Fawwaz T. Ulaby () is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the

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in Ann Arbor and formerly the Founding Provost and Executive Vice President of the

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST; ') is a Private university, private research university located in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2009, the university provides research and graduate training programs in English ...

(KAUST) and R. Jamieson and Betty Williams Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan.

Life

Ulaby was born in

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, Syria, and grew up in

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. He attended the

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, from which he received a B.S. degree in physics in 1964. He later received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the

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in 1968. After teaching at the University of Kansas he moved to the

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in the mid 1980s. He served as the R. Jamieson and Betty Williams Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and has also served as the Vice President for Research. Ulaby has done extensive work outside of academia as well, giving testimony to the House Science Committee of the US congress and serving on the board of directors for The

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(ACCESS). In March 2008, Ulaby was named Founding Provost of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). His daughter,

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, is a reporter at the

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culture desk.

Research areas

He is most famous for the development of micro-

electronics Electronics is a scientific and engineering discipline that studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other Electric charge, electrically charged particles. It is a subfield ...

for a suite of circuits and antennae for THz sensors and communication systems. Today, THz technology is an enabling technology in various types of industrial sensor applications. Fawwaz, in the 1970s, also helped design the first radar to fly on a satellite for Skylab, the first US space station. He also served as founding director of the NASA-funded Center for Space Terahertz Technology at the University of Michigan.

Honors

Source: Professor Ulaby is a member of the U.S.

National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American Nonprofit organization, nonprofit, NGO, non-governmental organization. It is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), along with the National Academ ...

, Fellow of the

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(AAAS), and Fellow of the

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE has a corporate office ...

(IEEE). * IEEE GRSS Outstanding Service Award, 1982. * IEEE GRSS Distinguished Achievement Award, 1983. * IEEE Centennial Medal, 1984. *

NASA Group Achievement Award The NASA Group Achievement Award (GAA) is an award given by NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the federal government of the U ...

for the Shuttle Imaging Radar Science Team, 1990. * IEEE Millennium Medal, 2000. *

IEEE Electromagnetics Award The IEEE Electromagnetics Award was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1996. This award is presented for outstanding contributions to electromagnetics theory, application or education. It may be presented to an individual only. Reci ...

, 2001. * William T. Pecora Award, 2001. *

IEEE Edison Medal The IEEE Edison Medal is presented by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) "for a career of meritorious achievement in electrical science, electrical engineering, or the electrical arts." It is the oldest medal in this fi ...

, 2006. * IEEE GRSS Education Award, 2006. * IEEE James H. Mulligan Jr. Education Medal, 2012.

References

External links

* List of members of the National Academy of Engineering (Special fields and interdisciplinary)
THE KAUST DREAM: A HUB OF INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY
Provost's Acceptance Message {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulaby, Fawwaz American University of Beirut alumni Cockrell School of Engineering alumni University of Michigan faculty Academics from Damascus Syrian emigrants to the United States IEEE Edison Medal recipients 21st-century Syrian scientists Syrian physicists Syrian engineers Living people Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering Fellows of the IEEE Year of birth missing (living people) Microwave engineers American people of Syrian descent 21st-century Syrian engineers 20th-century Syrian engineers

Life

Research areas

Honors

See also

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