James Lin

Professor

Education

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering
University of Washington, 1971
M.S. Electrical Engineering
University of Washington, 1968
B.S. Electrical Engineering
University of Washington, 1966

Contact Info

Email	Website	Address	Phone	Fax
email	link	851 S. Morgan M/C 154 Chicago, IL. 60607	312.413.1052	312.996.6465

Professional Achievements

• Fellow of IEEE (Since 1986)
• Fellow of AAAS (Since 1989)
• Founding Fellow of AIMBE (Since 1992)
• Member, U.S. President's Committee on the National Medal of Science (1992-1993)
• d’Arsonval Medal Award of the Bioelectromagnetics Society (2003)
• Best Paper Award, IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetics Compatibility (1975)
• IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation (COMAR) Special Recognition Award (1991)
• CAPAMA Outstanding Leadership Award (1993)
• Best Advisor Award, UIC Professional Engineering Societies Council (1993)
• NSC Research Chair (1993-97)
• IEEE-EMBS Distinguished Lecturer, current
• Chair, IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation (1990-1991)
• President, The Bioelectromagnetics Society(1994-1995)
• Chair, URSI Commission on Electromagnetics in Biology and Medicine (1996-1999)
• Chair, NCRP Biological Effects and Exposure Criteria for Radiofrequency Fields
• Vice President, National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP),(2005-07)
• Member, International Commission on Nonionizing Radiation Protection (2004-2008); and Chair of Standing Committe on Physics and Engineering (2008-present)
• Feature Editor, ACM Mobile Computing and Communications Review (1999-2004)
• Editor, Springer Science Book Series on Advances in Electromagnetic Fields in Living systems (2004-present)
• Editor in Chief, Bioelectromagnetics,(2006-present)
• Columnist, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine (1999-present)
• Columnist, IEEE Microwave Magazine (2000-present)
• Columnist, Radio Science Bulletin, Columnist (2001-present)
• Program Chair, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society International Conf. (1985)
• Chair, Chinese American Academic & Professional Convention (1993)
• Chair, URSI International Scientific Meeting on Electromagnetics in Medicine, Chicago (1997)
• Convener, URSI General Assembly, Maastricht , Netherlands (2002); New Delhi , India (2005)
• Chair, International ICST Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare (MOBIHEALTH 2010), Cyprus (2010)

Research Interests

Professor Lin's research interests include: Biomedical instrumentation; Electromagnetic Engineering for Biology and Medicine; Imaging and Sensing; Bioelectromagnetics; Mobile Telecommunication Safety; Biological Interactions of Electromagnetic Radiation Including RF, Microwaves, and Lasers