Susan Hackwood
Encyclopedia
Susan Hackwood is the executive director
of the California Council on Science and Technology
(CCST). She is a professor
and researcher
of electrical engineering credited for inventing the concept of electrowetting
with Gerardo Beni
in 1981.
Hackwood is married to Gerardo Beni. They have two children.
to the degree
of Bachelor of Science
with Honours in Combined Science at DeMontfort University in Leicester
, UK after 3 years of studies (the norm for undergraduates in the UK). She received her PhD in 'Solid State Ionics' from DeMontfort in 1979, having also worked at UC Berkeley and Chalmers Institute of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.
at UC Riverside, and former Dean
of the UC Riverside College of Engineering. She has been the executive director of CCST since 1995. Prior to moving to UC Riverside in 1990, she was a professor at UC Santa Barbara and also worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories, in the Robotics Research department. She cofounded the Journal of Robotic Systems in 1984 with Gerardo Beni.
Executive director
Executive director is a term sometimes applied to the chief executive officer or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation. It is widely used in North American non-profit organizations, though in recent decades many U.S. nonprofits have adopted the title "President/CEO"...
of the California Council on Science and Technology
California Council on Science and Technology
The California Council on Science and Technology is an independent, not-for-profit 501 organization designed to offer expert advice to the California state government and to recommend solutions to science and technology-related policy issues....
(CCST). She is a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
and researcher
Researcher
A researcher is somebody who performs research, the search for knowledge or in general any systematic investigation to establish facts. Researchers can work in academic, industrial, government, or private institutions.-Examples of research institutions:...
of electrical engineering credited for inventing the concept of electrowetting
Electrowetting
Electrowetting is the modification of the wetting properties of a surface with an applied electric field.-History:...
with Gerardo Beni
Gerardo Beni
Gerardo Beni is a professor of electrical engineering at University of California, Riverside who, with Jin Wang, is known as the originator of the term 'swarm intelligence' in the context of cellular robotics and the concept of 'electrowetting' , with Susan Hackwood...
in 1981.
Hackwood is married to Gerardo Beni. They have two children.
Education
In 1976, Hackwood was admittedGraduation
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to the degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
of Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
with Honours in Combined Science at DeMontfort University in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, UK after 3 years of studies (the norm for undergraduates in the UK). She received her PhD in 'Solid State Ionics' from DeMontfort in 1979, having also worked at UC Berkeley and Chalmers Institute of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Career
Hackwood is currently a professor of electrical engineeringElectrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
at UC Riverside, and former Dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the UC Riverside College of Engineering. She has been the executive director of CCST since 1995. Prior to moving to UC Riverside in 1990, she was a professor at UC Santa Barbara and also worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories, in the Robotics Research department. She cofounded the Journal of Robotic Systems in 1984 with Gerardo Beni.