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11-12-09 Mark Kushner to head new $10M DoE Plasma Research Center
Mark Kushner will head the new Dept. of Energy Center for Predictive Control of Plasma Kinetics: Multi-Phase and Bounded Systems.Mark Kushner will head the new Dept. of Energy Center for Predictive Control of Plasma Kinetics: Multi-Phase and Bounded Systems. [More Info]
10-06-09 Prof. Mark Kushner Awarded 2010 APS Will Allis Prize
"For ground-breaking contributions to developing and applying hybrid plasma models that have advanced the fundamental understanding of the chemistry, surface kinetics, and energy transport in low temperature plasmas.""For ground-breaking contributions to developing and applying hybrid plasma models that have advanced the fundamental understanding of the chemistry, surface kinetics, and energy transport in low temperature plasmas." [More Info]
09-28-09 Prof. Mark Kushner Honored with Alumni Award
Prof. Mark Kushner has been selected to receive the 2009 Alumni Achievement in Academia award from UCLA.
08-27-09 Grbic: Winning Strategies: Advice from PECASE Winners
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07-21-09 Grbic: News of White House Award in Ann Arbor News
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07-20-09 England: Scientists split on further moon missions
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07-15-09 Grbic: PECASE Funds Photonics Work
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07-09-09 Tony Grbic Awarded Presidential Early Career Award
Prof. Tony Grbic was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers early in their careersProf. Tony Grbic was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers early in their careers [More Info]
07-02-09 Michael Thiel Earns First Place in SEMCAD X Student Research Award
Michael Thiel earned first place in an international competition for his research of Human Backscattering in Buildings for Through-wall Radar Applications.Michael Thiel earned first place in an international competition for his research of Human Backscattering in Buildings for Through-wall Radar Applications. [More Info]
07-02-09 Tom Senior Receives the 2010 IEEE Electromagnetics Award
Professor Emeritus Tom Senior has been awarded the 2010 IEEE Electromagnetics Award, "For significant contributions to the advancement of electromagnetic diffraction and scattering theories." Professor Emeritus Tom Senior has been awarded the 2010 IEEE Electromagnetics Award, "For significant contributions to the advancement of electromagnetic diffraction and scattering theories." [More Info]
06-18-09 Michael Benson Receives NASA Fellowship
PhD student Michael Benson received a 3-year fellowship from the Earth System Science Fellowship Program to study the surface of the earth.PhD student Michael Benson received a 3-year fellowship from the Earth System Science Fellowship Program to study the surface of the earth. [More Info]
06-11-09 Michigan Dominates Student Paper Competition at APS/URSI 2009
Five student papers from Michigan were named among the 16 finalists in the 2009 International APS/URSI conference. Amit Patel earned the overall Best Paper award.Five student papers from Michigan were named among the 16 finalists in the 2009 International APS/URSI conference. Amit Patel earned the overall Best Paper award. [More Info]
06-01-09 New program in plasma science and engineering
Prof. Mark Kushner, Director of the Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering, was instrumental in creating a program in Plasma Science and Engineering, one of only a few of its kind in the country.Prof. Mark Kushner, Director of the Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering, was instrumental in creating a program in Plasma Science and Engineering, one of only a few of its kind in the country. [More Info]
04-27-09 Luis Gomez Receives 2009 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to Investigate a New Treatment for Neurological Disorders
Mr. Gomez is currently investigating a new technique that is receiving widespread attention across the medical field for treating depression, Alzheimer's, and other brain conditions. Mr. Gomez is currently investigating a new technique that is receiving widespread attention across the medical field for treating depression, Alzheimer's, and other brain conditions. [More Info]
04-10-09 Scott Rudolph Awarded Prestigious IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship
Scott Rudolph, graduate student in electrical engineering, was selected to receive an IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Graduate Fellowship Award to support his work in metamaterials with Prof. Tony Grbic.Scott Rudolph, graduate student in electrical engineering, was selected to receive an IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Graduate Fellowship Award to support his work in metamaterials with Prof. Tony Grbic. [More Info]
02-26-09 Carl Pfeiffer Receives 2009 IEEE MTTS Undergraduate/Pre-Graduate Scholarship
Carl Pfeiffer, an undergraduate student of electrical engineering, is one of only seven recipients of this award, which is designed to encourage future leaders and key technical contributors.Carl Pfeiffer, an undergraduate student of electrical engineering, is one of only seven recipients of this award, which is designed to encourage future leaders and key technical contributors. [More Info]
