Zachary J. Lemnios

Zachary John Lemnios (born February 21, 1955) is an American scientist, executive, and engineer who has worked in government, industry, and academia. Most notably, he held the post of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (currently known as Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering) from 2009 to 2012, and he has served as the first Chief Technology Officer of MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and as Vice President of Research at IBM. Lemnios later founded ZJL Consulting, LLC.[1]

Zachary J. Lemnios
Official portrait
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
In office
July 2, 2009 – November 30, 2012
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJohn J. Young, Jr.
Succeeded byStephen P. Welby
Personal details
Born (1955-02-21) February 21, 1955
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseStephanie Bicoulis
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (BSEE)
Washington University in St. Louis (MSEE)

Early life

Zachary Lemnios was born on February 21, 1955, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and he was raised in Lexington, Massachusetts.[2][3] He attended the Lexington public schools and graduated from Lexington High School.[2][3] He was an avid amateur radio operator (WA1LTA)[4] and enjoyed building electronic projects.

Education

Lemnios received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from the University of Michigan in 1976[5] and his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis in 1979.[6] His thesis was titled, "The Fabrication and Evaluation of Microwave Field Effect Transistors".[7] He also completed post graduate courses, including the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security (NIS).

Career

Lemnios held technical and leadership positions across industry at Hughes Aircraft, Westinghouse Electric, and Ford Microelectronics that led to the development of advanced microelectronic components.[8][9][10][11][12]

Lemnios served as the first Chief Technology Officer of MIT Lincoln Laboratory.[13] He joined the Information Processing Technology Office (IPTO) in April 2002, and was influential in the creation of the Personalized Assistant that Learns program.[14]

Lemnios has served as Chair and on the Technical Program Committee of GOMACTech[15] and GaAs IC Symposium.[16]

Lemnios addresses the audience during a welcoming ceremony hosted by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates for three newly appointed officials, including Lemnios, at the Pentagon, c. August 10, 2009

Lemnios was confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering by the Senate on June 19, 2009, and he was sworn in on July 2, 2009.[17] In this position, Lemnios was the Chief Technology Officer for Department of Defense.[18]

Lemnios established the DoD Science and Technology Executive Committee.[19]

Lemnios served as a Principal member, Committee on Technology of the National Science and Technology Council;[17][20] Advisor, Defense Acquisition Board;[17][21] Chairman, Radiation Hardened Oversight Council (RHOC);[17] Chairman, Defense Science and Technology Advisory Group (DSTAG);[17] Chairman, Armed Services Biomedical Research Evaluation and Management Committee;[17] Chairman, DoD Combat Feeding Research and Engineering Board (CFREB);[17] and Chairman, DoD Biometrics Executive Committee.[17]

He launched four imperatives for the Defense Science & Technology enterprise, which set the framework for how the Department of Defense prepares for future US national security needs:[22][23]


  • "Accelerate the delivery of technical capabilities to win the current fight and develop the skills and processes to rapidly field capabilities in any future fight".


  • "Prepare for an uncertain future" by investing in key technologies such as cyber science and technology, electronic warfare and protection, data-to-decisions (to reduce cycle time and manpower for analysis), engineered resilient systems (for protection against infiltration and to develop agile manufacturing for trusted defense systems), countering WMDs, autonomous systems, and enhancing human systems (human-machine interfaces).


  • "Reduce the cost, acquisition time, and risk of major defense acquisition programs".


  • "Develop world class science, technology, engineering, and math capabilities for the DoD and the Nation".

Lemnios announced his resignation on November 20, 2012.[24] He left the Pentagon and joined IBM where he served as Vice President for research strategy.[25][26][14]

Awards

Lemnios has authored more than 40 papers and holds 4 patents in advanced Gallium arsenide device and MMIC technology.

Lemnios is a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.[27]

In 2018, Lemnios received the University of Michigan Electrical and Computer Engineering Alumni Impact Award for "helping to shape the new Frontier in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science", the highest recognition granted by ECE to its alumni.[28][29]

Lemnios received the Washington University in St. Louis Alumni Achievement Award.[30]

Patents
  • Three Metal Personalization Of Application Specific Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit[9]
  • Three Metal Personalization Of Application Specific Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit[10]
  • Sputtered Metallic Silicide Gate For GaAs Integrated Circuits[11]
  • Ion Implant Mask And Cap For Gallium Arsenide Structures[12]

Personal life

He was selected by the Department of Defense to be one of the USA Science and Engineering Festival's Nifty Fifty Speakers to speak about his work and career to middle and high school students in October 2010.[31]

