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Gabriel Alfonso Rincón-Mora (1972-) is an American electrical engineer, scientist, professor, inventor, and author[1] who was elevated to the grade of Fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2011[2] and to the grade of Fellow by the Institution of Engineering Technology (IET) in 2009 for his contributions to energy-harvesting and power-conditioning integrated circuits (ICs). Hispanic Business Magazine voted him one of "The 100 Most Influential Hispanics" in 2000[3], the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineering (SHPE) awarded him the National Hispanic in Technology Award in 2000[4][5], Florida International University (FIU) awarded him the Charles E. Perry Visionary Award in 2000[6], the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) inducted him into its Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni in 2000[7], and former Lieutenant Governor Cruz M. Bustamante of California presented him a Commendation Certificate in 2001.

Dr. Rincón-Mora was born in Caracas in 1972 and raised in Maracay in Venezuela, and migrated to North Miami Beach in the United States when he was 11 years old. He graduated from North Miami Beach Senior High School in 1989, FIU with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1992, and Georgia Tech with a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering with a Minor in Mathematics in 1994 and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1996. He worked for Texas Instruments (TI) in 1994-2003, was an Adjunct Professor for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech in 1999-2001, and has been a Professor at Georgia Tech since 2001 and a Visiting Professor at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan since 2011.

He has authored 9 books, 4 book chapters, and over 160 publications, and his work has generated 38 patents. He has designed over 26 commercial power-chip designs and delivered over 95 presentations worldwide[8]. He has lectured in the United States, Hong Kong, Slovakia, France, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Canada, Spain, Ireland, Egypt, Finland, México, China, England, Puerto Rico, and Korea. He has served as Distinguished Lecturer, General Chair, Technical Program Chair and Co-Chair, Associate Editor, Guest Editor and Co-Editor, and Chapter Chair and Vice-Chair on multiple occasions for IEEE, several international conferences, and several journal publications. As of October 2014, his publications have drawn over 5200 citations.[9]

His work and research is on the design and development of silicon-based microsystems that draw and condition power from tiny batteries, fuel cells, and generators that harness ambient energy from motion, light, temperature, and radiation to supply mobile, portable, and self-sustaining devices like wireless microsensors for biomedical, consumer, industrial, and military applications.[10]

On a more personal note, he hiked to North Everest Base Camp in Tibet, climbed and summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, hiked through the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador, volunteered for Volunteers for Peace (VFP) in Tanzania[11][12] and India to work with orphans and kids with AIDS and disabilities, and volunteered for Service Civil International (SCI) in Mongolia and Vietnam to work with orphans.

Magazine Covers that Feature Prof. Rincón-Mora

"Bravo – National Award Winners," Official Magazine of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Spring 2000.

"The 100 Most Influential Hispanics," Hispanic Business Magazine, Oct. 2000.

"A high-tech engineer with a low-tech lifestyle," La Fuente, Mar. 2000.[13]

"Gabriel Rincón-Mora - Impacta en la alta tecnología," Nuevo Impacto, Aug. 2002.[14]

"Profesionales Latinos – La nueva cara de Georgia," Nuevo Impacto, Oct. 2003.[15]

"Gabriel Rincón Mora – Un ingeniero polifacético: Inventor, profesor, escritor y actor" - "Gabriel Rincón Mora – Outstanding Engineer and Writer," Nuevo Impacto, Nov. 2004.[16]

Feature Stories about Prof. Rincón-Mora

"Passion for design, apathy for gizmos," Electronic Engineering Times, Jun. 2000.[17]

"Designer has passion for work, apathy for gizmos," Planet Analog, Jun. 2000.[18]

"By Day an Engineer," Intown, Aug. 2002.[19]

"Notar – Short Stories and Poems to Boot," Official Magazine of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Aug. 2002.[20]

"Innovators Matter," Hispanic Business magazine, Sept. 2002.[21]

"Innovators Matter," Hispanic Business magazine, Dec. 2002.

