Bruce Lusignan
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Bruce Lusignan (born 1936){{cite journal | title = Bruce Lusignan | journal = International House/Adelfa Alumni Reunion Newsletter | pages = 99–101 is an emeritus professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University and a visiting professor at Portland State University.{{cite web | publisher = Portland State University | work = Faculty Research Interests and Publications | url = http://www.ece.pdx.edu/Faculty/Lusignan.php | title = Bruce Lusignan | access-date = 2011-08-09 He earned his B.S.E.E ('58), M.S.E.E. ('59) and Ph.D. ('63) degrees from Stanford. In the early 1960s, he worked in radio astronomy at Stanford.{{cite magazine | magazine = Life | title = Start 'Em Early | page = 118 |date=September 14, 1962 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=z00EAAAAMBAJ&q=bruce.lusignan&pg=PA118 | author = Bruce Lusignan | title = Detection of solar particle streams using high-frequency radio waves | publisher = Stanford University Department of Electrical Engineering | location = Palo Alto, CA | year = 1963 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hYMFAAAAIAAJ&q=bruce.lusignan He has been director of Stanford's Communication Satellite Planning Center{{Cite encyclopedia | editor1-last = Hudgins | editor1-first = Edward Lee | editor2-last = Boaz | editor2-first = David | editor2-link = David Boaz | title = Space: the free-market frontier | publisher = Cato Institute | year = 2002 | location = | page = 79 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=KutVoTerSxsC&q=bruce.lusignan&pg=PA79 | isbn = 1-930865-19-8 | url = http://www.win-cawa.org/MainFiles/summit/parallelSched.html | title = Parallel programs (schedule) | work = Pacific West Coast Regional Summit on Africa | year = 1999 | publisher = Women's Intercultural Network | access-date = 2011-08-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111001005100/http://www.win-cawa.org/MainFiles/summit/parallelSched.html | archive-date = 2011-10-01 and Stanford's Center for International Cooperation in Space. He has also owned a small company designing cellular phones and pagers.{{cite news | author = Keith Bradsher (NY Times) | newspaper = Lakeland Ledger | title = Cellular Phone Calls Easy Pick for Unintended Ears | date = June 23, 1991 | page = 10A | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3ElIAAAAIBAJ&dq=bruce-lusignan&pg=1305%2C1013065
His areas of specialization are communications satellites, telephone switches, cellular networks and the related signal processing problems. He is inventor or co-inventor on 16 patents, including devices for metering power,{{cite patent | inventor-last = Lusignan | inventor-first = Bruce B. | inventorlink = | inventor2-last = Rezvani | inventor2-first = Behruz | inventorlink2 = | publication-date = | issue-date = Feb 21, 1995 | title = Solid state electric power usage meter and method for determining power usage | country-code = US | description = | patent-number = 5391983 }} RF signal reception,{{cite patent | inventor-last = Shen | inventor-first = David H. | inventorlink = | inventor2-last = Hwang | inventor2-first = Chien-Meen | inventorlink2 = | inventor3-last = Lusignan | inventor3-first = Bruce B. | inventorlink3 = | inventor4-last = Wooley | inventor4-first = Bruce A. | inventorlink4 = | publication-date = | issue-date = Jun 17, 1997 | title = Radio frequency signal reception using frequency shifting by discrete-time sub-sampling down-conversion | country-code = US | description = | patent-number = 5640698 }} satellite transceivers,{{cite patent | inventor-last = Lusignan | inventor-first = Bruce B. | inventorlink = | publication-date = | issue-date = Jul 27, 1999 | title = Method and system for transceiving signals using a constellation of satellites in close geosynchronous orbit | country-code = US | description = | patent-number = 5930680 }} alarm systems for cellular base stations,{{cite patent | inventor-last = Lusignan | inventor-first = Bruce B. | publication-date = | issue-date = Nov 20, 1990 | title = Radio data protocol communications system and method | country-code = US | description = | patent-number = 4972507 }} tone generators for telephony,{{cite patent | inventor-last = Lusignan | inventor-first = Bruce B. | inventor2-last = Sytwu| inventor2-first = James | inventor3-last = Badawi| inventor3-first = Amr | publication-date = | issue-date = Feb 18, 1986 | title = Pulse code modulated digital telephony tone generator | country-code = US | description = | patent-number = 4571723 }} and VSAT terminals.{{cite patent | inventor-last = Lusignan | inventor-first = Bruce B. | publication-date = | issue-date = Apr 28, 1998 | title = Very small aperture terminal & antenna for use therein | country-code = US | description = | patent-number = 5745084 }}
He has worked on designs for reusable launch vehicles based on the Black Horse concept.{{cite encyclopedia | title = An international single stage to orbit | last = Lusignan | first = Bruce B | encyclopedia = International Symposium on Space Technology and Science | volume = 20 | location = Gifu, Japan; JAPAN | date = 19–25 May 1996 | pages = 910–915 and has helped direct planning efforts for international cooperation on Mars exploration with the then-Soviet Union.{{cite news | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=96Y_AAAAIBAJ&pg=3014,256272&dq=bruce-lusignan&hl=en | newspaper = Times-Union | location = Warsaw, IN | title = Group of Scientists Propose Quick, Cheap Flight to Mars | date = Jul 2, 1991 | pages = 1A,8A | newspaper = Gainesville Sun | location = Gainesville, FL | title = Quicker, Cheaper Journey to Mars? | author = Harry F. Rosenthal (AP) | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GEpWAAAAIBAJ&dq=bruce-lusignan&pg=4327%2C9014925 | author = AP | title = Cheaper Flight to Mars Proposed | newspaper = Reading Eagle | date = June 26, 1991 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6vkhAAAAIBAJ&pg=1125,5536112&dq=bruce-lusignan&hl=en 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.{{cite web | url = http://news.stanford.edu/pr/93/930608Arc3218.html | publisher = Stanford University | title = Students plan Mars mission in 20 years | work = News Release | date = June 8, 1993
Lusignan also takes a strong interest in the politics and issues that arise in economic development, including sustainable development in Africa, earthquake relief and reconstruction in Peru,{{cite news | title = Stanford Will Plan Peru City in Quake Area | date = Apr 28, 1971 | page = B5 | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/601538112.html?dids=601538112:601538112&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Apr+28%2C+1971&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Stanford+Will+Plan+Peru+City+in+Quake+Area&pqatl=google | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121107151637/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/601538112.html?dids=601538112:601538112&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Apr+28,+1971&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Stanford+Will+Plan+Peru+City+in+Quake+Area&pqatl=google | url-status = dead | archive-date = November 7, 2012 and rural telecommunications in the Middle East.{{cite news | location = Charleston, SC | newspaper = The News and Courier | title = Stanford Working for Iran TV | date = June 26, 1975 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-BlZAAAAIBAJ&pg=1739,5284737&dq=bruce-lusignan&hl=en | access-date = 2011-08-09 For a number of years he ran EDGE – "Ethics of Development in a Global Environment"{{cite web | title = Ethics of Development in a Global Environment | url = http://www.stanford.edu/class/e297b/ | date = July 27, 1999 | publisher = Stanford University | access-date = 2011-08-10 – a weekly seminar at Stanford about issues in international conflict, trade, environmental sustainability, and amelioration of poverty and racism.{{cite news | title = Bruce Lusignan | publisher = Portland State University | editor=Perkowski, Marek A
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.{{cite news | author = Robert C. Owen | newspaper = Record-Journal | date = Jan 13, 1982 | title = Police state for scientists? | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oNdHAAAAIBAJ&dq=bruce-lusignan&pg=5880%2C1305928
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