Donald Ray Scifres is an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur born on September 10, 1946, in Lafayette, Indiana. He studied at Purdue University and the University of Illinois, earning his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate. He worked at Xerox PARC and co-developed the Distributed Feedback Semiconductor Laser. In 1983, he co-founded Spectra Diode Laboratories, which became a leading manufacturer of fiber optic components. Scifres has over 130 patents and has received multiple awards including the George E. Pake Prize and the Arthur L. Schawlow Award, and is a respected member of various engineering societies.
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Your next birthday is 298 days away.
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Time Zone - America/Indiana/Indianapolis (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Don
Lord, master, ruler
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Don R. Scifres belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Lafayette
Educated At: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Occupation: electrical engineer
Employers: JDSU | PARC | Spectra Diode Labs
Awards Received: Edwin H. Land Medal | John Tyndall Award | IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal | IEEE Jack A. Morton Award | George E. Pake Prize
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Ephemeris for September 10, 1946
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on September 10, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for September 10, 2024 |
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| Sun | 17 Virgo 22 | 18 Virgo 28 | 4 Sagittarius 51 |
| Moon | 8 Pisces 28 | 12 Sagittarius 2 | 17 Capricorn 53 |
| Mercury | 13 Virgo 31 | 2 Virgo 5 | 22 Scorpio 14 |
| Venus | 3 Scorpio 34 | 14 Libra 52 | 19 Scorpio 25 |
| Mars | 20 Libra 41 | 3 Cancer 31 | 15 Sagittarius 16 |
| Jupiter | 26 Libra 59 | 20 Gemini 1 | 13 Scorpio 30 |
| Saturn | 5 Leo 4 | 15 Pisces 45 | 9 Leo 18 |
| Uranus | 21 Gemini 41 | 27 Taurus 14 | 20 Gemini 23 |
| Neptune | 7 Libra 35 | 28 Pisces 47 | 10 Libra 14 |
| Pluto | 12 Leo 27 | 29 Capricorn 51 | 13 Leo 19 |
| Rahu | 16 Gemini 5 | 7 Aries 26 | 11 Gemini 57 |
| Ketu | 16 Sagittarius 5 | 7 Libra 26 | 11 Sagittarius 57 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2024
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Don R. Scifres's 2024 Transits to Natal Planets
- Ketu conjunction Mars
Exact: 01 January, 2024 - Mars aspects Saturn
Exact: 11 January, 2024 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 20 February, 2024 - Saturn conjunction Moon
Exact: 20 February, 2024 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 01 March, 2024 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 11 March, 2024 - Jupiter trine Sun
Exact: 31 March, 2024 - Saturn opposition Mercury
Exact: 10 April, 2024 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 10 April, 2024 - Saturn square Ketu
Exact: 30 April, 2024 - Saturn opposition Sun
Exact: 20 May, 2024 - Saturn opposition Sun
Exact: 08 August, 2024 - Jupiter conjunction Rahu
Exact: 18 August, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Ketu
Exact: 18 August, 2024 - Saturn square Ketu
Exact: 28 August, 2024 - Saturn opposition Mercury
Exact: 27 September, 2024 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 07 October, 2024 - Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 27 October, 2024 - Mars square Venus
Exact: 16 November, 2024 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 26 November, 2024 - Jupiter conjunction Rahu
Exact: 06 December, 2024 - Jupiter opposition Ketu
Exact: 06 December, 2024
