"Chip" Martel (born 1953)[1][2] is an American computer scientist and bridge player.
[3] He is married to Jan Martel, also in the ACBL Hall of Fame.
degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1975, and a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1980.
[1] He helped establish the computer science department at UC Davis, received tenure there in 1985–86, and retired in 2013.
[4] At UC Davis he is Charles U. Martel, Professor Emeritus.