Salmon named research VP

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Posted 12-16-98

Salmon named VP of research and technology transfer at CWRU

CLEVELAND -- Case Western Reserve University has named Linton G. Salmon as vice president for research and technology transfer, effective January 4, 1999.

Salmon is associate professor and associate dean of the College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University, where his responsibilities include research, technology transfer, international relations, and graduate studies. He also holds the Newman Ward Chair of Electrical Engineering.

"Dr. Salmon's appointment was enthusiastically recommended by a committee of faculty and other members following a national search," said CWRU President Agnar Pytte in making the announcement. "I have great confidence that he will be an important contributor to the research enterprise here and to stronger links with industry."

In his new position, Salmon will head some of CWRU's most important activities. The University has more than 2,000 sponsored research projects under way, as well as numerous unsponsored projects, and operates approximately 100 designated research centers and laboratories.

CWRU is the largest private research university in Ohio, and ranks 12th among the nation's private research universities in federal awards to support research and development. It received more than $169 million from government, industry, and private sources for research and sponsored projects.

Commercialized technology developed at CWRU has resulted in a number of corporate start-ups, such as Athersys Inc., Copernicus Gene Systems, NeuroControl Corporation, and Osiris Therapeutics Inc. The University also has entered into collaborative agreements with numerous other companies to support research that may lead to commercialization.

Salmon joined the Brigham Young engineering college's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1990. While there, he constructed the Integrated Microelectronics Laboratory, a state-of-the-art clean room facility, and directed research in semiconductor technology. He also formed a multidisciplinary team to pursue research in microbatteries and other power sources for microscale applications.

From 1992-94, Salmon served as program director at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C., while on leave from Brigham Young. In that position, he directed the selection and funding of research projects in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and advanced semiconductor devices, and acted as a liaison with other federal and state agencies.

Prior to joining Brigham Young, Salmon held several positions in private industry. At Rockwell International in Newbury Park, CA, he directed three departments involved in the design, process development, and testing of high-performance digital and microwave circuits. At Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, he headed research and development for specialized integrated circuit technology.

Salmon is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American Physical Society. He earned a B.S. in physics from Stanford University in 1977, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in applied and engineering physics from Cornell University in 1983.

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