J.C. Chiao worked as a research scientist at Bellcore and as a professor at the University of Hawaii before settling down at the University of Texas at Austin. In 2008, Jenkins Garrett Professor in 2011, and Janet and Mike Greene endowed professor in 2012. Dr. Chiao is also a professor in the joint Biomedical Engineering Program at UTA and UTSW since 2003, and is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas – Southwestern Medical Center since 2009. His research covers RF MicroElectroMechanical Systems, Quasi-Optical Wireless Systems, Micro-Nano-Optics, Wavelength-Division-Multiplexing Fiber-Optical Communications,Medical Microdevices and Microsystems.