# John Vig

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**John Vig** (born 31 May 1942) is a physicist, executive and inventor. His career has been with the [U.S. Army Research Lab](/source/United_States_Army_Research_Laboratory) and he has also been active with the [IEEE](/source/IEEE). He is known for his inventions in UV-ozone cleaning, chemical [polishing](/source/Polishing) of [quartz](/source/Quartz) surfaces, [polyimide](/source/Polyimide) bonding of [resonators](/source/Resonators) and noise in [MEMS](/source/MEMS).[3]

## Early life and education

Born in Budapest to a Jewish family during World War II, he survived [The Holocaust](/source/The_Holocaust) and left Hungary with his immediate family during the [Hungarian Revolution](/source/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956) in 1956. He settled in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) with his family in 1957 and subsequently received a [B.S. degree](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) from [City College New York](/source/City_College_of_New_York) in 1964. In 1969 he received a [Ph.D.](/source/Ph.D.) in [Physics](/source/Physics) from [Rutgers University](/source/Rutgers_University). After graduating he began his professional career at the Electronic Components Laboratory at [Fort Monmouth](/source/Fort_Monmouth).[4]

## Career

He has served the [IEEE](/source/IEEE) in multiple roles, including:

- IEEE President and CEO.[5]
- President of the Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society (UFFC-S)[6]
- Founding President of the [Sensors Council](/source/IEEE_Sensors_Council)[7]
- Division Director, Member of the Board of Directors[8]

He was elected Fellow of the IEEE in 1988 "for contributions to the technology of quartz crystals for precision frequency control and timing."[9]

While in senior management roles in the IEEE, John focused heavily on key issues affecting the organization as demographics, technologies and globalization shifted the environment in which it operated. A key example was the management of diversity as the membership shifted away from being primarily a US-based organization.[10] Another example was helping to kick-start the IEEE [Internet of Things](/source/Internet_of_Things) Journal after having founded the IEEE Sensors Journal.[11]

One of the IEEE Sensors Council's awards, the John Vig Meritorious Service Award,[12] is named after John.

## References

1. ["John R Vig"](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1pn0zCUAAAAJ&citation_for_view=1pn0zCUAAAAJ:9yKSN-GCB0IC). *scholar.google.com*. Retrieved 2022-05-23.

1. ["Walter G. Cady Award | IEEE UFFC"](https://ieee-uffc.org/award/walter-g-cady-award). *ieee-uffc.org*. Retrieved 2022-05-23.

1. ["Quartz crystal resonators and oscillators for frequency control and timing applications. A tutorial"](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=1pn0zCUAAAAJ&citation_for_view=1pn0zCUAAAAJ:9yKSN-GCB0IC). *scholar.google.com*. Retrieved 2022-05-24.

1. ["Oral-History:John Vig"](https://ethw.org/Oral-History:John_Vig). *ETHW*. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2022-05-21.

1. ["List of Presidents of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)"](https://ethw.org/List_of_Presidents_of_the_Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers_(IEEE)). *ETHW*. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2022-05-21.

1. ["IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society History"](https://ethw.org/IEEE_Ultrasonics,_Ferroelectrics,_and_Frequency_Control_Society_History). *ETHW*. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2022-05-21.

1. ["IEEE Sensors Council History"](https://ethw.org/IEEE_Sensors_Council_History). *ETHW*. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-05-21.

1. ["IEEE Board of Directors"](https://ethw.org/IEEE_Board_of_Directors). *ETHW*. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-05-23.

1. ["IEEE Fellow Grade History"](https://ethw.org/IEEE_Fellow_Grade_History). *ETHW*. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2022-05-21.

1. ["Q&A About IEEE Diversity"](https://spectrum.ieee.org/qa-about-ieee-diversity). *IEEE Spectrum*. 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2022-05-25.

1. ["First-Hand:The IEEE Internet of Things Journal Started With a Conversation About Bread"](https://ethw.org/First-Hand:The_IEEE_Internet_of_Things_Journal_Started_With_a_Conversation_About_Bread). *ETHW*. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2022-05-25.

1. ["Awards"](https://ieee-sensors.org/awards/). *IEEE Sensors Council*. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-22.

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