Eric Edward Fullerton (born May 7, 1962) from the University of California, San Diego, was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2012[1] "for contributions to the synthesis and characterization of magnetic exchange coupled films, superlattices and recording media".
In 2018, Fullerton was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for the invention and development of multilayer high-density magnetic recording media.