Draft:Changzhi Li

Changzhi Li born Chengdu, China, March 3, 1982, is a Chinese-born American electrical engineer. He is a Professor and Whitacre Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University since Sept 2020. Li's research focuses on RF/analog and microwave/millimeter-wave circuits and systems, with applications ranging from healthcare and security to autonomous vehicles and human-machine interface. His expertise extends beyond academia, as he has provided consultancy services to esteemed institutions like the University of Florida, GP Strategies/Texas Instruments, and DIS Semiconductor, specializing in analog IC design and RFIC design.

Li is an IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Distinguished Microwave Lecturer, in the Tatsuo Itoh class of 2022-2024. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). His research interests include analog/microwave circuits, and their applications in healthcare, security, and human-machine interface. Li has more than 12216 citations and a h-index of 54.

Education and early years
Li received the BS degree in electrical engineering from Zhejiang University, China, in 2004 and the PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, in 2009. In the summers of 2007 and 2008, he worked at Alereon Inc., Austin, TX, on ultrawideband (UWB) transceiver. In the summer of 2009, he worked at Coherent Logix Inc., Austin, TX, on software-defined radio.

Awards and honors
Chanzhi Li received several awards and honors, including: Fellow, IEEE, class of 2024 Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (NAI),elected 2022 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Distinguished Microwave Lecturer,Tatsuo Itoh class of 2022-2024 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Outstanding Young Engineer Award, 2018 IEEE Sensors Council Early Career Technical Achievement Award, 2016. Texas Tech University Teaching Academy Member, elected 2016 Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award,Texas Tech University , 2015 George T. and Gladys Abell-Hanger Faculty Award,TTU Whitacre College of Engineering, 2015 IEEE- HKN Outstanding Young Professional Award, 2014 ASEE Frederick Emmons Terman Award, 2014 Whitacre Research Award, Texas Tech University, 2014 NSF Faculty CAREER Award, 2013 Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award, 2012 Finalist, Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project, 2011 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Graduate Fellowship, 2008 Best Student Paper Award in 2n place, IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium, 2007 Graduate Alumni Fellowship, University of Florida, 2005~2009 First Class Scholarship, 2000~2004, Zhejiang University

Books
Microwave Motion Sensing and Analysis (2013), publisher = John Wiley & Sons isbn = 978-0470642146