Fawwaz T. Ulaby[2] (Arabic: فواز علبي) is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor[3] and formerly the Founding Provost and Executive Vice President of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and R. Jamieson and Betty Williams Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan.
[4] Ulaby has done extensive work outside of academia as well, giving testimony to the House Science Committee of the US congress and serving on the board of directors for The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS).
In March 2008, Ulaby was named Founding Provost of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
He is most famous for the development of micro-electronics for a suite of circuits and antennae for THz sensors and communication systems.
He also served as founding director of the NASA-funded Center for Space Terahertz Technology at the University of Michigan.