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CHAN, Chi-Hou
B.Sc., M.S. Ohio State, Ph.D. Illinois, FCIE, FIEEE, FIET, Fellow of Electromagnetics Academy, CEng

Chair Professor of Electronic Engineering
 


CONTACTS

Postal Address: Room G6415, Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong
  Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 3442-9360
Fax: (852) 3442-0353
Email: eechic@cityu.edu.hk


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH

Born in a family led by a father enshrining knowledge more than anything in life, Chi H Chan moved from Macao, his birthplace, to Hong Kong at the age of six for better education opportunities. The family core values of honesty, integrity and sincerity already instilled in him were further reinforced by his secondary school education at St. Francis Xavier’s College from 1970 to 1977 where he met the Jesuit brothers and in particular, Mr. LAU Yue Sum, his Mathematics teacher and an MIT educated electrical engineer and then an attorney, who inspired him of pursuing a science and engineering career.

Chi went to the US for his tertiary education in 1978 and received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, in 1981 and 1982 respectively. He is indebted to the late Professor Jack H. Richmond who not only taught him electromagnetic theory but also exemplified the true meaning of a world-class scholar, being knowledgeable, resourceful and yet humble. Professor Richmond had written three recommendation letters for Chi, resulting in his admission to the Ph.D. program at Illinois, receiving his first regular teaching position at the University of Washington and his Presidential Young Investigator Award.

Chi received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, in 1987 under the supervision of Professor Raj Mittra. From 1987 to 1989, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Illinois, associated with the Electromagnetic Communication Laboratory headed by Professor Mittra who had created a unique environment conducive to the peer learning and healthy competition among his group members to excel together. Many of his group-mates later became leaders of their respective fields. Among his other teachers at Illinois were Professors Y. T. Lo, S. W. Lee, Paul Mayes, W. C. Chew and S. L. Chuang.

Joining the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, in 1989, Chi was first an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 1993. From September 1994 to March 1996, he served as the Group Chair in Electromagnetics, Optics and Acoustics despite being the most junior faculty in the group. Other group members were Professors Akira Ishimaru (member of NAE), Irene Peden (member of NAE), Tom Seliga, Leung Tsang and Yasuo Kuga. He was humbled by his teachers at Illinois and colleagues at UW for their generosity in helping him to launch his career and shape his research methods.

Chi joined the Department of Electronic Engineering (EE), City University of Hong Kong as a Professor in April 1996. He was attracted to CityU because of her reputation in electromagnetic research and on her faculty the presence of Professor K. K. Mei, a guru in computational electromagnetics who attended St. Francis Xavier’s College in Shanghai. Chi was promoted to Chair Professor of Electronic Engineering in July 1998. Originally trained as a numericalist, he learned antennas from Professor K. M. Luk and microwave circuitries from Professor Q. Xue. In March 2008, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China approved the establishment of the State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves at CityU in partnership with Southeast University, Nanjing, to formally recognize CityU’s strengths in antennas, microwave circuitries and computational electromagnetics.

Chi served as Associate Dean and Dean of College of Science and Engineering from June 1998 to August 2004 and September 2004 to June 2009, respectively, and Acting Provost of the University from July 2009 to September 2010. After serving the University in various administrative posts for over a decade, he decided to take an extended leave, with a view to fulfilling his research obligations. He will resume his full-time teaching and research on January 3, 2012.

ACADEMIC GENEALOGY

Chi Hou Chan (Advisor: Raj Mittra, University of Illinois)

Raj Mittra (Advisor: George Sinclair, University of Toronto)

George Sinclair (Advisor: William L. Everitt, Ohio State)

William Littell Everitt (Advisor: F. C. Blake, Ohio State)

Frederic Columbus Blake (Advisor: E. F. Nichols, Columbia)

Ernest Fox Nichols (Advisor: E. L. Nichols, Cornell)

Edward Leamington Nichols (Advisors: Hermann von Helmholtz, Berlin, and Johann B. Listing, Göttingen)

Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (Advisor: J. P. Müller, Berlin)

Johann Benedict Listing (Advisor: C. F. Gauss, Göttingen)

Carl Friedrich Gauss (Advisor: J. F. Pfaff, University of Helmstedt)

Source of information (personal webpage of Professor Sonia Aissa, University of Quebec)  

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Computational Electromagnetics, Antennas, and Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Components and Subsystems, RFIC, Terahertz Components and Systems

AWARDS

Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1991-1995, US National Science Foundation

Intel Summer Visiting Faculty Award, 1993 Applied Research Excellence Award (Technological Category), led by K. M. Luk, CityU, 2001.

Best Paper Award, The 4th National Millimeter and Submillimeter Wave Academic Conference, organized by the Microwave Committee of the Chinese Institute of Electronics, November 2000

Best Paper Award, 2001 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Symposium of China, organized by the Microwave Committee of the Chinese Institute of Electronics, November 2001.

