Gerald R. Ash (born in 1942 in Paterson, New Jersey) is an electrical engineer at AT&T Labs. His research has focused on routing problems; he is known for the development of Dynamic Non-Hierarchical Routing (DNHR).

Ash received his B.S. in electrical engineering in 1964 from Rutgers University. He attended graduate school at the California Institute of Technology, where he earned his M.S. in 1965 and Ph.D. in 1969, both in electrical engineering. He joined Bell Labs in 1972.

In 1989 Ash was awarded the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, together with Billy B. Oliver, for their work on DNHR.

Awards
Preceded by Robert M. Metcalfe	IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal 1989 with Billy B. Oliver	Succeeded by Paul Baran

[edit] External links

• Ash's bio at IEEE History Center, written in 1989

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NAME	Ash, Gerald R.
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SHORT DESCRIPTION	Electrical engineer
DATE OF BIRTH	1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paterson, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH
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