James H. Mulligan Jr. (October 29, 1920 – January 12, 1996) was an American electrical engineer and professor.
[1] Mulligan began his career as a technician in the transmission development department at Bell Labs and later joined the United States Naval Research Laboratory, where he contributed to the development of the IFF Mark V system.
At the end of World War II, he joined the Allen B. DuMont Laboratories where he was involved in the development of television camera and video equipment.
He was also an elected fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
[3] In 1974, Mulligan left the NAE to become dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Engineering and completed his term in 1978.