Education
- Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Biography
J.-C. Chiao is the Mary and Richard Templeton Centennial Chair professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lyle School of Engineering. Prior to joining 51²è¹Ý in 2018, he was Greene endowed professor and Garrett professor of Electrical Engineering (EE) at UT-Arlington (2002-18); Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine at UT-Southwestern Medical Center; Product Line Manager and Senior Technology Advisor at Chorum Technologies; Assistant Professor of EE at University of Hawaii- Manoa; and Research Scientist at Bell Communication Research (Bellcore).
Dr. Chiao is Fellow of IEEE, IET, SPIE, AAIA, NAI and AIMBE. He has authored/edited over 350 publications. He holds 24 awarded and 4 pending US patents. He was Founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF, and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology; Chair of the 2018 IEEE IMBioC International Microwave Biomedical Conference; Technical Program Chair of the 2019 IEEE International Wireless Symposium (IWS); Technical Program Chair of the 2021 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference; and Chair of the 2022 IEEE Sensors Conference. He is currently with the Editorial Board; Senior Editor in the IEEE Journal of Selected Areas in Sensors; Editorial Board of the IEEE Access; and founding Topic Editor of the IEEE Journal of Microwaves. He has given 197 invited speeches. Dr. Chiao’s works have been extensively covered by global media including National Geographic magazines (in 33 languages), The Washington Post, National Public Radio (NPR), Fox Business News, World Journal News, Fort Worth Magazine, CBS and NBC evening news, and CBS Henry Ford Innovation Nation television program.
Honors and Awards
- 2023 Future 50 Innovators by Dallas Innovates. 2023.
- The Pan Wen Yuan Foundation Excellence in Research Award. 2022.
- IEEE Region 5 Outstanding Individual Achievement award. 2017.
- IEEE Sensors Council Distinguished Lecturer. 2017–19.
- Texas Tarrant County Educator of the Year. 2014.
- IEEE MTT Society Distinguished Microwave Lecturer. 2012–14.
- IEEE Region 5 Outstanding Engineering Educator award. 2012.
- Research in Medicine Milestone award, The Heroes of Healthcare. 2012.
- Tech Titans Technology Innovator Award. 2011.
- The Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Engineering, by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST). 2011.
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Excellence in Engineering Teaching Award. 2011.
- Well-Tech Award. Milano, Italy. 2009.
- Wacky Innovation #9, CIO Magazine. 2007.
- Fiberoptic Product News 2001 Technology Award. 2002.