Radlab Student Paper Awards (last 10 years)

2006

¨ Third Prize, Student Paper Competition, 28th Symposium of the Antenna Measurement Techniques Association, for K. Van Caekenberghe, K. Brakora, K. Jumani, M. Rangwala, Y. Wee, and K. Sarabandi, "A probe station based setup for on-wafer antenna measurement"

¨ Second Prize, Student Paper Competition, 2006 IEEE AP-S Symposium, for Lora Schulwitz and A. Mortazawi, "Millimeter-Wave Dual Polarized L-Shaped Horn Antenna Array"

¨ Third Prize, Student Paper Competition, 2006 IEEE AP-S Symposium, for Karl Brakora, J. Halloran, and K. Sarabandi, "Subwavelength Periodic Lattices for the Design of MMW Components Using Ceramic Stereolithography"

¨ Second Prize, Student Paper Competition, 2006 IEEE International Microwave Symposium, for Lora Schulwitz and A. Mortazawi, "A New Low Loss Rotman Lens Design for Multibeam Phased Arrays"

2005

¨ First Prize, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium: Buell, K., H. Mosallaei, and K. Sarabandi, “Electromagnetic Metamaterial Insulator to Eliminate Substrate Surface Waves,” Proceeding: IEEE International Antennas and Propagation & URSI Symposium, Washington D.C., June 4-10, 2005

2004

¨ Nader Behdad, Second Place Award, Student Paper Competition, USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting in Boulder, CO, Jan. 2004

¨ Second prize, 2005 USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting paper contest, Liao, D., and K. Sarabandi “Near-Earth wave propagation characteristics of an electric dipole in the presence of a vegetation or snow layer,” Proceeding: National Radio Science Meeting (USNC/URSI), Boulder, Colorado, Jan. 5-8, 2004

¨ Second prize, 2004 USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting paper contest, Behdad, N. and K. Sarabandi “A novel Quad-pole antenna with very large bandwidth,” Proceeding: National Radio Science Meeting (USNC/URSI), Boulder, Colorado, Jan. 5-8, 2004

2003

¨ Nader Behdad, Best Student Paper, 27th Antenna Applications Symposium, Allerton Park, Monticello, IL, Sept. 2003

¨ First prize, IEEE AP-S 2003 paper contest. Buell, K., D. Cruickshank, H. Mosallaei, and K. Sarabandi “Patch Antenna Over the RIS Substrate: A Novel Miniaturized Wideband Planar Antenna Design”, Proceeding: IEEE International Antennas and Propagation & URSI Symposium, Columbus, OH, June 22-27, 2003

¨ Best paper award, IEEE EMC International Syposium 2003, Istanbul, Turkey; Conf. paper: E.S. Siah, K. Sertel, R.W. Kindt, J.L. Volakis and V.V. Liepa, "Fast Frequency Domain Computational EM Tools for System Analysis of EMI/EMC Topologies”

¨ Third place best paper award at the 2003 IEEE Int. Symposium on Antennas and Propagation; Conf. paper: R. Kindt and J.L. Volakis, "A multi-cell array decomposition approach to composite finite array analysis”

2002

¨ Second Prize, IEEE IGARSS 2002 paper contest. C.G. Brown and K. Sarabandi, “Physics-based Simulation of high resolution polarimetric SAR/INSAR images of forested areas,” Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sensing Symp.,Toronto, Canada, June24-28, 2002

¨ Best student paper award at the 2002 Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES) Conference; Conf paper: Z. Li, G. Kiziltas, J.L. Volakis and N. Kikuchi, "Material Design Optimization for Printed Antennas Using the Finite Element-Boundary Integral Method."

¨ Second place best student paper award at the 2002 IEEE Int. Symposium on Antennas and Propagation; Conf Paper: D. Filipovic and J.L. Volakis, "Design of a multi-functional slot aperture (combo-antenna) for automotive applications."

2001

¨ David Morris, Best Student Paper, Space Technology & Applications International Forum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Feb. 2001

¨ Third prize, IEEE MTTS'2001 paper contest. Peroulis, D., S. Pacheco, K. Sarabandi, and L.P.B. Katehi, “Tunable lumped components with applications to reconfigurable MEMS filters,” Proc. IEEE Microwave Theory and Tech. Symp., Phoenix, Arizona, May 2001

¨ Third Prize, IEEE AP/URSI 2001 paper contest. Azadegan, R., and K. Sarabandi, “Design of miniaturized slot antennas,” Proc. IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat. & URSI Symp., Boston, MA, 14-18 July 2001

2000

¨ First prize, IEEE APS'2000 paper contest. D.E. Lawrence and K. Sarabandi "Analytical formulation for acousto-electromagnetic scattering behavior of a dielectric cylinder," Proc. IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat. & URSI Symp., Salt Lake City, Utah, July 2000

1999

¨ Third prize, IEEE IGARSS'99 paper contest. Wilsen, C.B., and K. Sarabandi, "Modeling of INSAR response to forest biomass variation," Proc. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing Symp., Hamburg, Germany, 1999

1998

¨ Second prize, IEEE AP-S'98 paper contest. M.D. Casciato, and K. Sarabandi, "A Novel Approach to High Frequency Diffraction from Curved, Perfectly Conducting Surfaces," Proc. IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat. & URSI Symp., Georgia, June 21-26, 1998