William Kaiser

UCLA Wayne State University About Professor William J. Kaiser is founder and Co-Director of the UCLA Wireless Health Institute (WHI). He received a PhD in Solid State Physics from Wayne State University in 1984. From 1977 through 1986, as a member of Ford Motor Co. Research Staff, his development of automotive sensor and embedded system technology for automotive emission control systems resulted in large volume commercial sensor production in use today. At Ford and JPL, he also developed the first spectroscopies based on scanning probe microscopy for microelectronics system characterization. From 1986 through 1994, at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, he initiated the NASA Microinstrument program for distributed sensing and led instrument development for the prototype Mars rover. In 1994, Professor Kaiser joined the faculty of the UCLA Electrical Engineering Department and served as Electrical Engineering Department Chairman from 1996 through 2000. Working in close collaboration with the UCLA community he has developed UCLA Wireless Health Institute (WHI). WHI development includes products focused on advancing patient outcomes, promoting health and wellness, creating new healthcare delivery methods, and also advancing human performance. The WHI development of the AbStats Digestive Monitor received the Plenary Paper Award at the 2015 Digestive Disease Week conference. The WHI development of the SEM Scanner product now on the market in the EU and UK received the Frost & Sullivan Innovative European Medical Device Award for 2015. He has over 240 publications, over 140 invited presentations, and 47 patents. He has received the Allied Signal Faculty Research Award, the Peter Mark Award, the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement, the Arch T. Colwell Best Paper Award of the Society of Automotive Engineers, the Brian P. Copenhaver Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology, the 2007-2009 Gold Shield Faculty Prize, and the 2015 Engineer’s Council Engineering Educator of the Year Award. Experience UCLA Distinguished Professor Company NameUCLA Dates EmployedSep 1993 – Present Employment Duration25 yrs 11 mos LocationUCLA Education Wayne State University Wayne State University Degree NameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Field Of StudyPhysics Dates attended or expected graduation 1977 – 1984