Citizenship American Nationality Syria Children Neda Ulaby | Name Fawwaz Ulaby Role Professor | |
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Fields Radio frequency (RF), Microwave, and Millimeter-wave Circuits; Computational electromagnetics; Advanced Electromagnetic Materials for RF and Microwave Applications; Antennas; Wave propagation; Space plasma electrodynamics; Microwave radiometers and Remote Sensing Institutions University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MichiganKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Alma mater American University of BeirutUniversity of Texas at Austin Notable awards IEEE Electromagnetics Award, IEEE Edison Medal, IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal | ||
Residence United States of America |
Fawwaz t ulaby 2014 henry russel award
Fawwaz T. Ulaby (Arabic: فواز علبي) is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and formerly the Founding Provost and Executive Vice President of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and R. Jamieson and Betty Williams Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan.
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- Fawwaz t ulaby 2014 henry russel award
- Fawwaz t ulaby arab american of the year 2014
- Life
- Research areas
- Honors
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Fawwaz t ulaby arab american of the year 2014
Life
Ulaby was born in Damascus, Syria, and grew up in Lebanon. He attended the American University of Beirut, from which he received a B.S. degree in physics in 1964. He later received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1968.
After teaching at the University of Kansas he moved to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor 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 Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS).
In March 2008, Ulaby was named Founding Provost of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). His daughter, Neda Ulaby, is a reporter at the NPR culture desk.
Research areas
He is most famous for the development of micro-electronics 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.
Honors
Professor Ulaby is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).