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Professors Chang, Rahmat-Samii, Estrin, and Abidi Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Professors Frank Chang, Yahya Rahmat-Samii, Deborah Estrin, and Asad Abidi have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2009, 2008, and 2007. Professor Chang was honored for the development and commercialization of GaAs power amplifiers and integrated circuits. Professor Rahmat-Samii was honored for his contributions to the design and measurement of reflector and handheld-device antennas. Professor Estrin was honored for her pioneering design and application of heterogeneous wireless systems for environmental monitoring. Professor Abidi was honored for his contributions to the development of integrated circuits for wireless communication in comple-mentary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology.
Professor Kang Wang receives 2009 University Researcher Award from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
Professor Kang Wang has been awarded the 2009 University Researcher Award from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). According to the SIA Chairman Hector Ruiz, the award "recognizes university researchers who have made significant contributions to solving the obstacles that must be overcome to continue on our technology roadmap." The SIA is the leading voice for the semiconductor industry and has represented U.S. semiconductor companies since 1977.
Professor Henry Samueli has been awarded the prestigious 2010 UCLA Medal
Professor Henry Samueli has been awarded the prestigious 2010 UCLA Medal. The Medal is awarded to individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to their profession, to higher education, to society and to the university. Previous medal recipients include former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter; United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; planetary physicist Carl Sagan; and others. Dr. Samueli received all his three degrees, B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., in Electrical Engineering at UCLA where he also serves as a faculty member in EE and co-chairs the HSSEAS Dean's Advisory Council. His other recognitions include election to the National Academy of Engineering in 2003. He is also a co-founder of Broadcom, which is one of the World's leading semiconductor companies in the area of communications circuits.
Professor Alan Willson receives IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award Distinguished Professor
Alan Willson has been selected to receive the 2010 IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award for his "exemplary teaching and curriculum development and for inspirational guidance of PhD. student research in the area of circuits and systems."
Professor Paulo Tabuada receives 2009 Eckman Award
Assistant Professor Paulo Tabuada has been selected to receive the prestigious 2009 Donald P. Eckman Award from the American Automatic Control Council. The award recognizes outstanding achievements by a young researcher under the age of 35 in the field of control theory. It is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the field.
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Professor Aydogan Ozcan receives 2009 IEEE LEOS Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor Aydogan Ozcan has been selected to receive the 2009 IEEE LEOS Young Investigator Award from the IEEE Society for Photonics. The LEOS Young Investigator Award was established to honor an individual who has made outstanding technical contributions to photonics (broadly defined) prior to his or her 35th birthday. The award consists of a certificate of recognition and an honorarium of $1000. Professor Ozcan is being recognized for his pioneering contributions to non-destructive nonlinear material characterization techniques, near-field and on-chip imaging and diagnostic systems.
