Junseok Chae

The native form of this personal name is Chae Junseok. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In this Korean name, the family name is Chae.
Junseok Chae
채준석
Died25 March 2020
Phoenix, Arizona, US
Alma materKorea University (BS)
University of Michigan (MS, PhD)
AwardsNSF Career Award
Scientific career
FieldsMicroelectromechanical systems
InstitutionsArizona State University
ThesisHigh-Sensitivity, Low-Noise, Multi-Axis Capacitive Micro-Accelerometers (2003)
Doctoral advisorKhalil Najafi [Wikidata]

Junseok Chae (Korean: 채준석; died 25 March 2020) was a South Korean engineer and academic administrator specialized in microelectromechanical systems. He was a professor at the Arizona State University (ASU) School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering and associate dean of research and innovation at ASU Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.

Life[edit]

Chae completed a B.S. in metallurgical engineering at Korea University in 1998. He earned a M.S. (2000) and Ph.D. (2003) in electrical engineering and computer science at University of Michigan.[1] His dissertation was titled High-Sensitivity, Low-Noise, Multi-Axis Capacitive Micro-Accelerometers. Chae's doctoral advisor was Khalil Najafi [Wikidata].[2] He was a postdoctoral researcher at the Engineering Research Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems.[3]

Chae joined Arizona State University (ASU) in 2005 as an assistant professor of engineering. On August 15, 2017, Chae became associate dean of research and innovation at ASU Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.[4] He was a professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering. Chae received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award on MEMS protein sensor array.[1]

Death[edit]

Chae went missing after work on 25 March 2020. Police officers in Shreveport, Louisiana contacted Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on 30 March after locating three individuals in possession of Chae's vehicle. Police officers found that Chae was killed in Phoenix, Arizona near the intersection of 7th Street and Arizona State Route 74. On 15 July 2020, police charged 18-year-old Javian Ezell and 18-year-old Gabrielle Austin with first-degree murder, armed robbery, and theft of means of transportation.[5][6] Chae's remains were found on 17 July 2020 in the Northwest Regional Landfill.[5] He was bludgeoned to death.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Junseok Chae iSearch". isearch.asu.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  2. ^ Chae, Junseok (2003). High-Sensitivity, Low-Noise, Multi-Axis Capacitive Micro-Accelerometers. ISBN 978-0-496-27301-0. OCLC 862139678.
  3. ^ "Junseok Chae - Person". Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  4. ^ Clement, Monique (August 17, 2017). "Junseok Chae named Associate Dean for Research and Innovation". Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  5. ^ a b Carter, Cydeni (2020-07-24). "Two arrested after missing ASU professor's remains located in Surprise landfill". KNXV. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  6. ^ Sanchez, Ray (July 25, 2020). "Two teens charged with murder in the death of an Arizona State University professor". CNN. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  7. ^ "Arizona State University professor fatally bludgeoned during robbery, police say". The Arizona Republic. July 28, 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
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