Michael Read

Dr. Michael Read – Dr. Read received his Ph.D. in 1976 from Cornell University in Electrical Engineering and Plasma Physics. He worked at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and from 1983 to 1986 was head of the Gyrotron Oscillators and Plasma Interactions Section of Plasma Physics Division. In October 1986, he joined Physical Sciences Inc., where he became Manager of the Electromagnetic Technology Area. Dr. Read joined Calabazas Creek Research in 1999, where he is Chief Scientist and responsible for electron gun, magnetics, and RF circuit design. He is currently leading development of a multiple beam electron gun for a Ka-Band TWT, a 100 kW CW L-Band ultra-high efficiency klystron, and a high power phase-locked magnetron.