John Spargo IEEE Region: 6 (Western U.S.) Email Biography Dr. Spargo is a senior staff member of the Research & Technology organization within Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Redondo Beach, CA. His primary research interests are superconducting integrated circuit development and superconducting electronics for high-performance computing, signal processing, and communications. He has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley. He holds patents in the areas of packaging and spacecraft. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, past Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, and past President of the IEEE Council on SuperConductivity (2007-2010). Favorite Quote: "If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it." (Albert Einstein) Position(s) & Affiliation(s) Northrop Grumman Space Technology
