John Vig

The native form of this personal name is Vig János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
John R. Vig
Vig János
Born (1942-05-31) 31 May 1942 (age 82)
Budapest, Hungary
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Alma materThe City College of New York, B.S.; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Ph.D.
OccupationPhysicist
Known forUV-ozone cleaning, Chemical polishing of quartz surfaces, Polyimide bonding of resonators, Noise in MEMS, Tutorial on quartz resonators[2]
RelativesMiklos Vig
Awards2020 IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award, 2006 C.B. Sawyer Memorial Award, 1990 IEEE UFFC Cady Award[1]
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsU.S. Army Research Lab, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, U.S.
ThesisThe Kondo effect in some dilute magnetic alloys of zinc (1969)
Doctoral advisorProf. Bernard Serin

John Vig (born 31 May 1942) is a physicist, executive and inventor. His career has been with the U.S. Army Research Lab and he has also been active with the IEEE. He is known for his inventions in UV-ozone cleaning, chemical polishing of quartz surfaces, polyimide bonding of resonators and noise in MEMS.[3]

1990 IEEE UFFC Cady Award
1990 IEEE UFFC Cady Award, a crystal ball made of single-crystal quartz, Presented to John R. Vig for outstanding contributions to the development of improved quartz crystals and processing techniques significantly advancing the field of precision frequency control and timing

Early life and education

Born in Budapest to a Jewish family during World War II, he survived The Holocaust and left Hungary with his immediate family during the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. He settled in New York City with his family in 1957 and subsequently received a B.S. degree from City College New York in 1964. In 1969 he received a Ph.D. in Physics from Rutgers University. After graduating he began his professional career at the Electronic Components Laboratory at Fort Monmouth.[4]

Career

He has served the IEEE in multiple roles, including:

  • IEEE President and CEO.[5]
  • President of the Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society (UFFC-S)[6]
  • Founding President of the Sensors Council[7]
  • Division Director, Member of the Board of Directors[8]

He was elected Fellow of the IEEE in 1988 "for contributions to the technology of quartz crystals for precision frequency control and timing."[9]

While in senior management roles in the IEEE, John focused heavily on key issues affecting the organization as demographics, technologies and globalization shifted the environment in which it operated. A key example was the management of diversity as the membership shifted away from being primarily a US-based organization.[10] Another example was helping to kick-start the IEEE Internet of Things Journal after having founded the IEEE Sensors Journal.[11]

One of the IEEE Sensors Council's awards, the John Vig Meritorious Service Award,[12] is named after John.

References

  1. ^ "Walter G. Cady Award | IEEE UFFC". ieee-uffc.org. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  2. ^ "John R Vig". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. ^ "Quartz crystal resonators and oscillators for frequency control and timing applications. A tutorial". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  4. ^ "Oral-History:John Vig". ETHW. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  5. ^ "List of Presidents of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)". ETHW. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  6. ^ "IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society History". ETHW. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  7. ^ "IEEE Sensors Council History". ETHW. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  8. ^ "IEEE Board of Directors". ETHW. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  9. ^ "IEEE Fellow Grade History". ETHW. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  10. ^ "Q&A About IEEE Diversity". IEEE Spectrum. 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  11. ^ "First-Hand:The IEEE Internet of Things Journal Started With a Conversation About Bread". ETHW. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  12. ^ "Awards". IEEE Sensors Council. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-22.