A Macau-born microelectronics scholar and engineer, professor at the University of Macau. Working on integrated circuits and radio-frequency chips, in 2019 he became the first Macao native elected an IEEE Fellow; he is also a Fellow of the IET and the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Foreign Academician of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences.

On a chip the size of a fingernail, Pui-In Mak etched Macau's name into international engineering.

Pui-In Mak is a Macau-born microelectronics scholar and engineer, the first Macao native elected an IEEE Fellow.

Profile

  • Chinese Name: 麥沛然
  • English Name: Pui-In Mak
  • Born: 1979 (Macau)
  • Domains: Academia · Science & engineering
  • Subject type: Microelectronics professor · Engineer

Background

Pui-In Mak was born in Macau in 1979, completed his basic education locally, and went on to study and teach at the University of Macau, specialising in microelectronics and integrated circuits. He is a model of a homegrown Macau scientist who reached the international stage.

Career

I. Research and achievement

Mak teaches at the University of Macau, researching integrated circuits and radio-frequency and biomedical chips, with a large output of papers and patents and a term as editor-in-chief of an international journal, earning an international reputation in microelectronics.

II. The first Macao native IEEE Fellow

In 2019 Mak was elected an IEEE Fellow — a high honour in electrical and electronic engineering, and he was the first Macao native to receive it. He is also a Fellow of the IET and the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Foreign Academician of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences.

Key Achievements

  • First Macao native elected an IEEE Fellow (2019)
  • Fellow of the IET and the Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Foreign Academician of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences
  • Former Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters

Information compiled from publicly available sources (the University of Macau, IEEE and Macau government materials). If anything is inaccurate or needs updating, please contact us — we aim to respond within 48 hours.