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Christopher H. Bajorek | |
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| Born | June 1, 1942 |
| Alma mater | Pasadena City College, CalTech |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, Technology leader |
| Employers | IBM, Komag Inc. |
Christopher H. Bajorek (Chris) has been a major contributor and a leader in the prototyping, development, manufacturing and application of magnetoresistive recording (MR) heads in the data storage industry[1]. At IBM, he was an integral part of the team that pioneered MR heads for consumer-transaction readers, tape drives and disk drives. He also led IBM’s Advanced Packaging Technology Laboratory and Magnetic Recording Institute[2].
In 1990, Bajorek became an IEEE Fellow[3] "For leadership in the development and manufacture of magnetic data storage and high-speed computer switching devices". Bajorek has contributed to more than 20 patents and 50 publications in the fields of semiconductors, electronic packaging and data recording[1]. He also has served as director of the International Disk Drive Equipment & Materials Association[4]. Dr. Bajorek was executive vice president of Advanced Technology of Komag, Inc.[5], San Jose, California.
In 2002, Bajorek received the Reynold B. Johnson Award in 2002[6] as a "major contributor and a leader in the prototyping, development, manufacturing and application of magnetoresistive recording heads in the data storage industry".
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