Joint Research Fund for Hong Kong and Macao Young Scholars under the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars Scheme, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2004.

Outstanding teacher awards in the Bachelor of Electronic Engineering (full-time) Program in 1998, 1999 and 2000

Outstanding teacher award in the Bachelor of Electronic Engineering (part-time) Program in 2008

AWARDS RECEIVED BY MY FINAL-YEAR PROJECT AND GRADUATE STUDENTS

International Awards:

T. Y. Yum, Third Prize, 2003 IEEE International Microwave Symposium (MTT-S) Student Paper Competition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

T. Y. Yum, First Prize, 2004 IEEE International Microwave Symposium (MTT-S) Student Paper Competition, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.

T. Y. Yum, 2004 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Graduate Fellowship

James X. J. Chen, 2006 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Undergraduate/Pre-Graduate Fellowship

Chen Jia Shu, Fulbright Science and Technology Fellowship for 2007, administered by the Institute of International Education on behalf of the US Department of State

Chen Jia Shu, 2007 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Undergraduate/Pre-Graduate Fellowship (announced in June 2007)

Joe Wu, 2007 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Undergraduate/Pre-Graduate Fellowship (announced in Feb. 2008)

Regional Awards:

T. Y. Yum, IEE Electronic Prize (Best Paper), 2003 Regional Inter-University Postgraduate Electrical and Electronic Engineering Conference (RIUPEEEC2003), Hong Kong

T. Y. Yum, First Prize, 2004 IEEE Region 10 (Postgraduate Level) Student Paper Contest

L. Chiu, Second Prize, 2004 IEEE Region 10 (Undergraduate Level) Student Paper Contest

National Awards:

Y. F. Liu and T. Y. Yum, Special Prize, the Eighth National “Challenger Cup” Technology Invention Competition, Guang Zhou, China, 2003

              (第八届挑战杯全国大学生课外学术科技作品竞赛- 特等奖)

Local Awards:

T. Y. Yum, Second Prize, 2002 IEEE Hong Kong Section (Undergraduate Level) Student Paper Contest

T. Y. Yum, Champion, 2002 IEE Hong Kong Younger Members Section (YMS) Paper Contest

T. Y. Yum, First Prize, 2002 the Third IEEE Hong Kong Section AP/MTT Joint Chapter and LEOS Chapter Postgraduate Conference

Y. F. Liu and T. Y. Yum, Champion, 2003 IEE Hong Kong Younger Members Contest (Postgraduate section)

T. Y. Yum, First Prize, 2003 the Fourth IEEE Hong Kong Section AP/MTT Joint Chapter and LEOS Chapter Postgraduate Conference

L. Chiu, First Prize, 2003 IEEE Hong Kong Section (Undergraduate section) Student Paper Contest

T. Y. Yum, Third Prize, 2003 IEEE Hong Kong Section (Postgraduate section) Student Paper Contest

T. Y. Yum and L. Chiu, Champion, 2004 IEE Hong Kong Younger Members Contest (Postgraduate section)

C. H. Chin and Y. F. Liu, Merit Award, IEE Hong Kong YMS Paper Contest 2004 (Postgraduate section)

T. F. Cheng, Anthony, Champion, 2004 IEE Hong Kong Younger Members Contest (Undergraduate section)

L. Chiu, Champion, Antennas and Propagation Session, 5th IEEE (HK/Macau) AP/MTT Postgraduate Conference’s Best Paper Award 2004

T. T. Mo, Champion - Microwave Theory and Techniques Session, 5th IEEE (HK/Macau) AP/MTT Postgraduate Conference's Best Paper Awards 2004

Vinci Chang Wan-si, Champion, 2005 IEE Hong Kong Younger Members Contest (Undergraduate section)

Vinci Chang Wan-si, First Prize, 2005 IEEE Hong Kong Section (Undergraduate section) Student Paper Contest

Vinci Chang Wan-Si, Champion – Antennas & Propagation Session, 6th IEEE (HK/Macau) AP/MTT Postgraduate Conference's Best Paper Awards 2005

Jia Shu Chen, Champion, IET Hong Kong YMS Paper Contest 2007 (Undergraduate section)

Dian Wang, 1st Runner Up, IET Hong Kong YMS Paper Contest 2010 (Undergraduate section)

PATENTS

Granted:

K. M. Luk. Y. H. Shum, C. H. Chan, T. Zhou and Z. P. Wang, “A type of patch antenna,” Chinese Patent No.: 594322, Dec 17, 2003.

Q. Xue, K. M. Shum, C. H. Chan, K. M. Luk, S. Q. Nie, C. L. Wu, J. W. Zhang, M. W. Lan, “A microwave power amplifier,” Chinese Patent (No. ZL 200420117764.0), Dec. 2005.

