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| Vol. 17, No. 25 | March 26, 1998 |
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| Vol. 17, No. 25 | March 26, 1998 |
Two researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering-Xiang-Gen Xia and Daniel van der Weide-have received prestigious 1998 Young Investigator Program Awards from the Office of Naval Research. Last fall, van der Weide was one of only 20 researchers in the nation to receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the National Science Foundation.
A highly competitive program, only 10 percent of applicants receive awards. Only 19 awards across all fields were given, so it is rare for two to be from the same institution. Even more unusual is to have two from the same department, according to Neal Gallagher, department chairperson
Based on applicants' research and professional background, proposals that are relevant to the Navy's research areas and a long-term commitment by the applicant's home university, the awards are given to outstanding, young university faculty members who have received their Ph.D.s or equivalents within the preceding five years. The purpose is to attract them to research of interest to the Navy and, at the same time, to encourage their teaching and research careers.
Xia's proposal is entitled "Noise Analysis and Reduction for Joint Time-frequency/ Time-scale Transformation with Applications in ISAR/SAR Imaging." He has been awarded $349,000 for three years.
A graduate of Nanjing Normal University in China, Xia holds master's degrees from Nankai University and the University of Cincinnati and a doctorate from the University of Southern California. In 1997, he was awarded the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program Award and was awarded the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation Young Investigator Award in 1989. His research also has received support from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
Van der Weide's proposal is entitled "Coherent Signal Generation with Integrated Circuits for Wideband 100 GHz Network Measurements." He has been awarded $327,394 for three years.
A graduate of the University of Iowa with a Ph.D. from Stanford University, van der Weide worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Solid-State Research in Germany. His research has received support from the Office of Naval Research, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Ford Motor Co.
Frank Doyle, chemical engineering, received a 1996 Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research.
