Distinguished Microwave Lecturers

The IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) each year carefully selects a group of Distinguished Microwave Lecturers (DMLs) who are internationally recognized experts and technical leaders in their fields within the Society. The DMLs are available to present talks to local chapters world-wide and serve as ambassadors for the Society. They will travel to MTT-S Chapters or Joint Chapters with other IEEE Societies, Student Chapters, and IEEE Sections to present a nominally 1-hour Technical Lecture on the DML’s Technical Topic and also present material that promotes the MTT-S at each talk. The DMLs also can give online “virtual” talks.

The operation procedure of the program:

In-person DML Talks:

  • The Chapters are asked to submit an online survey form to the DML Coordinator in October to indicate their DML invitation plan for the following year. The DML Coordinator will share the plan with each DML for their availability and assign the relevant DML talks to the requesting Chapters.
  • The inviting Chapter will contact the speakers to arrange the travel plan. The inviting Chapter is requested to provide local transportation, lodging, and meal for the DML. The Chapter should broadly advertise the DML talk to the local technical community to maximize attendance. The Chapter should indicate an approximate number of the attendees before the DML prepares for the trip.
  • The DML speaker should submit the in-person DML pre-talk form to the DML coordinator when the travel plan is fixed. After the talk is conducted, the DML speaker should submit the in-person DML post-talk form before claiming reimbursement.

Virtual DML Talks:

  • The virtual talks can be requested at any time. The Chapters should contact the DML speakers directly. Please note that each speaker has a limited availability for the talk. The request will be run on “first come first serve” basis.  To avoid disappointment, you may make requests early.
  • After the date/time is fixed, the speaker should submit the virtual DML pre-talk form. This form will be automatically published on MTT website, as shown below. The purpose to publish the online form is that, the other chapters, who may like to request talks, can see what talks have been scheduled already. If they would like to request the same talk, they just need to ask for access to the talk instead of making a new request.
  • After the talk is done, the speaker should submit the virtual DML post-talk form for record.

Please contact the DML Coordinator Dr. Mohammad Madihian if you have any further questions.

Distinguished Microwave Lecturers List

DML Class of 2024-2026

Mark Rodwell
Mark Rodwell

100-300 GHz Wireless: Transistors, ICs, Systems

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    Cristiano Tomassoni
    Cristiano Tomassoni

    Additive Manufacturing: Emerging Opportunities for Microwave Components

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      Qiaowei Yuan
      Qiaowei Yuan

      Universal Calculation Method for MIMO-WPT Power Transfer Efficiency

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        DML Class of 2023-2025

        Joseph Bardin
        Joseph Bardin

        Quantum Computing: What is it, how does it work, and what are the opportunities for microwave engineers?

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          Vadim Issakov
          Vadim Issakov

          Millimeter-Wave System and Circuit Design for Highly-Integrated Radar Transceivers

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            Rui Ma
            Rui Ma

            Digitization and intelligence: unlocking the innovation of future radios

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              Shilong Pan
              Shilong Pan

              What can photonics bring to radars?

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                Tatsuo Itoh DML Class of 2022-2024

                Anthony Grbic
                Anthony Grbic

                Extreme Field Control with Electromagnetic Metasurfaces

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                  Jasmin Grosinger
                  Jasmin Grosinger

                  RF Design for Ultra-Low Power Wireless Communication Systems: Efficiently Miniaturizing and Passively Sensing

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                    Changzhi Li
                    Changzhi Li

                    Portable Radar Systems for Life Activity Sensing, Anomaly Detection, and Human Tracking

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                      Raafat Mansour
                      Raafat Mansour

                      Multi-Function Multi-Band Reconfigurable High-Q Filters

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                        Jeffrey Nanzer
                        Jeffrey Nanzer

                        Distributed Phased Arrays: Challenges and Recent Progress

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                          Hua Wang
                          Hua Wang

                          Fundamentals of RF and mm-Wave Power Amplifier Design

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                            Quan Xue
                            Quan Xue

                            Millimeter-Wave Integrated Circuit and Antenna-in-Package for Advanced Wireless System

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                              The past DMLs can be found on this page: https://mtt.org/distinguished-microwave-lecturers-emeritus/.