Q. Xue, K. M. Shum, C. H. Chan, “CMRC 4th sub-harmonically pumped mixer for microwave and millimeter-wave,” Chinese Patent (No. ZL02107141.1), Dec. 2005.

H. Wong, M. L. Wong, K. M. Luk, Q. Xue, C. H. Chan, “A combined microstrip antenna for mobile satellite communications,” Chinese Patent (No. ZL200520062589.4), Jan. 2007.

T. Y. Yum, Q. Xue, and C. H. Chan, “High efficiency linear RF amplifier,” US Patent (No.7,224,222 B2), May, 2007.

H. Wong, K. M. Luk, Q. Xue, C. H. Chan, “Stacked loop Antenna,” US Patent no. 7456798, 2009.

Pending:

K. W. Lau, Q. Xue, W. S. Chan, and C. H. Chan, “Average power efficiency enhancement and linearity improvement of microwave power amplifiers,” US Patent (No. 11/953,656), filed on 10 Dec. 2007.

K. W. Lau, Q. Xue, W. S. Chan, and C. H. Chan, “Average power efficiency enhancement and linearity improvement of microwave power amplifiers”, International Patent filed on 31 March 2008, File no: PCT/CN2008/00635.

H. Wong, K. M. Luk, Q. Xue and C. H. Chan, Folded Dipole Antenna, US 11/840999, filed by Freescale

FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORARY APPOINTMENTS

Fellow of the Electromagnetics Academy since 2007

Fellow of the Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE) since 1999

Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), now renamed Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), since 1998

Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 2002 

Adjunct Professor of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China  

Previously Guest/Visiting Professor of Peking University, Zhejiang University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, and Southeast University

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

190. S.-W. Qu, C. H. Chan, and Q. Xue, “Ultrawideband composite cavity-backed rounded triangular bowtie antenna with stable patterns,” Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, vol. 23, pp. 685-695, 2009.

191. S. W. Qu, J. L. Li, Q. Xue, C. H. Chan and S. Li, “Wideband and unidirectional cavity-backed folded triangular bowtie antenna,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagat., vol. 57, no. 4, pt 2, pp. 1259-1263, April 2009.

192. S.-W. Qu, C. H. Chan, and Q. Xue, “Wideband circularly-polarized cavity-backed crossed loop antenna,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 1714-1718, July 2009.

193. S.-W. Qu, C. H. Chan, and Q. Xue, “Ultrawideband composite cavity-backed folded sectorial bowtie antenna with stable pattern and high gain,” IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat., vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 2478-2483, Aug 2009.

194. G. L. Dai, X. Y. Zhang, C. H. Chan, Q. Xue and M. Y. Xia, “An investigation of open- and short-ended resonators and their applications to bandpass filters,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 57, no. 9, pp. 2203-2210, Sept. 2009.

195. S. W. Huang, G. H. Zhang, M. Y. Xia and C. H. Chan, “Numerical analysis of scattering by dielectric random rough surfaces using modified SMCG scheme and curvilinear RWG basis function,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagat., vol. 57, no. 10, pp. 3392-3397, Oct. 2009.

196. Y. Shi and C. H. Chan, “Solution to electromagnetic scattering by bi-isotropic media using multilevel Green’s function interpolation method,” Progress in Electromagnetics Research, PIER 97, pp. 259-274, 2009.

197. Y. Shi and C. H. Chan, “MLGFIM analysis of 3-D frequency selective structures using volume/surface integral equation,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 308-318, Feb 2010.

198. Y. Shi and C. H. Chan, “Comparison of interpolation functions and interpolating points in full-wave multilevel Green’s function Interpolation method,” accepted for publication in IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagat., Feb. 2010.

199. X. Y. Zhang, Q. Xue, C. H. Chan, and B. J. Hu, “Low-loss frequency agile bandpass filters with controllable bandwidth and suppressed harmonics,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 1557-1564, June 2010.

200. S.-W. Qu, C. H. Chan, and Q. Xue, “Wideband and high-gain composite cavity-backed crossed triangular bowtie dipoles for circularly polarized radiation,” accepted for publication in IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagat., April 2010.

201. X. Y. Zhang, C. H. Chan, Q. Xue and B. J. Hu, “Dual-band bandpass filter with controllable bandwidths using two coupling path,” accepted for publication in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters (July 2010).

202. L. Chiu, Q. Xue and C. H. Chan, “Performance enhancement of microwave circuits using parallel-strip line,” to appear in IEEE Potentials.

203. L. Chiu, Q. Xue and C. H. Chan, “A 4-element balanced retrodirective array for direct conversion transmitter,” accept for publication in IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagat., Aug 2010.

 MAJOR COLLABORATORS

Professor Q Xue, Professor K M Luk, Professor K F Man and Professor E Y B Pun


 Last updated: September 20, 2010