Background
Cho, Alfred Yi was born on July 10, 1937 in Beijing, China. Son of Edward I-Lai and Mildred (Chen) Cho. came to the United States, 1955, naturalized, 1962.
Cho, Alfred Yi was born on July 10, 1937 in Beijing, China. Son of Edward I-Lai and Mildred (Chen) Cho. came to the United States, 1955, naturalized, 1962.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1960. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1968.
Deng (honorary), University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1999. Doctor of Science (honorary), City University Hong Kong, 2000. Doctor of Science (honorary), Hong Kong Baptist University, 2001.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, 2003.
Research physicist, Ion Physics Corporation, Burlington, Massachusetts, 1961-1962;
member technical staff, TRW-Space Technology laboratories, Redondo Beach, California, 1962-1965;
member technical staff, Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1968-1984;
department head, Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1984-1987;
director Materials Processing Research Laboratory, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, 1987-1990;
director semiconductor research laboratory Bell laboratories, Lucent Technologies (formerly American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories), Murray Hill, since 1990;
fellow, Bell laboratories, Lucent Technologies (formerly American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories), since 1992;
research assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1965-1968. Visiting professor department electrical engineering, visiting research professor coordinated science laboratory University of Illinois, Urbana, 1977-1978, Adjunct Professor department electrical engineering, adjunct research professor coordinated science laboratory, since 1978. Board directors Riber, Edison, New Jersey.
Trustee College of New Jersey, since 1996.
Board trustees College of New Jersey, 1996—2000. Fellow: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Morris N. Liebman award 1982, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Medal of Honor 1994, Third Millennium medal 2000), American Physical Society (International prize for new materials 1982). Member: National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Third World Academy of Sciences, American Academy Art & Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academia Sinica, Materials Research Society (Von Hippel award 1994, World Materials Congress award 1988), Electrochemical Society (Solid State Science & Technology medal 1987), American Vacuum Society (Gaede-Langmuir award 1988), Sigma Tau, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi.
Married Mona Lee Willoughby, June 16, 1968. Children: Derek Ming, Deidre Lin, Brynna Ying, Wendy Li.