Status
- 1970 - 1974, Transactions Past Associate Editors, MTT Transactions, Publications**
- 2004, Microwave Application Award, Past Awardees**
- 2013, Microwave Career Award, Past Awardees**
- In Memoriam
In Memoriam
John W. Bandler, Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and former Dean of Engineering at McMaster University, passed away on September 28, 2023, at the age of 81 years.
Prof. Bandler was an engineer, entrepreneur, innovator, researcher, artist, speaker, and author of fiction, including stage plays (see his YouTube channel for examples). He published more than 500 technical papers, pioneered space mapping, and won several awards, including both the Microwave Application and Microwave Career Awards from IEEE MTT-S. He was the founder of Optimization Systems Associates Inc. in 1983, which he sold to Hewlett-Packard in 1997. His innovations transformed engineering design optimization, especially the optimal design of RF and microwave components and circuits that enable today’s electronic communications.
A Fellow of several societies, including the IEEE and the Royal Society of Canada, he was honored by a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. In 2016 he was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada, his citation beginning with “John Bandler has helped to put Canada at the forefront of microwave technology” and ending with “He has been a mentor to numerous highly successful students, and a strong advocate for the inclusion of more women in the field of engineering.” From 2017 to 2022, he spearheaded and co-organized the IEEE International Microwave Symposium and Microwave Week Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competitions.
Presentations
Microwave CAD Using Space Mapping Technology
Space mapping optimization intelligently links “coarse” and “fine” models of different complexities, e.g., full-wave electromagnetic simulations and empirical circuit-theory based simulations, to accelerate iterative design optimization of engineering structures. It is a simple CAD methodology which closely follows the traditional experience and intuition of microwave designers. The exploitation of properly managed space mapping models promises significant efficiency in engineering design optimization practices.