Alfred Yi Yi Cho

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.

Education

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.

Career

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.

Achievements

• He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, as well as a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Cho received the award for his contributions to the invention of molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and his work to commercialize the process. He already has many awards to his name, including: the American Physical Society's International Prize for New Materials in 1982, the Solid State Science and Technology Medal of the Electrochemical Society in 1987, the World Materials Congress Award of ASM International in 1988, the Gaede-Langmuir Award of the American Vacuum Society in 1988, the IRI Achievement Award of the Industrial Research Institute in 1988, the New Jersey Governor's Thomas Alva Edison Science Award in 1990, the International Crystal Growth Award of the American Association for Crystal Growth in 1990, the National Medal of Science in 1993, the Von Hippel Award of the Materials Research Society in 1994, the Elliott Cresson Medal of the Franklin Institute in 1995, the IEEE Medal of Honor in 1994, and the Computers & Communications Prize of the C&C Foundation, Japan in 1995.In 2009, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
  
  In 1985, Bell Labs became the first organization to be honoured with a U.S. Medal of Technology, awarded for “contributions over decades to modern communications systems.” Cho’s honour marks the eighth time Bell Labs and its scientists have received the award.

Membership

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.

Connections

Married Mona Lee Willoughby, June 16, 1968. Children: Derek Ming, Deidre Lin, Brynna Ying, Wendy Li.

Father:

Edward I-Lai Cho

Mother:

Mildred (Chen) Cho

Spouse:

Mona Lee Willoughby

child:

Derek Ming Cho

child:

Deidre Lin Cho

child:

Brynna Ying Cho

child:

Wendy Li Cho