Constance J. Chang-Hasnain

Constance J. Chang-Hasnain (born 1 October 1958) is a Taiwanese-born American electrical engineer, and the John R. Whinnery Chair Professor and associate dean for strategic alliances, College of Engineering, the University of California, Berkeley.[1] She is also the current vice president of The Optical Society and will serve as president in 2021.[2]

Constance J. Chang-Hasnain
Born (1960-10-01) 1 October 1960
Taiwan
Alma mater
Known for
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical Engineering
Institutions
Doctoral advisorJohn Roy Whinnery

She obtained a B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering from University of California, Davis in 1982, an M.S. and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1984 and 1987, respectively. She was a member of technical staff at Bellcore from 1987 to 1992 and assistant professor at Stanford University between 1992 and 1995.

She is a Fellow of the IEEE, The Optical Society, and the Institution of Electrical Engineers, and editor for the IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technologies.[3]

Her research interests include VCSELs, high contrast gratings, and nanostructure growth.[4]

Awards
  • 1994 IEEE LEOS Distinguished Lecturer Award
  • 2000 Curtis W. McGraw Research Award from the American Society of Engineering Education
  • 2003 IEEE William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award
  • 2005 Gilbreth Lecturer Award
  • 2007 Nick Holonyak Jr. Award, Optical Society of America
  • 2009 Guggenheim Fellow[5]
  • 2009 Humboldt Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Foundation
  • 2008-2013 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (formerly National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship)
  • 2011 IEEE David Sarnoff Award[6]
  • 2015 UNESCO Medal For the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies
  • 2018 Elected Member, National Academy of Engineering[7]
  • 2018 Okawa Prize

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "The Optical Society Elects Constance J. Chang-Hasnain as 2019 Vice President". September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. "Constance Chang-Hasnain | EECS at UC Berkeley". Eecs.berkeley.edu. 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  4. "Constance Chang-Hasnain Research Group Website at UC Berkeley". Eecs.berkeley.edu. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  5. "Constance J. Chang-Hasnain - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Gf.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  6. "David Sarnoff Award Recipients". IEEE. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  7. "Dr. Constance Chang-Hasnain". United States National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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