Ph.D. (1974), Engineering and Applied Science, Yale University
Professional Experience
Yale University:
Research Assistant (1970-74); Assistant Professor, Associate Professor (1977-85); Professor (1985-Present), Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics; Acting Chairman (1988); Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering (1991-95, 2000-present); Co-Director, Yale Center for Microelectronic Materials & Structures (1999-2014); Raymond John Wean Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering (2002-present)
Received Connecticut Yankee Ingenuity Award (1991)
Elected Fellow, IEEE (1994—)
Appointed Honorary Professor of XinJiang Institute of Physics of Chinese Academy of Science, Tianjin University, National Chiao Tong University; Honorary Guest Professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing University; Honorary Advisory Professor of Fudan University.
Received Paul Rappaport Award of the IEEE Electron Device Society (1998)
Received BF Goodrich National Collegiate Inventors Winner's Advisor Award (1993,1998)
Appointed Raymond John Wean Chair Professorship (2002)
Elected member of U.S. National Academy of Engineering (2003)
Received the US Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) Research Award (2006)
Received the Connecticut Medal of Technology (2008)
Elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences as a Foreign Member (2009)
Awarded Outstanding Alumnus Award by National Taiwan University, (2014)
Received Yale Science & Engineering Association (YSEA) Award for Advancement of Basic and Applied Science (2015)
Received Distinguished Achievement Award, Chinese Institute of Engineers of USA (2015)
Received an honorary Doctor's degree from the National Chiao Tung University (2016)
Received an Outstanding Science/Technology Achievement Award from the Chinese Association for Science and Technology, USA (2018)