Gordon P. Riblet received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of Pennsylvania, PA, in 1966 and 1970, respectively. From 1970 to 1972, he was employed as a Research Scientist at the University of Cologne in Cologne, Germany, performing research in solid state physics. Since 1972, he has been employed at Microwave Development Laboratories in Needham, MA, where he is now President.