Lan Jen Chu

Lan Jen Chu
Chu c.1952
Born(1913-08-24)August 24, 1913
DiedJuly 25, 1973(1973-07-25) (aged 59)
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Known for
AwardsFellow of APS
Fellow of IRE
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisTransmission and radiation of electromagnetic waves in hollow-pipes and horns (1938)
Doctoral advisor
Doctoral students

Lan Jen Chu (August 24, 1913 – July 25, 1973) was a Chinese-born American electrical engineer and a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chu is noted for his work on the fundamental limitations for small antennas, also known as Chu–Harrington limit.