Congratulations to Dr. Asad M. Madni on his recent election as a Fellow of the CORE Academy in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences! 

This well-deserved recognition honors his remarkable contributions to engineering and applied sciences, particularly in engineering innovation and technology commercialization.

Dr. Asad M. Madni served as President, Chief Operating Officer & CTO of BEI Technologies Inc. from 1992 until the completion of its $600 million acquisition by Schneider Electric in 2006. He led the development and commercialization of intelligent sensors and systems for aerospace & defense, commercial aviation, public health, and transportation industries, including the servo control system for Hubble Space Telescope’s Star Selector which provided the Hubble with unprecedented pointing accuracy & stability, resulting in truly remarkable images that have enhanced our understanding of the universe;  a minimally invasive endometrial ablation system which represented a major advance in the treatment of menorrhagia allowing gynecologists to perform ablation under direct visualization on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia; and the revolutionary MEMS GyroChip® technology which revolutionized navigation and stability in aerospace and automotive systems and is used worldwide for electronic stability control and rollover protection in passenger vehicles, thereby saving millions of lives every year. The sensing technologies that he pioneered are the fundamental building blocks that help make autonomous vehicles a reality. 

Prior to joining BEI, he was with Systron Donner Corporation for 18 years in senior technical & executive positions, eventually as Chairman, President & CEO. Here, he made seminal and pioneering contributions in the development of RF & Microwave Systems & Instrumentation which significantly enhanced the Combat Readiness of the US Navy (and its allies) and which provided the DOD the ability (not possible with prior art) to simulate more threat representative ECM environments for current and future advanced warfare training.

Dr. Madni is currently an Independent Consultant, Distinguished Adjunct Professor, and Distinguished Scientist in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department at UCLA, Co-supervisor of the High-Speed Electronics Laboratory, and Faculty Fellow in the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies and Connected Autonomous Electric Vehicle Consortium. From 2006 to 2016, he also served as Executive Managing Director & Chief Technical Officer of Crocker Capital, a private venture firm specializing in emerging technologies.  

He is a Member and Fellow of numerous prestigious international academies and organizations, including the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, the National Academy of Inventors, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and many others.

Dr. Madni has received numerous internationally prestigious awards, including:

• John Fritz Medal (2023) – "For seminal and pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of innovative sensing and systems technologies, distinguished research leadership, and service to the nation.”

• IEEE Medal of Honor (2022) – "For pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of innovative sensing and systems technologies, and for distinguished research leadership.”

• Prince Philip Medal (2022, Royal Academy of Engineering) – "In recognition of Dr. Madni’s decades-long career in developing and commercializing intelligent sensors and systems across the aerospace, manufacturing, and transportation industries."

Fellow's Profile Page

https://www.coreacad.org/Member.aspx?ProId=146

Reference and Other News

UCLA: https://samueli.ucla.edu/people/asad-m-madni/

IEEE: https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/recipient/asad-m-madni/

National Inventors Hall of Fame®: https://www.invent.org/inductees/asad-madni

National Academy of Engineering: https://www.nae.edu/42077/Dr-Asad-M-Madni

Royal Academy of Engineering: https://raeng.org.uk/about-us/fellowship/new-fellows-2020/dr-asad-madni-freng