Dr. Rohde of Rohde and Schwarz

Biography:

The​ ​entrepreneur​ ​and​ ​scientist​ ​Ulrich​ ​L.​ ​Rohde​ ​is​ ​regarded​ ​as​ ​a​ ​pioneer​ ​in​ ​radio-frequency​ ​and microwave​ ​technology.​ ​As​ ​the​ ​owner​ ​of​ ​several​ ​companies​ ​in​ ​the​ ​USA​ ​and​ ​a​ ​partner​ ​in​ ​the global​ ​company​ ​Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co.​ ​KG,​ ​he​ ​holds​ ​many​ ​patents.​ ​He​ ​is​ ​also​ ​the author​ ​of​ ​numerous​ ​publications​ ​in​ ​his​ ​field.​ ​He​ ​holds​ ​professorships​ ​in​ ​electrical​ ​engineering and​ ​microwave​ ​engineering​ ​at​ ​four​ ​universities​ ​in​ ​Germany,​ ​Romania​ ​and​ ​the​ ​USA.
Ulrich​ ​Lothar​ ​Albert​ ​Rohde​ ​was​ ​born​ ​in​ ​Munich​ ​on​ ​May​ ​20,​ ​1940.​ ​His​ ​maternal​ ​grandfather,​ ​the chemist​ ​Franz​ ​Fischer,​ ​invented​ ​the​ ​process​ ​for​ ​liquefying​ ​coal​ ​to​ ​produce​ ​fuels.​ ​His​ ​father Lothar​ ​Rohde​ ​studied​ ​physics​ ​in​ ​Cologne​ ​and​ ​Jena​ ​before​ ​establishing​ ​the Physikalisch-Technisches​ ​Entwicklungslabor​ ​Dr. Rohde​ ​&​ ​Dr. Schwarz​ ​(PTE)​ ​in​ ​Munich​ ​with​ ​his university​ ​friend​ ​Hermann​ ​Schwarz​ ​in​ ​1933.

Today​ ​Rohde​ ​&​ ​Schwarz​ ​GmbH​ ​&​ ​Co.​ ​KG​ ​is​ ​a​ ​global​ ​technology​ ​company​ ​with​ ​more​ ​than 10,000​ ​employees,​ ​specializing​ ​in​ ​the​ ​fields​ ​of​ ​test​ ​and​ ​measurement,​ ​broadcast​ ​and​ ​media, cybersecurity,​ ​secure​ ​communications,​ ​and​ ​monitoring​ ​and​ ​network​ ​testing.

After​ ​completing​ ​secondary​ ​school,​ ​Ulrich​ ​L.​ ​Rohde​ ​studied​ ​radio-frequency​ ​and communications​ ​engineering​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Technical​ ​Universities​ ​of​ ​Munich​ ​and​ ​Darmstadt.​ ​From​ ​1965 to​ ​1968​ ​he​ ​worked​ ​as​ ​a​ ​development​ ​engineer​ ​with​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States​ ​Underseas​ ​Cable Corporation​ ​in​ ​Cologne.​ ​He​ ​then​ ​joined​ ​AEG-Telefunken​ ​in​ ​Ulm,​ ​where​ ​he​ ​worked​ ​in​ ​the​ ​military communications​ ​systems​ ​department​ ​from​ ​1968​ ​until​ ​1974.

Since​ ​1973​ ​Ulrich​ ​L.​ ​Rohde​ ​has​ ​been​ ​a​ ​partner​ ​in​ ​Rohde​ ​&​ ​Schwarz​ ​GmbH​ ​&​ ​Co.​ ​KG​ ​in Munich.​ ​He​ ​pursued​ ​his​ ​career​ ​mainly​ ​in​ ​the​ ​USA,​ ​however.​ ​He​ ​served​ ​as​ ​the​ ​president​ ​of​ ​the Rohde & Schwarz​ ​USA​ ​subsidiary​ ​in​ ​Fairfield,​ ​New​ ​Jersey,​ ​from​ ​1974​ ​to​ ​1982.​ ​After​ ​that​ ​he joined​ ​the​ ​RCA​ ​Corporation​ ​in​ ​Camden,​ ​New​ ​Jersey,​ ​as​ ​a​ ​managing​ ​director​ ​responsible​ ​for​ ​the military​ ​communications​ ​division.​ ​From​ ​1985​ ​until​ ​1997​ ​he​ ​was​ ​the​ ​president​ ​of​ ​Compact Software​ ​Inc.​ ​in​ ​Paterson,​ ​New​ ​Jersey,​ ​a​ ​company​ ​that​ ​he​ ​also​ ​owned.​ ​At​ ​the​ ​same​ ​location,​ ​he established​ ​the​ ​Synergy​ ​Microwave​ ​Corporation​ ​in​ ​1985.​ ​Today​ ​he​ ​continues​ ​to​ ​serve​ ​as​ ​the chairman​ ​of​ ​the​ ​supervisory​ ​board​ ​of​ ​that​ ​company​ ​and​ ​also​ ​as​ ​the​ ​president​ ​of​ ​the Communications​ ​Consulting​ ​Corporation​ ​in​ ​Marco​ ​Island,​ ​Florida.​ ​His​ ​companies​ ​develop​ ​and manufacture​ ​special​ ​microwave​ ​circuits​ ​and​ ​systems.​ ​Rohde​ ​has​ ​gained​ ​considerable recognition,​ ​in​ ​particular​ ​through​ ​his​ ​selection​ ​as​ ​the​ ​2014​ ​winner​ ​of​ ​the​ ​C.B.​ ​Sawyer​ ​Memorial Award,​ ​which​ ​recognizes​ ​entrepreneurship​ ​or​ ​leadership​ ​in​ ​the​ ​frequency​ ​control​ ​community,​ ​or outstanding​ ​contributions​ ​in​ ​the​ ​development,​ ​production​ ​or​ ​characterization​ ​of​ ​resonator materials​ ​or​ ​structures.