Lan Jen Chu
Lan Jen Chu | |
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Born | |
Died | 1973 |
Alma mater | Shanghai Jiao Tong University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Awards | Fellow APS, Fellow IRE |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical engineering |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Lan Jen Chu (1913–1973) was a noted electrical engineer and a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Chu is noted for his work on the fundamental limitations for small antennas, also known as Chu's limit.
Biography[]
Lan Jen Chu was born on August 24, 1913, in Huai'an in the Jiangsu province of China.[1] He graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1934 with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical power, and went on to receive Master of Science and Doctorate of Science degrees in electrical engineering from MIT in 1935 and 1938, respectively.[1] Chu was with the Radiation Laboratory at MIT from 1942 to 1946 and with the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1947 to 1973.[2]
During World War II, Chu supervised research at MIT of many special antennas for use in radar and telecommunication applications.[1] He has also authored three technical books, two of which were with Richard Adler and Robert Fano in the area of electromagnetics.[3] Lan Jen Chu was a fellow of the American Physical Society and the Institute of Radio Engineers,[1] as well as a member of Academia Sinica.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Biography - Lan Jen Chu". IRE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. IEEE. 6 (3): 249. July 1958. doi:10.1109/TMTT.1958.1124553.
- ^ "MIT Museum Nomination". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Lan Jen Chu". The MIT Press. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ "L.J. Chu". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- 1913 births
- 1973 deaths
- Chinese electrical engineers
- Fellows of the American Physical Society
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University alumni
- Fellow Members of the IEEE
- Pre-1949 Republic of China emigrants to the United States
- Microwave engineers
- 20th-century Chinese engineers
- Members of Academia Sinica