12-23-08 Professor Kamal Sarabandi Appointed the Rufus S. Teesdale Professor of Engineering
Prof. Kamal Sarabandi conducts research in the area of applied electromagnetics, including radar remote sensing, antennas, wireless systems, and radar imaging. Prof. Kamal Sarabandi conducts research in the area of applied electromagnetics, including radar remote sensing, antennas, wireless systems, and radar imaging. [More Info]
11-12-08 Prof. Mahta Moghaddam Elected Fellow of the IEEE
Prof. Mahta Moghaddam has been named an IEEE Fellow, Class of 2009, "for contributions to forward and inverse scattering techniques for radar remote sensing."Prof. Mahta Moghaddam has been named an IEEE Fellow, Class of 2009, "for contributions to forward and inverse scattering techniques for radar remote sensing." [More Info]
09-23-08 Yuriy Goykhman Receives MIT Lincoln Lab Fellowship
EE Graduate student Yuriy Goykhman is honored to be an MIT Lincoln Laboratory Fellow for 2008-09. Goykhman's research interests include development of new radar remote sensing instruments, techniques, and processing algorithms.EE Graduate student Yuriy Goykhman is honored to be an MIT Lincoln Laboratory Fellow for 2008-09. Goykhman's research interests include development of new radar remote sensing instruments, techniques, and processing algorithms. [More Info]
08-15-08 Adel Elsherbini Wins Prize at 2008 USRI
Adel Elsherbini, PhD student studying ultra-wideband antennas and remote sensing, received Second Prize in the Student Paper Competition at the 2008 General Assembly of the International Union of Radio Science (Union Radio Scientifique Internationale-URSI) for his paper, Compact Coupled Sectorial Loops Antenna for Ultra-Wideband Applications. The paper was co-authored by his advisor, Prof. Kamal Sarabandi.
This conference is held every three years and the paper competition is among all 10 Commissions. There were more than 100 international student contenders in this competition.
07-18-08 Research describes a method for seeing through walls
Prof. Kamal Sarabandi and Dr. Mojtaba Dehmollaian were recognized for their research on the use of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to see through walls at IGARSS 2008. [Read more...]
04-25-08 Pinpoint microwave resolution could lead to wireless power transfer
Prof. Tony Grbic's research could lead to advances such as laptop computers that recharge without plugging in, higher-resolution microscopes for observing molecules, and CDs that can store vastly more data. A report on the work, co-authored by Prof. Roberto Merlin and graduate student Lei Jiang just appeared in Science. [U-M Press Release] [Science Report]
04-07-08 Juseop Lee Awarded 2008 MTT-S Graduate Fellowship
EE graduate student Juseop Lee was awarded a graduate fellowship from the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S). This international program recognizes outstanding graduate students working in microwave and RF technologies. Mr. Lee works with Prof. Kamal Sarabandi.
03-21-08 Professor Fawwaz T. Ulaby Named Provost of KAUST
Professor Fawwaz T. Ulaby has been selected as the Founding Provost and Executive Vice President of KAUST. "It is a great opportunity to shape the future," says Ulaby, who plans to maintain an appointment at Michigan. "It will provide a means for the easy flow of research, faculty, and students between the two institutions." Ulaby is expected to assume his duties Sept. 1, 2008. [read more ...]
03-13-08 Sensors for bat-inspired spy plane under development
Prof. Kamal Sarabandi will lead U-M researchers on the microelectronics component of a six-inch robotic spy plane modeled after a bat that is expected to gather data from sights, sounds and smells in urban combat zones and transmit information in real time. [read more ...]
02-06-08 Prof. Tony Grbic Awarded CAREER Grant
Prof. Tony Grbic, Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division, has been awarded an NSF CAREER grant for the project, Advances in Metamaterial Structures and Devices. [Read more...]
01-02-08 New Interdisciplinary Research Program Will Lead to Better Understanding of Global Environmental Change
Mahta Moghaddam, associate professor and member of the Radiation Laboratory, is lead investigator at U-M for the important new multidisciplinary project: An Inundated Wetlands Earth System Data Record: Global Monitoring of Wetland Extent and Dynamics. This research will enable unprecedented insight into global environmental change. Read more...
11-28-07 Professor Sarabandi Awarded Humboldt Research Award
Professor Kamal Sarabandi, director of the Radiation Laboratory, has been awarded a Humboldt Research Award. This award is granted to scientists and scholars from all disciplines whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future. [Read more...]
10-22-07 Tony Grbic Receives AFOSR Young Investigator Award
Assistant professor Tony Grbic received a Young Investigator Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). This grant will support research that is expected to open new opportunities in antenna design and microwave/millimeter-wave device development. [Read more...]