Background
Chu, Lan Jen was born on August 24, 1913 in Hweiying, Kiangsu, China. Son of Shao Wen and Ken Chu.
Chu, Lan Jen was born on August 24, 1913 in Hweiying, Kiangsu, China. Son of Shao Wen and Ken Chu.
He graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1934 with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical power, and went on to receive the Master of Science and Doctorate of Science degrees in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1935 and 1938.
Chu is noted for his work on the fundamental limitations for small antennas, also known as Chu"s limit. Lan Jen Chu was born on August 4, 1913, in Huai"an in the Jiangsu province of China. Chu was with the Radiation Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1942-1946, and with the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1947-1973.
During World World War II Chu, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, supervised research of many special antennas for use in radar and telecommunication application.
He also authored three technical books Two with Richard Adler and Robert Fano in the area of electromagnetics.
Lan Jen Chu was a fellow of the American Physical Society and the Institute of Radio Engineers.
Fellow Institute Radio Engineers, American Physical Society. Member Eta Kappa Nu.
Married Grace Yu Ping Feng, August 12, 1939. Children: Yuan Bo, Yuan Hou, Yuan Ming.