Jack Ruina
Dr. Jack P. Ruina (born August 19, 1923 in Rypin, Poland) was the son of Nechuma Warshaw and Michael Ruina. He is married to Edith Elster.[1]
Personal Life
Born in Poland, Ruina was brought to the United States by his parents in 1927 at the age of four, and was naturalized in 1932.[1]
Institute for Defense Analyses
At about the time that Ruina assumed the presidency of the Institute for Defense Analyses, the organization was achieving great notoriety from publicity concerning two of its studies, Phoenix and Fair, which were the product of the leftist wing of the American scientific community. In their full context, the two studies were pleas that appeasement measures bordering upon surrender become fundamental United States diplomatic and military policies vis-a-vis the Soviet Union.
In a speech he delivered to the American Academy of Sciences, entitled The Nuclear Arms Race: Diagnosis and Treatment, printed in the October, 1988 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Ruina made the following comments,
- "From the beginning, we realized that traditional national and military thinking would, if unaltered, drive us to the brink of total destruction. Despite this fear, the United States remained distrustful of any accommodation with the Soviet Union in this area; we found comfort in "nuclear superiority" while the Soviet Union did not appear to be either serious or reasonable in most of its proposals...
- The cost [of military superiority] is excessive, the potential damage tremendous, and the commitment to superiority dangerous and unhealthy given the other serious problems we face."[1]
Mitre
Ruina has served as a board member of Mitre since 1967. From 1992 - 1997, Ruina served as Vice Chairman of the board. In 1997, Ruina was made an honorary member. Mitre is a not-for-profit organization chartered to work in the public interest.
Pugwash Conference
In 1969, Ruina participated in a Pugwash Conference, a meeting of American Scientists with Soviet scientists and government officials.[1]
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
As at March 12, 2010, Ruina ws a fellow at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.[2]
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
As at March 12, 2010, Ruina ws a fellow at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[2]
American Association for the Advancement of Science
As at March 12, 2010, Ruina ws a fellow at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[2]
Positions
- 1948 - 1950: Was a research fellow at the Microwave Research Institute of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
- 1950 - 1954: Was successively, an instructor, an instructor, assistant professor, and associate professor of electrical engineering at Brown University
- 1954 - 1963: Was at the University of Illinois' Coordinated Science Laboratory as a research associate professor (1954 - 1959), a research professor and professor of electrical engineering (1959 - 1963)
- 1959 - 1963: Worked in the Department of Defense as a deputy for research (1959 - 1960), as assistant director for defense research and engineering (1960 - 1961) and as director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (1961 - 1963)
- 1963 - 1997: Became a professor of engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Served as an adviser or consultant to the Air Force, the Department of Defense, the Department of Transportation, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
- 1964 - 1966: Was president of the Institute for Defense Analyses
- 1966 - 1970: Became vice-president of MIT's special laboratories: major centers of military research and development
- 1977 - 1981: Served as senior consultant to the Executive Office of Science and Technology
Awards
In 1961, Ruina received the Arthur S. Flemming Award as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men in Government.[2]
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Biographical Dictionary of the Left, Francis X. Gannon, Vol. 2, pp. 532-533
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mitre website: Jack Ruina biography