, President of MIT |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maracaibo , Venezuela |