Ralph Bernstein
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| Ralph Bernstein | |
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| Born | February 20, 1933 Zweibruken, Germany |
| 💼 Occupation | Engineer |
| 📆 Years active | 1987–present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Leah Bernstein (m. 1959) |
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Ralph Bernstein (born Rölf Bernstein, February 20 1933) is a retired engineer who specialized in digital imaging and image processing while working at IBM.[1] He researched in many fields, including 3D medical and earth observation image processing, and aircraft navigation control systems. He was a NASA Principal Investigator for the Landsat 4 and Landsat 5 Earth observation programs, the longest-running program for acquiring satellite images of Earth.[2] During the Landsat program he demonstrated the feasibility and accuracy of digitally processing and correcting Landsat data, receiving the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement.[3]
He served on many boards for the National Research Council, including the Space Science Board, the Space Applications Board, the Committee to Define Requirements for the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Committee on Data Management and Computation, where he served as chairman.[2] He has contributed to several patents and publications, including editing the 1978 edition of Digital Image Processing for Remote Sensing.[4] For his work at IBM he received the IBM Outstanding Contribution Award.
Early Life[edit]
Bernstein was born on February 20, 1933, in Zweibrücken, Germany. In 1938, as the threat of Nazi Germany increased, Bernstein's father Eleazer traveled to the United States in search of employment that would grant him a visa. When his father returned after securing a job offer in the United States, he was arrested in the wake of Kristallnacht. His mother Martha pleaded with a police captain whom Bernstein's father had become close with after playing chess, and he agreed to release his father, and smuggle the family across the French border. The family stayed in France for the next several months while they attempted to secure travel documents, and Bernstein lived in an orphanage with his brother. The family eventually managed to board a ship to the United States, and they arrived at Ellis Island in 1939. His family later moved to New London, CT, where his father was a teacher and a cantor. Bernstein attended Bulkeley High School, and on graduation in 1951 he joined the US Air Force. He was scheduled to go to fighter pilot training but the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed and he was then discharged.[5] He enrolled at the University of Connecticut in 1953 and graduated with his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1956. After graduating, he joined IBM in Endicott, New York. While working, he attended an evening program with Syracuse University, earning a master's degree in electrical engineering in 1960.[6]
Career[edit]
Bernstein began working at IBM, and worked there for much of his career. His work reached across many fields and topics, and he specialized in image processing of digital satellite imagery. He was a NASA Principal Investigator on two Landsat Earth observation satellite programs and developed advanced digital image processing algorithms and systems to process space data. This became the basis for an operational NASA digital image processing system for space data. He also developed an oceanographic computer data collection and gravity control system for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. After he retired from IBM, he became a Project Manager at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in Palo Alto from 1992 to 2001. At EPRI, he led the development and commercialization of a lightning detection and location system. His EPRI work also included an underground 3D utility mapping system and the Fault Analysis and Lightning Location system.[6] He was a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, as well as a member of NASA and NRC committees.
Personal Life[edit]
Bernstein married his wife, Leah Kine on August 23, 1959. They have three children and eight grandchildren.
Awards and Recognition[edit]
- NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement
- NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal
- IBM Outstanding Contribution Award
- National Research Council Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service
- WTI Construction Industry NOVA Award
- EPRI Chauncey Excellence Award
- University of Connecticut Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award
References[edit]
- ↑ Bowling, Elizabeth (May 31, 2012). "UConn Alum Talks About Using NASA Technology On The Mona Lisa". CT News Junkie.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "School of Engineering | Bernstein, Ralph". www.engr.uconn.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ↑ "appa". history.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ↑ Bernstein, Ralph (1978). Digital image processing for remote sensing. IEEE Press. ISBN 0-87942-105-3. OCLC 4398095. Search this book on
- ↑ Writer, Eliza Ridgeway-Town Crier Staff (April 15, 2009). "A survivor's story: Resident reflects on family's escape from the Nazis". Los Altos Town Crier.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "School of Engineering | Bernstein, Ralph". www.engr.uconn.edu.
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