The Team:
Kenneth L. Carr received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1953 from Tufts University in Boston, MA. He continued his graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Northeastern University, Boston, MA; and The Sloan School at M.I.T., Cambridge, MA. He received a Doctorate of Engineering Technology, Honoris Causa, from Boston’s Wentworth Institute of Technology in May, 1992.
Ken joined Philco Corporation’s Government and Industrial Division after graduation from Tufts, and was named Microwave Section Head in 1954 after receiving the company’s Outstanding Engineer Award. In 1956 he joined Airtron, Inc. as co-founder and Technical Director of their Ferrite Division. In 1958, following the acquisition of Airtron by Litton Industries, Ken co-founded Ferrotec, Inc., serving as Technical Director, and later as President. He was responsible for the development of the company’s broad line of ferrite products, microwave integrated circuits, and microwave subsystems. In 1970 after Ferrotec was acquired by M/A-COM, Inc., Ken was named Group Vice President and Technical Director. He established the Advanced Programs and Technology Center, resulting in the formation of several new divisions and activities. As Group Vice President, Ken was responsible for M/A-COM operations in California, Arizona, Massachusetts, and international operations in England. See all Awards
In September 1985, while maintaining his position at M/A-COM, and with the support of M/A-COM, Ken founded Meridian Medical Systems, LLC (“MMS®”), formerly Microwave Medical Systems. Ken retired as Group Vice President of M/A-COM in1990, and is currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of MMS®.
Ken’s recent work has been in the design and development of unique medical devices, using microwave technology for specific and controlled temperature measurement and management.
Ken presently holds 41 U.S. and International patents, all of which pertain to microwave devices or systems, and 34 of which relate to medical applications. He also has eight patents pending, and has published more than 95 papers in many peer-reviewed journals. His contributions to books and encyclopedias are widely accepted.