Madhu S. Gupta received the Master's and Ph.D. degrees from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1968 and 1972 respectively, where he was a member of the Electron Physics Laboratory, and carried out research on the large-signal and noise characteristics of microwave semiconductor devices.

           During 1973-79 he was first an Assistant Professor, and then an Associate Professor, of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Mass., where he was a member of the MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics, and conducted research on microwave and millimeter wave semiconductor devices, related high-field transport properties, and thermal fluctuations

            From 1979 to 1987, he was at University of Illinois, Chicago, where he served as Professor of Electrical Engineering, and worked on the characteristics and limitations of electron devices that are nonlinear, noisy, and very small. During 1985-86, he was a Visiting Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara.

            From 1987 to 1995, he was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Hughes Aircraft Company, working at Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, Calif., Microelectronic Circuits Division, Torrance, Calif., and Radar Systems Group, El Segundo, Calif. Here, he was engaged in the modeling, design, and characterization of GaAs devices and integrated circuits; the evaluation of in-process wafers; the development of low-noise and monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) technology; and the management of R&D programs on MMICs, RF components, packaging, and computer-aided design (CAD). In addition, as a member of the RF Management Council, he directed the planning and development of RF CAD capabilities.

            During 1995-2000, Dr. Gupta was a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Florida State University, where he also served from 1995 to 1998 as the Chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the joint Florida A&M University -- Florida State University College of Engineering at Tallahassee, Florida. Here he was involved in research on the packaging and integration of RF components; design of low-noise receivers, and in editorial and professional activities in the field of microwave engineering.

            Since August 2000, Dr. Gupta is the first holder of the RF Communication Systems Industry Chair Professorship in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at San Diego State University, San Diego, Calif., where he is engaged in curricular renewal, industrial liaison, and build-up of sponsored research in wireless communication area. His current research work involves low phase noise and low-power RF microelectronics for wireless applications. He has concurrently also served since 2000 as the Director of the Communication Systems and Signal Processing Institute at the university, and since 2002 as Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California, San Diego.

            Dr. Gupta is a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, and the American Society for Engineering Education, and is a Professional Engineer. He served as the Editor of IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters from 1998-2000, and as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Microwave Magazine from 2003 to 2005. In addition, he has served on the Speakers' Bureau of the IEEE MTT Society, and as a member of the Editorial Board of IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory and Techniques. He has also served as the Chairman of the Boston and Chicago chapters of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, and of an IEEE Standards Committee. He was a Lilly Fellow at MIT during 1974-75, and was elected a Fellow of the IEEE in 1989 "For contributions to the characterization and modeling of noise in high-frequency semiconductor devices and microwave integrated circuits".

            Dr. Gupta has published nearly 100 writings, including journal articles, conference and invited papers, patents, book chapters, and reviews. He is the editor of Electrical Noise : Fundamentals and Sources (IEEE Press, 1977), Teaching Engineering : A Beginner's Guide (IEEE Press, 1987), and Noise in Circuits and Systems (IEEE Press, 1988). He is the recipient of the 2004 Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award, and the Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Faculty Contributions for 2004.

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