Joel Emer

American electrical engineer
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Joel Emer

Summary

Joel Emer is a human[1]. Born in Chicago[2], he… he was born on +1954-03-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], computer scientist[5], researcher[6], information scientist[7], and electrotechnician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Joel Emer's place of birth was Chicago[2].
  • Joel Emer was born on +1954-03-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Joel Emer held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Joel Emer worked as an engineer[4].
  • Joel Emer worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Joel Emer's professions included researcher[6].
  • Joel Emer's professions included information scientist[7].
  • Joel Emer worked as an electrotechnician[8].
  • Joel Emer's professions included university teacher[11].
  • Joel Emer's field of work was informatics[12].
  • Joel Emer's field of work was computing[13].
  • Joel Emer's field of work was electrical engineering[14].
  • Joel Emer's field of work was computer architecture[15].
  • Among Joel Emer's employers was Digital Equipment Corporation[16].
  • Joel Emer was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17].
  • Among Joel Emer's employers was Nvidia[18].
  • Joel Emer was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[19].
  • Joel Emer was educated at Purdue University[20].
  • Joel Emer's doctoral advisor was Edward S. Davidson[21].
  • Joel Emer received the Eckert–Mauchly Award[22].
  • Joel Emer received the ACM Fellow[23].
  • Joel Emer received the IEEE Fellow[24].
  • Joel Emer was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[25].
  • Joel Emer was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[26].
  • Joel Emer's image is recorded as Joel Emer 2003.jpg[27].

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Origins and Family

Joel Emer's place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on +1954-03-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[19], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1867[30] and Purdue University[20], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1869[33]. Joel Emer's doctoral advisor was Edward S. Davidson[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], computer scientist[5], researcher[6], information scientist[7], electrotechnician[8], and university teacher[11]. Fields of work include informatics[12], an academic major[34], founded in 1957[35]; computing[13], a type of process[36]; electrical engineering[14], a branch of engineering[37]; and computer architecture[15], a concept[38]. Employers include Digital Equipment Corporation[16], a business[39], in United States[40], founded in 1957[41], headquartered in Maynard[42]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17], a university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1861[45], headquartered in Cambridge[46]; and Nvidia[18], a business[47], in United States[48], founded in 1993[49], headquartered in Santa Clara[50]. Doctoral students include Michael Ignatius Pellauer[51] and Kermin Elliott Fleming, Jr.[52].

Recognition

Awards received include Eckert–Mauchly Award[22], a science award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1979[55]; ACM Fellow[23], a fellowship award[56]; and IEEE Fellow[24], a science award[57].

Why It Matters

Joel Emer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

Where was Joel Emer born?

Joel Emer was born in Chicago[2].

What did Joel Emer do for work?

Joel Emer worked as engineer[4], computer scientist[5], researcher[6], information scientist[7], and electrotechnician[8].

Where did Joel Emer go to school?

Joel Emer was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[19] and Purdue University[20].

What awards did Joel Emer receive?

Honors received include Eckert–Mauchly Award[22], ACM Fellow[23], and IEEE Fellow[24].

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  17. [17] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [22] . awards.acm.org. awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [51] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [52] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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