Electrical engineer
Yanne Kouomou Chembo is an electrical engineer and associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research considers ultra-pure microwaves and Kerr frequency combs. He is a Fellow of The Optical Society and SPIE.
Early life and education
Chembo was born in Cameroon. He attended the University of Yaoundé I where he earned two bachelor's degrees, one in physics and one in telecommunications engineering. Chembo completed two simultaneous doctoral degrees, one at the University of Yaoundé I and one at the University of the Balearic Islands. After earning his doctoral degree, Chembo moved to the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) FEMTO-ST Institute as a postdoctoral researcher. He joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2009.
Research and career
Chembo returned to the FEMTO-ST Institute in 2010, where he led a group working on microwave photonics.[1][2] Here Chembo looked to develop ultra-pure microwaves using optical resonators.[1] He was supported by the European Research Council.[1] He created a photonic module that was capable of generating high-purity microwave signals for aerospace and optical communications.[1] To allow for coherent optical fibre telecommunications, Chembo made use of Kerr frequency combs.[3]
In 2014 Chembo was appointed to the International Commission for Optics committee on regional development.[4]
He stayed in France until 2016, when he moved to the joint Georgia Tech – CNRS Joint International Laboratory.[5][6] He moved to the University of Maryland, College Park in 2019, where he was made associate professor of Electrical Engineering.[7] He holds a joint position at the Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics (IREAP).[8]
He is an Associate Editor for Optics Express and has helped with the organisation of the International Year of Light.[5][9]
