James Thorp

James S. Thorp (February 7, 1937 – May 2, 2018)[1] was the head of the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech.[2] He was the Hugh P. and Ethel C. Kelly Professor Emeritus & Research Professor.[3] He received all his degrees (B.S. 1959, M.S. 1961, and Ph.D. 1962) from Cornell University. Professor Thorp was a teacher, a researcher, and for many years served as the director, in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell, where he worked for 42 years, 1962-2004.

For those of a similar name, see James Thorpe (disambiguation).

Along with fellow Virginia Tech professor Arun G. Phadke, Thorp received The Franklin Institute's 2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering [4] for their contributions to the power industry, particularly microprocessor controllers in electric power systems that have significantly decreased the occurrence and duration of power blackouts.[5] He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1996 for his "contributions to the development of digital techniques for power system protection, monitoring, and control"[6] and also was an IEEE Fellow (since 1989).

References
  1. "Prof James Thorp". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  2. ece.vt.edu/ecenews/fall99/faculty.html "Phadke and Thorp receive Benjamin Franklin Medal" Check |url= value (help). Engineering News. Virginia Tech College of Engineering. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  3. "Faculty & Staff | ECE | Virginia Tech". Ece.vt.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  4. Franklin Institute Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "National Attention Focused on Science and Technology Makes Franklin Institutes's Annual Celebration of Science Relevant and Timely". April 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  6. Dr. James S. Thorp Member. "NAE Website - Dr. James S. Thorp". Nae.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-11.


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