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.

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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.

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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."

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Professor Yahya Rahmat-Samii receives 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award

Professor Yahya Rahmat-Samii has been selected to receive the 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award from the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society for his "pioneering contributions to the design, optimization and measurement of modem ground and space-borne reflector antennas and antennas for handheld communication devices."

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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.

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