The MTT-S Past-President and Honorary Life Member Manfred “Fred” J. Schindler has been elected as IEEE Technical Activities Vice President-Elect 2023. The IEEE Technical Activities Vice President serves as the highest volunteer officer responsible for the technical activities of the IEEE and oversees the staff operation in support of technical activities. Fred Schindler received his […]
The IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques (T-MTT) has appointed Prof. Almudena Suárez as the new editor-in-chief. Prof. Suárez is a full professor at University of Cantabria (Spain) and head of the research group Microwave Engineering and Radiocommunication Systems. She is a Fellow of the IEEE. She was an IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecturer during […]
The 2022 IEEE MTT-S AdCom election results have been announced. The following members have been elected as AdCom members for a 3-year term starting on 1st January 2023. Jaleel Akhtar James Buckwalter Terry Cisco Jasmin Grosinger Amelie Hagelauer Dietmar Kissinger Imran Medhi Congratulations!
Prof. Maurizio Bozzi has been elected as 2023 President-Elect of the IEEE MTT-S. He will serve as President in 2024. Prof. Bozzi received the Ph.D. degree in electronics and computer science from the University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, in 2000. He held research positions with various universities worldwide, including the Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany; the […]
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9819844 This August edition of Microwave Magazine features a question-and-answer session with me and Charlotte Blair, “2021 MTT-S President’s Task Force on Mentoring, Diversity, and Inclusion: A Conversation Between WIM Members” Charlotte and I discuss our involvement with the 2021 MTT-S task force and talk about the strides that have been made in the past […]
2022 IEEE MTT-S Members-at-Large Election The IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) election of Members-at-Large to the Administrative Committee (AdCom) is open on 1st August. The candidates are grouped into two separate slates in order to support diversity and inclusion. We hope you will take the time to exercise your vote and help choose […]
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9785563 The July WIM column features a recap by Prof. Rodica Ramer, who organized the very successful WIM event at the 2021 APMC conference, which was to be held in Brisbane, Australia, but because of health restrictions, became a virtual event. The hour-and-a-half event featured seven virtual speakers from around the world discussing their research, […]
The IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) is the flagship symposium for the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). The IMS General Chair provides the leadership, management, drive, enthusiasm, support, and coordination that is necessary for executing a successful symposium. The General Chair should be a skilled manager that is familiar with management tools […]
Many congratulations to Professor John Bandler for receiving the 2023 IEEE Electromagnetics Award “for contributions to electromagnetic optimization and the modeling of high-frequency structures, circuits, and devices.” https://bit.ly/3NpccGp. Professor Bandler studied at Imperial College London and received the B.Sc.(Eng.), Ph.D., and D.Sc.(Eng.) degrees from the University of London, England, in 1963, 1967, and 1976, respectively. […]
IEEE MTT-S Awards Call for Nominations Deadline: July 31st, 2022 The IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) presents a number of awards annually to our members to recognize their outstanding contributions to the field of microwave theory and technology, significant achievements in their career, or distinguished services to the society. The Awards Committee of MTT-S […]
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9748957 The Women in Microwaves (WIM) column in this May edition of IEEE Microwave Magazine features candid thoughts from members of the IMS2022 WIM event committee, comprising Prof. Zoya Popovic ́ of the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) and her graduate students, both male and female. For this interview, I wanted to understand not […]
The IEEE MTT-S Outstanding Chapter Award recognizes the chapter’s contribution based on the quantity and quality of the activities and programs implemented by the chapter during the period of a calendar year (January 1st – December 31st). It is awarded annually and given to maximum 5% of the MTT society chapters worldwide. All the chapters […]
The origin of the MTT-S can be traced back to the formation of the Professional Group for Microwave Electronics, approved by the Professional Groups Committee of the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) on March 7, 1952. The members of the first committee had its first meeting on May 1, 1952. The Group was subsequently renamed […]
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9724657 Our April WIM article on Women, STEM, and South Asia was contributed by Tayyaba Farooqi, who is with the National University of Sciences and Technology in Pakistan. She wondered when she was invited to contribute whether the problems faced by women in technology in developing countries could be understood by an international audience because […]
Congratulations to Dr. Richard Snyder on receiving the Outstanding Career Award for his exemplified outstanding contributions in the field of microwaves from the European Microwave Association (EuMA) at the European Microwave Week 2021 in London on 4th April 2022. Dr. Snyder was the 2011 President of MTT-S and is a long serving member of MTT-S […]
Microwave engineer Douglas Teeter and his wife Terri Stull died tragically in a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania on 28 March, 2022. Douglas A. Teeter received the B.S.E.E. degree from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1987, and the M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from The University of Michigan in 1988 and 1992. […]
