Howard Katz earned his PhD from UCLA in 1982, and was at Bell Laboratories from 1982-2004, gaining the title of Distinguished Member of Technical Staff in 1998. Since 2004, he has been a full professor at Johns Hopkins University, serving as Department Chair for 2008-2014 and 2020-1. He has 35 years research experience in organic/hybrid/interfacial electronics, host-guest chemistry/self-assembly, transistors/ sensors, energetic/optoelectronic devices, and cancer detection. He has >300 papers, with an H-index about 80. His inventions led to 56 patents and National Academy of Inventors Fellowship. He is a fellow of the ACS, MRS, APS, and AAAS. He was 2004 MRS 2004 and 2008 IUMRS President.