18 Facts About Curtis Carlson

Curtis Raymond Carlson was born on May 22,1945 and was president and CEO of SRI International from 1998 to 2014.

In 1981, Curtis Carlson was named the Director of the Image Quality and Perception Research Group and Vice President of the laboratory in 1990.

In 1995, Curtis Carlson became Executive Vice President of Sarnoff's Interactive Systems Division.

Curtis Carlson started the 1997 team that developed the HDTV program that became the US standard.

Curtis Carlson started the 2000 team that designed a system to assess broadcast image quality.

Curtis Carlson served as the president of SRI International from 1998 to 2014, and oversaw Sarnoff Corporation's full integration into SRI in January 2011.

In December 2012, Curtis Carlson was named a Charter Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

Curtis Carlson is an honorary Kobe Ambassador for SRI's contributions to Kobe, Japan.

Curtis Carlson has served on several government task forces including the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, the Army Science Board and the Defense Science Board task force on bio-chemical defense.

Curtis Carlson serves on the National Academy of Engineering Committee on Manufacturing, Design, and Innovation, and is a council member on the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, a joint body of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

Curtis Carlson is a member of the Highlands Group, which makes recommendations to government officials regarding technological developments of interest to the government.

In 2002, Carlson was awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Robert H Goddard Alumni Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement due to his contributions to science, technology, and business.

Curtis Carlson has been involved in establishing WPI's Silicon Valley Project Center.

Curtis Carlson has given several commencement speeches, including at WPI on May 20,2006; at Stevens Institute of Technology on May 22,2008; at the Malaysian Technical University, at Shantou University in China, at Menlo College in California, and at the University of Richmond on May 8,2011.

Curtis Carlson has received honorary degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Stevens Institute of Technology and Kettering University.

Curtis Carlson is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.

Curtis Carlson is a member of the US National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering Advisory Committee.

Curtis Carlson was a member of the National Academy of Engineering team that made recommendations to the National Science Foundation on the use of global value creation best practices.