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Goutam Chattopadhyay (born May 28, 1970, Konnagar, West Bengal, India ) is a Senior Research Scientist at the NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, a Visiting Associate at the Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA, BEL Distinguished Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, and an Adjunct Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, in 2000. He is a Fellow of IEEE (USA) and IETE (India) and an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer.

His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, and development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

He has more than 300 publications in international journals and conferences and holds more than fifteen patents. He also received more than 35 NASA technical achievement and new technology invention awards. He received the IEEE Region 6 Engineer of the Year Award in 2018, Distinguished Alumni Award from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), India in 2017. He was the recipient of the best journal paper award in 2013 by IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, best paper award for antenna design and applications at the European Antennas and Propagation conference (EuCAP) in 2017, and IETE Prof. S. N. Mitra Memorial Award in 2014.

Education

 * 1999 Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering), California Institute of Technology
 * 1994 M.S. (Electrical Engineering), University of Virginia
 * 1987 B.E. (Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering), University of Calcutta, India

Honors and awards

 * 2011 Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
 * 2014 Fellow, Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)
 * 2014 IETE Prof. S. N. Mitra Memorial Award
 * 2014 IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology Best Paper Award
 * 2014 IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecturer Award
 * 2014 NASA Group Achievement Award
 * 2011 NASA Group Achievement Award
 * 2009 NASA Group Achievement Award
 * 2007 NASA Group Achievement Award
 * 2015 NASA Group Achievement Award
 * 2013 JPL Mariner Award

Publications

 * G. Chattopadhyay, “Technology, Capabilities, and Performance of Low Power Terahertz Sources,” IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 33-53, September 2011.
 * K. B. Cooper and G. Chattopadhyay, “Submillimeter-Wave Radar,” IEEE Microwave Magazine, pp. 51-67, November-December 2014.
 * N. Chahat, A. Tang, C. Lee, R. Sauleau, and G. Chattopadhyay, “Efficient CMOS Systems with Beam-Lead Interconnects,” IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 637-644, July 2015.
 * T. Reck, C. Jung-Kubiak, and G. Chattopadhyay, “Measurement of Silicon Micromachined Waveguide Components at 500 to 750 GHz,” IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 33-38, January 2014.
 * T. Reck and G. Chattopadhyay, “A 600 GHz Asymmetrical Orthogonal Mode Transducer,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 569-571, November 2013.
 * G. Chattopadhyay, J. Glenn, J. J. Bock, B. Rownd, M. Caldwell, and M. J. Griffin, “Feed Horn Coupled Bolometer Arrays for SPIRE - Design, Simulations, and Measurements,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 51, no. 10, pp. 2139-2146, October 2003.

Professional Experience

 * Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2005-Present)
 * Senior Research Scientist (2015-Present)
 * Principal Engineer (2012-2015)
 * Senior Engineer (2005-2012)
 * California Institute of Technology (1994-Present)
 * Visiting Associate in Physics (2006-Present)
 * Senior Member of Research Staff (2001-2005)
 * Member of Research Staff (1999-2001)
 * Graduate Research Assistant (1994-1999)
 * Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (1987-1992)
 * Design Engineer (1987-1992)

Research Interests

 * Microwave, Millimeter wave, and terahertz heterodyne and direct detector receivers and instruments
 * High frequency radars, terahertz sources, and application of nanotechnology at terahertz frequencies