Dr. Carnes, who has had 30 years combined service with Sarnoff and its RCA predecessor, became Sarnoff's President in 1990. A recognized authority in the field of charge-coupled devices, he has played a major role in the development of High Definition Television (HDTV) in the U.S. since 1987.

Dr. Carnes has been issued nine U.S. patents and is the author of more than 100 papers and presentations. In 1981 he was a recipient of the David Sarnoff Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement "for the development and implementation of a CCD comb filter integrated circuit in color television receivers."



June 1999
Dr. James E. Carnes
Business Board of Directors

Sarnoff Corporation (formerly David Sarnoff Research Center) 1990-
SRI International 1998-
*Sensar, Inc., Chairman 1992-
*Sarnoff Real Time Corporation 1993-98
*Sarif, Inc. o 1994-
*Delsys Pharmaceutical Corporation 1994-1997
*Orchid Biocomputer, Inc. 1995-1999
*Sarnoff Digital Communications 1996-
NOVA Corporation (NYSE: NIS), Atlanta, GA 1997-98

*Sarnoff spin-off companies

Educational and Community Trusteeships

Rider College Science Advisory Board, Chairman 1990-92
Rider University Trustee 1993-
Independent College Fund of New Jersey 1991-96
Thomas Edison State College Foundation Board 1992-
Vice Chairman
American Boychoir School 1995-
United Way--Princeton Area Communities Campaign Chairman 1992-1993
United Way of Greater Mercer County 1994- Chairman 1994-1996
New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame 1991-98 Vice Chairman
New Jersey Institute of Technology Board of Overseers 1993-98
Middlesex-Somerset-Mercer (MSM) Regional Council 1996-
Penn State Alumni Council & Executive Committee 1988-94, 1996-
Vice President (1997-99); President (1999- )
Penn State World Campus Advisory Board 1998-

Awards

David Sarnoff Outstanding Technical Achievement Award 1983
Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1985
IEEE Centennial Award 1984
IEEE Region 1 Award 1993
Central Jersey Engineering Council Engineer of the Year 1991
Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumnus 1992
Humanitarian Award--Greater Princeton Area National Conference of Christians and Jews 1994
Honorary Degree, Thomas Edison State College, 1994
Penn State Alumni Association's President & Executive Director Award 1995
Mercer County Chamber of Commerce "Citizen of the Year" 1996
Penn State Distinguished Alumnus 1996
Member of National Academy of Engineering 1996
Honorary Doctor of Sciences, Kean University 1998
Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame 1998
NJ Technology Council High Tech Hero Award 1999