wonderful day out in California.. took most of it off work. I worked the end part of our trip around  being here to see my good friend .. and my PhD advisor .. Prof Rob Rutenbar  get the Phil Kaufman award.. which is the highest honor anyone in my old field of EDA could get..The Phil Kaufman award is like the Nobel prize of EDA.. and if anyone deserves it, it’s Rob. 

 

there were bout 165 folks there to see ROb get the ward.. It was great seeig so many old freinds.. John K and Gloria.. 

 

Anderzej  and David

 

Jolly and Shispal 

 

me and my  closest grad collaborator David 

 

my codvisor.. and ROb’s long time (30 year) collaborator Rick. 

 

Jolly !!!

Patrick

 

rob and his son Peter.. see the resemblance ? 

 

My freind Prof Martin Wang of UI did a wonderful talk on Rob’s career. it was warm. personal and well researched .

 

lots of pictures of stuff I worked with Rob on .. 

 

nice stuff about his students 

 

and his teaching.. .here whinnign the Aristotle award .. fromour mutal good freind Bill Joyner.

(who’s that in the background ?!?_ ..)

 

rob gaveaa great talk about the twists and tursns aof his career.. as with all of robs talks.. it was wonderful adnd funny. 

 

young robb at U of Michigan. 

 

rob’s folks 

 

rob and rick.. the dynamic duo !

 

robs career as a word cloud.. 

rob’s first chip . 507 transister 

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the award !

 

colleagies and former students 

 

here’s the medal I made for ROb.. its his name in mth.. (get it .. ? root  n-bar) 

 

what a great event !> I was so proud of ROb..and so happy to see so many people gathered there for him. he’s SO deserving of this award !

 

we left around 9:45.. then drove up to Mill valley to meet our friends john. laurne.. and andrew…. andrew guided us to stinson beach to peter and Meagan’s wonderful beach house where we’re staying..

 

we got there just as it turned midnight.. it’s my brithday !!!!

 

ok.. it’s late and I need to  sleep..

 

more from my Birthday day tomorrow..

 

for now: nite  all, note sam

-me