Anthony R. Kerr

About

Anthony Kerr received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 1969. He then joined the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Sydney, Australia, to develop cryogenic parametric amplifiers for radio astronomy. From 1971 to 1974, he worked at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, VA, developing the first cryogenically cooled Schottky-diode mixer receiver for millimeter wavelength radio astronomy. Between 1974 and 1984, at the NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, he worked on the theory and design of Schottky, Josephson, and SIS mixers for millimeter-wave receivers. In 1984, he returned to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, where he is responsible for development of low-noise millimeter- and submillimeter-wave receiver technology. He was co-recipient of the 1978 IEEE Microwave Prize, and in 1983 received the NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal. He is a Life Fellow of the IEEE.