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Chip Martel

Charles U. "Chip" Martel is an American computer scientist and bridge player.

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Charles U. "Chip" Martel (born 1953)12 is an American computer scientist and bridge player.

Martel was Inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2014.3 He is married to Jan Martel, also in the ACBL Hall of Fame.

Academic life

Martel received a B.S. 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.1 His academic interests involved designing and analyzing algorithms.1

Bridge accomplishments

Awards and honors

Wins

Runners-up

References

References

  1. "Charles U. Martel" (main page). University of California, Davis (ucdavis.edu). Retrieved 2014-12-16.
  2. Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 687. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
  3. "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  4. "Martel, Chip". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
  5. "World bridge senior teams 2016". worldbridge.org.
  6. "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  7. "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  8. "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  9. "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  10. "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  11. "Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-26. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  12. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  13. "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  14. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  15. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  16. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  17. Linxwiler, Paul (December 6, 2024). "Daily Bulletin, Volume 96, Number 8" (PDF). acbl.org. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  18. "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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