Lemnios was a special guest at the Team America Rocketry Challenge in 2010,[32] delivered remarks to young students at the Real World Design Challenge in 2012,[33] and was a special guest at the FIRST Robotics Competition in 2012.[34]

References
  1. "ZJL Consulting, LLC". Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  2. "Lexington High School Class Of 1972 Alumni, Lexington, MA". Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  3. "Lexington High School yearbook" (PDF). Lexington, Massachusetts. 1972. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  4. "Internet Archive". Winter_1977_Radio_Amateur_Callbook". 1977. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  5. "Alumni Honors and Awards". University of Michigan.
  6. "Alumni News - Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering - Washington University". 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  7. Lemnios, Zachary (1979). The fabrication and evaluation of microwave field effect transistors. Washington University Library: Washington University Press. p. 129. OCLC 5503999.
  8. "Lemnios IBM Bio" (PDF). U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  9. US patent 5162258, Zachary J. Lemnios; David G. McIntyre & Chung-Lim Lau et al., "Three Metal Personalization Of Application Specific Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit", published 1992-11-10
  10. US patent 4959705, Zachary J. Lemnios; David G. McIntyre & Chung-Lim Lau et al., "Three Metal Personalization Of Application Specific Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit", published 1990-09-25, assigned to Ford Microelectronics, Inc.
  11. US patent 4954852, Zachary J. Lemnios, "Sputtered Metallic Silicide Gate For GaAs Integrated Circuits", published 1990-09-04, assigned to Ford Microelectronics, Inc.
  12. US patent 4494997, Zachary J. Lemnios & He B. Kim, "Ion Implant Mask And Cap For Gallium Arsenide Structures", published 1985-01-22, assigned to Westinghouse Electric Corp.
  13. "Lab Notes: Plotting the Laboratory's Technology Future" (PDF). Lincoln Laboratory Journal. 18 (1): 17–22. 2009.
  14. Cheney, David W.; van Atta, Richard (2019). "8. DARPA's Process for Creating New Programs". The DARPA Model for Transformative Technologies : Perspectives on the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Cambridge. p. 275, under section "Other Key Roles in Program Formation," section 142. ISBN 979-10-365-6081-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  15. "Untitled Document". GOMACTech. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  16. "GaAs IC Symposium - Technical Digest 1998". Atlanta: IEEE GALLIUM ARSENIDE INTIEGRATED CIRCUIT SYMPOSIUM. November 1998: 4. doi:10.1109/GAAS.1998.722586. Retrieved March 28, 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  17. "Biography - Zachary J. Lemnios". U.S. Department of Defense. 2009. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  18. "The Critical Role of Science and Technology for National Defense". Computing Research News. 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  19. "- [H.A.S.C. No. 112-9]FISCAL YEAR 2012 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  20. John P. Holdren (December 2, 2011). "CHARTER of the COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL" (PDF). Executive Office of the President of the United States. Retrieved March 26, 2022. Under Section D., "Membership," the list of offices represented are shown. Lemnios was Under Secretary of Defense for Research at this time, which would mean he was a member.
  21. "Glossary Content". Defense Acquisition University. Retrieved March 26, 2022. Shows a list of offices that are members, and it includes Under Secretary of Defense for Research.
  22. "Statement Testimony of The Honorable Zachary J. Lemnios Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E))" (PDF). United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations. March 1, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  23. Andrew Burt (May 2, 2011). "Gates Approves S&T Priorities, Roadmaps for POM Planning". InsideDefense.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  24. "DOD head of research and engineering submits resignation". 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  25. Steve Lohr (December 3, 2012). "Pentagon's Top Technologist Joins I.B.M." The New York Times. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  26. "IBM research honcho: From the Pentagon to the 'toy shop'". 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  27. "IEEE Fellows Directory". Retrieved March 26, 2022. Category: Technical Leader. Citation: For leadership in advanced technologies of defense security systems.
  28. Hayley Hanway (December 3, 2018). "Zachary Lemnios: Helping to shape the new Frontier in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science". University of Michigan College of Engineering. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  29. "Award Descriptions". University of Michigan College of Engineering. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  30. "2010 - McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis". McKelvey School of Engineering. 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  31. "Nifty Fifty". www.usasciencefestival.org. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010.
  32. Barber, Trip (2010). "Team America Rocketry Challenge 2010". Sport Rocketry. 52 (5): 5–15.
  33. "Today in the Department of Defense, 4/21/2012". US Department of Defense. April 21, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  34. Michelle Breier (May 16, 2012). "San Pasqual robotics teams takes on the world". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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