Constance J. Chang-Hasnain

Constance J. Chang-Hasnain (born 1 October 1960) 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 Engineering and Technology, 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[5]
  • 2007 Nick Holonyak Jr. Award, Optical Society of America[6]
    • For contributions to the control of diode lasers: vertical cavity surface emitting laser arrays, injection locking and slow light
  • 2009 Guggenheim Fellow[7]
  • 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[8]
  • 2015 UNESCO Medal For the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies
  • 2018 Elected Member, National Academy of Engineering[9]
  • 2018 Okawa Prize[10]
    • For pioneering and outstanding research of VCSEL photonics through the development of their novel functions for optical communications and optical sensing.

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. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  5. "National Academy of Engineering".
  6. "OSA Nick Holonyak, Jr. Award". The Optical Society.
  7. "Constance J. Chang-Hasnain - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Gf.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  8. "David Sarnoff Award Recipients". IEEE. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  9. "Dr. Constance Chang-Hasnain". United States National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  10. "The Okawa Foundation".
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