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Yasuo Kuga was born in Kitakyushu, Japan. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1977, 1979, and 1983, respectively. From 1971 to 1975, he worked as an engineer at Matsushita Electric Industrial Corporation in Osaka, Japan. He served as a research associate at the University of Washington from 1979 to 1983 and progressed through various faculty positions including Research Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan from 1988 to 1991. Currently, he is a Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Washington. His research interests include microwave and millimeter-wave remote sensing, high-frequency devices, and optics. Dr. Kuga is a member of the Optical Society of America and the International Union of Radio Science. Additionally, he was a selected 1989 Presidential Young Investigator and has served as Associate Editor for Radio Science from 1993 to 1996, and is currently an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing since 1996.
University of Washington • Seattle, WA
Teaching and research in Electrical & Computer Engineering.
University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI
Engaged in research and education in Electrical & Computer Engineering.
University of Washington • Seattle, WA
Conducted research in various engineering projects.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Corporation • Osaka, Japan
Worked as an engineer before pursuing higher education.
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