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Japie van Zyl was born on 1957, is a Namibian electrical engineer (1957–2020). Discover Japie van Zyl's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

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1979

After matric he attended Stellenbosch University where he obtained an honours degree in electronic engineering cum laude in 1979.

He had been married to his wife, Calfie, since 1979, and lived in Altadena, California, until his death.

1982

After a further two years in the South African Navy, he went to California in 1982 where he obtained his MSc degree in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology ( Caltech ) in 1983.

1986

In 1986, he completed his PhD in electrical engineering at Caltech and then joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ( "JPL" ) as a researcher.

1990

In 1990, he was appointed the leader of a group that does advanced radar research with aircraft.

They are developing several new techniques to take pictures of the Earth (and other planets) using special radars.

1995

In 1995, van Zyl became head of all radar research at the JPL.

1997

Van Zyl was named Global Young Engineer of the Year by the International Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1997, and in 1998 he was recognized as a Fellow, an honor bestowed on less than 1% of the organization's members.

2000

In 2000, he became deputy head of the organization that implements and launches all of JPL's missions around the Earth.

One of the most important missions is the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission which was launched in February 2000 on the shuttle Endeavor.

2003

In 2003, van Zyl was the deputy director and in 2006 the director of astrophysics at the JPL.

Under his leadership, various missions were launched, including the Spitzer and Kepler telescopes.

2010

In 2010, he received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the same organization for his contributions in the field of radar research.

2011

In 2011, he became the co - director of the JPL with responsibility for developing the JPL's strategy.

The result, known as JPL2025, is a huge success and leads to unprecedented prosperity for the JPL in terms of the number of missions funded by NASA to them.

2015

He was honored in 2015 with an honorary doctorate in Engineering by the University of Stellenbosch for his work.

2016

In 2016, he became the director of solar system exploration at the JPL, where he was responsible for all the missions to planets in the outer part of the solar system.

2020

Japie van Zyl (February 24th 1957 - 26 August 2020) was a Namibian electrical engineer working for NASA.

Van Zyl was born in Outjo, South West Africa.

Van Zyl was admitted to Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California, in a critical condition in August 2020 after suffering a heart attack.

He retired shortly before, after 33 years of commitment to NASA.

He died on 26 August 2020 at the age of 63 in hospital.