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Nicolaos Georgiou Alexopoulos | |
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| Born | March 30, 1942 |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Occupation(s) | Electrical engineer, professor, university dean |
Nicolaos Georgiou Alexopoulos (born March 30, 1942) is a Greek electrical engineer, former professor and university dean, and a champion of education and research. He currently serves as the Vice President for Academic Programs and University Relations at the Broadcom Foundation, and previously was Vice President for Antennas, RF (Radio Frequency) Technologies, and University Relations at Broadcom Corporation from 2008 to 2015.[1][2] In 2005, he received an honorary doctorate degree from the National Technical University of Athens "for contributions to education and research in engineering electrodynamics and for his public lectures on the 'Genesis and Destruction of the First Research University: The Museum/Library of Alexandria."[3][4]
Alexopoulos is a member of the Dean's Engineering Leadership Council at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine (UCI).[5] He is also a member of the Corporate Advisory Board for UCI's Department of Biomedical Engineering.[6] He was a former member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Centre for Integrated Circuits and Systems at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore from April 2010 to March 2012.[7]
Alexopoulos is a named inventor of 45 US patents.[8][9] He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and was elected "for contributions to the understanding of substrate-superstrate effects on printed circuit antennas and integrated microwave circuits."[10] He is a Member of the National Academy of Engineering, elected "For contributions to microwave circuits, antennas, and structures for low observable technologies, and for contributions in engineering education."[11]
In September 2016, the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, honored Alexopoulos and his wife with the naming of the Nicolaos G. and Sue Curtis Alexopoulos Presidential Chair in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.[12][13] In 2019, the University of Michigan awarded him the College of Engineering Alumni Medal Award, "the highest accolade given by the Michigan Engineering Alumni Board."[14][15]
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- ^ "Nicolaos Alexopoulos – Bio". Broadcom Foundation. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "Dean Receives Honorary Doctorate Degree from the National Technical University of Athens". CI Samueli School of Engineering. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Former Dean Nicolaos G. Alexopoulos". UCI Samueli School of Engineering. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
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- ^ "Department of Biomedical Engineering". UCI Samueli School of Engineering. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "Scientific Advisory Board". Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ "Patents by Inventor Nicolaos G. Alexopoulos". Justia Patents. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "Inventor Nicolaos Alexopoulos". Google Patents.
- ^ "Nicolaos G. Alexopoulos". IEEE Xplore. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Nicolaos G. Alexopoulos". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "Endowed Presidential Chair Named for Former Dean, Dean's Wife". UCI Samueli School of Engineering. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "Former Dean, Wife Honored at Presidential Chair Celebration". UCI Samueli School of Engineering. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "Alumni Award Winners". University of Michigan ECE. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Engineering education trailblazer and industry innovator honored by Michigan Engineering". The Michigan Engineer News Center. Retrieved November 3, 2020.