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Name
Chip Martel
Charles U. "Chip" Martel (born 1953) is an American computer scientist and bridge player.
Martel was inducted by the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2014. He is married to Jan Martel, also in the ACBL Hall of Fame.
Academic life
Martel received a B.S. degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1975, and a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1980. He helped establish the computer science department at UC Davis, received tenure there in 1985–86, and retired in 2013. At UCD he is Charles U. Martel, Professor Emeritus. His academic interests involved designing and analyzing algorithms.
Awards and Honors
Herman Trophy (1) 1981
Mott-Smith Trophy (1) 1994
Fishbein Trophy (1) 2000
ACBL Hall of Fame, 2014
Wins
Bermuda Bowl (4) 1985, 1987, 2001, 2017
World Open Pairs Championship (1) 1982
Rosenblum Cup (1) 1994
World Senior Teams (1) 2016
North American Bridge Championships (31)
von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2007
Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 2012
North American Pairs (1) 1988
Grand National Teams (9) 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2009, 2017
Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1994
Roth Open Swiss Teams (1) 2010
Vanderbilt (6) 1984, 1987, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2011
Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007
Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2001
Reisinger (4) 1981, 1985, 1986, 1996
Spingold (3) 1990, 2000, 2016
Runners-up
Bermuda Bowl (1) 1989
Rosenblum Cup (1) 1982
North American Bridge Championships
Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1981
North American Pairs (1) 1981
Grand National Teams (5) 2000, 2001, 2006, 2014, 2016
