Recipient: Robert J. Trew 

The Harry Diamond Memorial Award, sponsored by IEEE USA, honors individuals for distinguished technical contributions in the field of 
electro technology while in U.S. government service.  This year’s recipient is Robert J. Trew

citation: "For technical contributions to the theory and design of microwave power devices using wide bandgap semiconductors and leadership in managing DoD's basic research programs"

Robert J. Trew  received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Michigan in 1975. He is currently the Willis G. Worcester Professor of Engineering and Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. From 1997-2001 he was Director of Research for the U.S. Department of Defense, with management oversight responsibility for the $1.3 billion yearly basic research programs of DoD. Dr. Trew was Vice-Chair of the U.S. Government interagency committee that planned and implemented the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative. From 1992-1997 he served as a Program Manager in the Electronics Division of the U.S. Army Research Office. Dr. Trew’s academic career includes 17 years with North Carolina State University, and 4 years as George S. Dively Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Chair of the Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics Department of Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Trew is a Fellow of the IEEE, and serves on the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Administration Committee (ADCOM). He was Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques from 1995 to 1997, and is currently inaugural Co-Editor of the IEEE Microwave Magazine. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of the IEEE Proceedings. Dr. Trew was an IEEE Microwave Distinguished Lecturer from 1997-2000. He received an IEEE Third Millennium Medal Award, the 1998 IEEE MTT Society Distinguished Educator Award, the 1991 Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award, and a 1992 Distinguished Scholarly Achievement Award from North Carolina State University. Dr. Trew is a member of IEEE, the Materials Research Society, the Electromagnetics Academy, AAAS, ASEE, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta Pi. He has over 140 publications, 14 book chapters, and has given over 290 technical and programmatic presentations. Dr. Trew has four patents. 

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