"Hispanic Engineering Talent," Georgia Tech Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers, Feb. 2003.[22]

"World-class training workshop on analog IC power management by top Integrated Circuit (IC) expert from the United States," Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks News & Newsletter, Oct. 2003.[23]

"SSCS Subsidizes Short Course on Linear Regulator Design in Taipei," IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Newsletter, Sept. 2006.[24]

"Alumni Profile: Gabriel A. Rincón-Mora," Summa Cum Laude, Florida International University Honors College, Winter 2011, vol. 1, no. 3.[25]

"Featured Engineer: Gabriel Alfonso Rincón-Mora," EEWeb – Electrical Engineering Community, November 2012.[26]

Other Recognition

IEEE presented him an IEEE Service Award in 2007.

Robins Air Force Base awarded him the Hispanic Heritage Award in 2005.

The Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation (HENAAC) featured him as the "Role Model of the Week" in 2005.[27]

Robins Air Force Base awarded him the Orgullo Hispano Award in 2003.

IEEE's Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) elected him Distinguished Lecturer in 2009-2010.

Georgia Tech awarded him Thank a Teacher Certificates in 2010 and 2012.

IEEE awarded him an IEEE Certificate of Appreciation for "Notable Services and Contributions towards the advancement of IEEE and the Engineering Professions" in 2012.

Ph.D. Dissertation

Current Efficient, Low Voltage, Low Dropout Regulators. Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996 (Advisor: Prof. Phil Allen).[28]

Books

Voltage References. New Jersey: IEEE Press and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (192 pages), 2001 [Translated into Chinese].[29]

Power Management ICs. Raleigh: Lulu (268 pages), 2005.[30]

Analog IC Design with Low-Dropout Regulators. New York: McGraw-Hill (400 pages), Jan. 2009 [Translated into Chinese].[31]

Analog IC Design with Low-Dropout Regulators, Second Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill (507 pages), 2014.[32]

Power IC Design, Fourth Edition. Raleigh: Lulu (262 pages), 2014.[33]

Analog IC Design, Fourth Edition. Raleigh: Lulu (244 pages), 2014.[34]

Short Stories and Poems to Boot! New York: Vantage Press (86 pages), 2001 [Short Stories/Poetry].[35]

Triple Engagement. New York: iUniverse (160 pages), 2004 [Short Stories/Poetry].[36]

Vanish. Raleigh: Lulu (148 pages), 2009 [Novella].[37]

Book Chapters

"Harvesting Microelectronic Circuits," Energy Harvesting Technologies (Editors: S. Priya and D.J. Inman), Springer, Jan. 2009.[38]

"Energizing and Powering Microsystems," Integrated Microsystems: Electronics, Photonics, and Biotechnology (Editor: K. Iniewski), CRC Press, Oct. 2011.[39]

"Vibration-Based Energy-Harvesting Integrated Circuits," Advances in Energy Harvesting Methods (Editors: N. Elvin and A. Erturk), Springer, Feb. 2013.[40]

"Energy-Harvesting Integrated Circuits," Functional Materials and Microsystems for Energy Harvesting (Editors: M. Bhaskaran, S. Sriram, and K. Iniewski), CRC Press, Nov. 2013.[41]

