A Brief History of Satellite Communications

Since the launch of Sputnik surprised the world on 4 October, 1957, satellites have become an integral part of worldwide communications. Lori Jeromin, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, will talk about the evolution of satellite communications from the 1960’s to present, including some highlights of Lincoln Laboratory’s contributions to this evolution. Satellite Communications basics and current challenges will also be addressed.

Lori Jeromin is a native of Waldwick, New Jersey. She received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA and the S.M. degree in electrical engineering from MIT. Since 1978, she has been with MIT, Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, MA. Her primary research interests include communications theory, information theory and their applications to RF and optical satellite and other wireless communications systems.

Ms. Jeromin has served as Vice Chair and Chair of the Boston Chapter of the IEEE Communications Society. She has served as member-at-large, Treasurer, and Secretary of the Boston Executive Committee.

The meeting will be held at the Lincoln Lab Auditorium, 244 Wood Street., Lexington, MA at 4:00 PM. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 PM. Registration is in the main lobby. Foreign national visitors to Lincoln Lab require visit requests. Please pre-register by e-mail to reception@ll.mit.edu and indicate your citizenship. Please use the Wood Street Gate. For directions go to http://www.ll.mit.edu/; for other information, contact Steve Teahan, Chairman, at (978)763-5136, or Steve.F.Teahan@raytheon.com

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