Richard Moore (November 13, 1923 – November 13, 2012[1]) was an American radar engineer, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Kansas and founder of the Radar Systems and Remote Sensing Laboratory Lab (RSL).
[2] He made significant research contributions[3] to microwave remote sensing of atmosphere, ocean, land, ice, and planetary surfaces; radar systems; and radio wave propagation.
The same year Moore joined Sandia Corporation and became Section Supervisor.
In 1962 Moore became Black & Veatch Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Kansas.
The Radar Systems and Remote Sensing Laboratory Lab (RSL) was founded, with Prof. Moore as its director, in 1964.