Institute Founder
Uncapher persuaded both the US government and USC Engineering Dean, Zohrab Kaprielian, to form a university-based research agency and ISI opened the offices it still occupies in Marina del Rey, California. With the Vietnam war winding down it was also an ideal time for ISI to help rebuild the gap between the Department of Defense and academia. During the 1980s, along with his colleagues, Uncapher helped to create the MOSIS system that made VLSI design more practical and cost effective for researchers, and as a result, architectural innovation more plentiful.
At CNRI, Uncapher worked to advance new areas of information technology, and to make them useful for our nation and for all humankind. His main focus was on fostering the development of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems and in particular, MEMS technology and infrastructure.
Uncapher was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1998 for contributions to information technology at the national level. He also received the "Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service" from the Department of the Air Force as well as the IEEE Computer Society "Centennial Medal". His lifetime of service included participating on the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, Defense Information Systems Agency's Scientific Advisory Group, and the Institute for Defense Analyses Computer Science Advisory Group.
He was an active participant in the National Research Council, Board of Telecommunications. He was a member of the Federal Judicial Center's Scientific Advisory Group, and served on the EDUCOM Board of Trustees.
He chaired Stanford University's Computer Science Advisory Committee, and Carnegie-Mellon's Computer Science Advisory Board. He was also a Director of Foretec Seminars.
Uncapher died while living in Los Angeles, California on October 10, 2002 of heart failure.
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