Innovative Telecom Alumnus to be Honored

Innovative Telecom Alumnus to be Honored

Innovative Telecom Alumnus to be Honored


Rajiv Laroia, M.S. '89 and Ph.D. '92 in electrical engineering, will be inducted into the Clark School's Innovation Hall of Fame for his work in telecommunications.

The ceremony will take place in the Hall of Fame, which is located in the north corridor of the Kim Engineering Building, at 4:30 p.m. on October 16. President Mote will confer the Innovation Hall of Fame medallion.

Laroia is a leading developer of wireline and wireless technologies who recently sold his company to communications giant QUALCOMM. His inventions have doubled the speed of data over telephone line modems and will help companies bring enhanced internet functions to mobile phones.

All Clark School faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend the ceremony.

September 20, 2006


Prev   Next

Current Headlines

UMD Breakthrough Named Amongst Physics World’s Top 10 of the Year

Two Clark School Faculty Elected to National Academy of Inventors

Small Business Connections Help Meet Researcher Needs

Prof. Michael Pecht Explores Energy Storage Collaboration at Saudi University

Professor Bongtae Han Delivers Invited Talk at Korean Semiconductor Event

Vishkin Receives 2026 IEEE Computer Society Charles Babbage Award

Two Students Take Top Awards at AIAA YPSE Conference

Chemical Engineering Student Wins Third Place Award in AIChE’s Student Poster Competition

News Resources

Return to Newsroom

Search News

Archived News

Events Resources

Events Calendar