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Chen-To Tai
Pages 304-309

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... SENGUPTA AND THOMAS B.A. SENIOR SUBMITTED BY THE NAE HOME SECRETARY CHEN-TO TAI, emeritus professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan (UM)
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... Professor Tai is recognized throughout the world for his research on antenna theory, electromagnetic theory, and applied mathematics. His extension of Hallén's pioneering work on antennas to coupled cylindrical antennas established the foundation of multielement array antennas, which are used extensively in a variety of radio systems.
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... He also received outstanding faculty and teaching awards from OSU and UM and was awarded honorary professorships by Shanghai Normal University, Chengdu Institute of Radio Engineering, and Nanjing Institute of Post and Communication in 1980, 1986, and 1987, respectively. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1987 and received the IEEE Heinrich Hertz Medal in 1998.
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... When the Tais came to Ann Arbor in 1964, they bought a house in the country where there was room for a tennis court, which was soon added. In spite of a heart attack (and subsequent quintuple bypass operation)
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