Maurice W. Long
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Maurice W. Long is an American electrical engineer, radar engineer, and physicist
. He served as director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute
from 1968 to 1975. He currently works as a part-time radar consultant, principal research engineer at GTRI and adjunct professor of Electrical Engineering at Southern Polytechnic State University
.
in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology
in 1946. He also received a Master of Science
in Physics and a PhD
from Georgia Tech, and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky
.
) in 1946 as he completed his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at Georgia Tech. By 1963, he was serving as the chief of the Electronics Division of the Engineering Experiment Station. Long succeeded Wyatt Whitley as director of the Engineering Experiment Station in 1968 and was also given the title of associate dean for research as part of institute president Edwin D. Harrison
's attempts to bring the academic departments and the station closer together. In 1970, institute president Arthur Hansen moved to absorb the station entirely into the institute. Long resisted this move, feeling that it would compromise the effectiveness of the station. The complete integration of the Engineering Experiment Station and the institute's academic units never occurred, in part due to Long's outspokenness on the issue and in part due to James E. Boyd
's selection as interim president upon Hansen's resignation in 1971.
During Long's tenure as director, the Engineering Experiment station set a new record of $5.2 million in grants and contracts in fiscal year 1970-71 in spite of an economic recession and government budget cuts. In July 1971, the station lost half of its state funding, resulting in layoffs of a large number of research personnel and the reorganization of the station to make it more financially independent by shifting its focus toward soliciting revenue-generating contracts. Long's annual report of 1972-73 reflected this change, where he defined the station as "a client-oriented research center supported primarily by Federal and industrial grants." The shift in funding led the station toward more environmentally-related research and the development of alternative energy sources.
Long retired as director of the Engineering Experiment Station in 1975, but continued to serve as a consultant. He also worked as a private radar consultant, most notably serving as a liaison scientist with the U.S. Office of Naval Research in London, England. He has written and edited several books on radar systems including Radar Reflectivity of Land and Sea and Airborne Early Warning System Concepts.
Physicist
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. He served as director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute
Georgia Tech Research Institute
The Georgia Tech Research Institute is the nonprofit applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States...
from 1968 to 1975. He currently works as a part-time radar consultant, principal research engineer at GTRI and adjunct professor of Electrical Engineering at Southern Polytechnic State University
Southern Polytechnic State University
Southern Polytechnic State University is a public, co-educational state university located in Marietta, Georgia, USA just northwest of Atlanta...
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Education
Long received a Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science
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in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
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in 1946. He also received a Master of Science
Master of Science
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in Physics and a PhD
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from Georgia Tech, and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
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Career
Long began his career at the Engineering Experiment Station (now known as the Georgia Tech Research InstituteGeorgia Tech Research Institute
The Georgia Tech Research Institute is the nonprofit applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States...
) in 1946 as he completed his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at Georgia Tech. By 1963, he was serving as the chief of the Electronics Division of the Engineering Experiment Station. Long succeeded Wyatt Whitley as director of the Engineering Experiment Station in 1968 and was also given the title of associate dean for research as part of institute president Edwin D. Harrison
Edwin D. Harrison
Edwin Davies Harrison was the sixth president of the Georgia Institute of Technology , from 1957 to 1969. It was in Harrison's honor that the first 'T' was stolen from the face of Tech Tower....
's attempts to bring the academic departments and the station closer together. In 1970, institute president Arthur Hansen moved to absorb the station entirely into the institute. Long resisted this move, feeling that it would compromise the effectiveness of the station. The complete integration of the Engineering Experiment Station and the institute's academic units never occurred, in part due to Long's outspokenness on the issue and in part due to James E. Boyd
James E. Boyd (scientist)
James Emory "Jim" Boyd was an American physicist, mathematician, and academic administrator. He was director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute from 1957 to 1961, president of West Georgia College from 1961 to 1971, and acting president of the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1971 to...
's selection as interim president upon Hansen's resignation in 1971.
During Long's tenure as director, the Engineering Experiment station set a new record of $5.2 million in grants and contracts in fiscal year 1970-71 in spite of an economic recession and government budget cuts. In July 1971, the station lost half of its state funding, resulting in layoffs of a large number of research personnel and the reorganization of the station to make it more financially independent by shifting its focus toward soliciting revenue-generating contracts. Long's annual report of 1972-73 reflected this change, where he defined the station as "a client-oriented research center supported primarily by Federal and industrial grants." The shift in funding led the station toward more environmentally-related research and the development of alternative energy sources.
Long retired as director of the Engineering Experiment Station in 1975, but continued to serve as a consultant. He also worked as a private radar consultant, most notably serving as a liaison scientist with the U.S. Office of Naval Research in London, England. He has written and edited several books on radar systems including Radar Reflectivity of Land and Sea and Airborne Early Warning System Concepts.