Charles Elachi
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Planetary Science, Emeritus
B.Sc., University of Grenoble, 1968; Dipl. Ing., National Polytechnical Institute (Grenoble), 1968; M.S., Caltech, 1969; Ph.D., 1971; M.B.A., University of Southern California, 1978; D.Sc.h.c., Occidental College. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1971-73; Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, 1982-88; Lecturer in Electrical Engineering and Planetary Science, 1988-2001; Professor, 2002-16. Vice President and Director, 2001-16; Professor Emeritus, 2016-.
Research interests: remote sensing
Overview
Experience and interest in the use of spaceborne active microwave instruments and remote sensing of planetary surfaces spheres and subsurfaces; analysis and interpretation of radar imagery of planetary surfaces (including Earth); electromagnetic theory and wave propagation; space exploration policy.
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- Solomonidou, A.;Malaska, M.J. et al. (2024) Detailed chemical composition analysis of the Soi crater region on TitanIcarus
- Blankenship, Donald D.;Moussessian, Alina et al. (2024) Radar for Europa Assessment and Sounding: Ocean to Near-Surface (REASON)Space Science Reviews
- Lei, Yang;Raguso, Maria Carmela et al. (2022) Validation of a Pseudospectral Time-Domain (PSTD) Planetary Radar Sounding Simulator With SHARAD Radar Sounding DataIEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
- Shao, Yun;Gong, Huaze et al. (2022) The lake-level changes of Lop Nur over the past 2000 years and its linkage to the decline of the ancient Loulan KingdomJournal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
- Siegel, Peter H.;Elachi, Charles (2022) Microwave Pioneers: Charles Elachi, "Dare Mighty Things"IEEE Journal of Microwaves
- Kirkpatrick, J. Davy;Gelino, Christopher R. et al. (2021) The Field Substellar Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of 525 L, T, and Y DwarfsAstrophysical Journal Supplement Series
- Lei, Yang;Haynes, Mark et al. (2020) A Pseudospectral Time-Domain Simulator for Large-Scale Half-Space Electromagnetic Scattering and Radar Sounding Applications
- Solomonidou, A.;Le Gall, A. et al. (2020) Spectral and emissivity analysis of the raised ramparts around Titan's northern lakesIcarus
- Hofgartner, Jason D.;Hayes, Alexander G. et al. (2020) The root of anomalously specular reflections from solid surfaces on Saturn's moon TitanNature Communications
- Lei, Yang;Haynes, Mark S. et al. (2020) A 2-D Pseudospectral Time-Domain (PSTD) Simulator for Large-Scale Electromagnetic Scattering and Radar Sounding ApplicationsIEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing