Kun-Mu Chen
Kun-Mu Chen | |
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| Born | February 3, 1933 |
| Died | December 15, 2022 (aged 89) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University (BS) Harvard University (MS, PhD) |
| Known for | Microwave life-detection systems Electromagnetics research |
| Awards | IEEE Life Fellow AAAS Fellow Richard M. Hong Endowed Chair |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering Electromagnetics |
| Institutions | Michigan State University University of Michigan |
| Thesis | Antennas Coupled to Open Wire Lines (1960) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ronold W. P. King |
| Doctoral students | Edward Rothwell |
Kun-Mu Chen (Chinese: 陳坤木; February 3, 1933 – December 15, 2022) was a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer and professor emeritus at Michigan State University, where he founded the Electromagnetics Research Group. He was a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). During his 40-year career at MSU, he developed the microwave life-detection system used by NASA to locate people buried under earthquake rubble.