References

  1. ^ "Gabriel Rincón Mora – Un ingeniero polifacético: Inventor, profesor, escritor y actor" - "Gabriel Rincón Mora – Outstanding Engineer and Writer," Nuevo Impacto, Nov. 2004.
  2. ^ IEEE Fellows Directory.
  3. ^ Hispanic Business Magazine, Oct. 2000.
  4. ^ "Bravo – National Award Winners," Official Magazine of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Spring 2000.
  5. ^ The Free Library, Jan. 2000.
  6. ^ FIU, Nov. 2000.
  7. ^ Georgia Tech College of Engineering, Jan. 2000.
  8. ^ Curriculum Vita.
  9. ^ Google Scholar Citations.
  10. ^ Rick Robinson, "Analog: The Indispensible Technology," Research Horizons, Vol. 25, No. 1, Fall 2007.
  11. ^ G.A. Rincon-Mora, "Working and Teaching in Tanzania," Volunteers for Peace (VFP) - Tanzania, November 2005.
  12. ^ M. Cheng, G.A. Rincon-Mora, and G. Heaney, "Volunteers For Peace - Vermont non-profit serving the world," Wishtank, Journal of Intellectual Freedom, June 2007.
  13. ^ "A high-tech engineer with a low-tech lifestyle," La Fuente, Mar. 2000.
  14. ^ "Gabriel Rincón-Mora - Impacta en la alta tecnología," Nuevo Impacto, Aug. 2002.
  15. ^ "Profesionales Latinos – La nueva cara de Georgia," Nuevo Impacto, Oct. 2003.
  16. ^ "Gabriel Rincón Mora – Un ingeniero polifacético: Inventor, profesor, escritor y actor" - "Gabriel Rincón Mora – Outstanding Engineer and Writer," Nuevo Impacto, Nov. 2004.
  17. ^ "Passion for design, apathy for gizmos," Electronic Engineering Times, Jun. 2000.
  18. ^ "Designer has passion for work, apathy for gizmos," Planet Analog, Jun. 2000.
  19. ^ "By Day an Engineer," Intown, Aug. 2002.
  20. ^ "Notar – Short Stories and Poems to Boot," Official Magazine of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Aug. 2002.
  21. ^ "Innovators Matter," Hispanic Business magazine, Sept. 2002.
  22. ^ "Hispanic Engineering Talent," Georgia Tech Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers, Feb. 2003.
  23. ^ "World-class training workshop on analog IC power management by top Integrated Circuit (IC) expert from the United States," Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks News & Newsletter, Oct. 2003.
  24. ^ "SSCS Subsidizes Short Course on Linear Regulator Design in Taipei," IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Newsletter, Sept. 2006.
  25. ^ "Alumni Profile: Gabriel A. Rincón-Mora," Summa Cum Laude, Florida International University Honors College, Winter 2011, vol. 1, no. 3.
  26. ^ "Gabriel Alfonso Rincón-Mora", EE Web.]
  27. ^ "Role Model of the Week", Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation, July 4, 2005.
  28. ^ Current Efficient, Low Voltage, Low Dropout Regulators. Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996 (Advisor: Prof. Phil Allen).
  29. ^ Voltage References. New Jersey: IEEE Press and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (192 pages), 2001.
  30. ^ Power Management ICs. Raleigh: Lulu (268 pages), 2005.
  31. ^ Analog IC Design with Low-Dropout Regulators. New York: McGraw-Hill (400 pages), Jan. 2009.
  32. ^ Analog IC Design with Low-Dropout Regulators, Second Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill (507 pages), 2014.
  33. ^ Power IC Design, Fourth Edition. Raleigh: Lulu (262 pages), 2014.
  34. ^ Analog IC Design, Fourth Edition. Raleigh: Lulu (244 pages), 2014.
  35. ^ Short Stories and Poems to Boot! New York: Vantage Press (86 pages), 2001.
  36. ^ Triple Engagement. New York: iUniverse (160 pages), 2004.
  37. ^ Vanish. Raleigh: Lulu (148 pages), 2009.
  38. ^ "Harvesting Microelectronic Circuits," Energy Harvesting Technologies (Editors: S. Priya and D.J. Inman), Springer, Jan. 2009.
  39. ^ "Energizing and Powering Microsystems," Integrated Microsystems: Electronics, Photonics, and Biotechnology (Editor: K. Iniewski), CRC Press, Oct. 2011.
  40. ^ "Vibration-Based Energy-Harvesting Integrated Circuits," Advances in Energy Harvesting Methods (Editors: N. Elvin and A. Erturk), Springer, Feb. 2013.
  41. ^ "Energy-Harvesting Integrated Circuits," Functional Materials and Microsystems for Energy Harvesting (Editors: M. Bhaskaran, S. Sriram, and K. Iniewski), CRC Press, Nov. 2013.
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