Richard W. Ziolkowski is an American electrical engineer and academician, who was the president of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (2005), and a former vice president of this same society (2004). In 2006, he became an OSA Fellow. He is also an IEEE Fellow. He was born on November 22, 1952, in Warsaw, New York.[1]
Career
Ziolkowski has a dual appointment at the University of Arizona. He is a professor of electrical and computer engineering, and a professor of the optical sciences. He has been a full professor of electrical and computer engineering since 1996. Has been a professor of optical sciences since 2006. In 1990, he began at the University of Arizona as an associate professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. During his time at this university he was awarded the Kenneth Von Behren Chaired Professor (2003–2005) and is currently the Litton Industries John M. Leonis Distinguished Professor.[1][2][3]
From 2014 to 2015, Ziolkowski was the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Advanced Science and Technology for the Australian Defense Science and Technology Organization, where he conducted research on metamaterial-engineered structures and how these structures can be used to control scattering and absorption of electromagnetic and acoustic waves.[7][8]
As of 2016, Ziolkowski is serving as a distinguished professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), in Sydney, Australia, where he is continuing his metamaterials research.[9][10]
Education and training
At Brown University, in 1974, Richard Ziolkowski earned an Sc.B degree in physics, magna cum laude with honors. He then attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. There he received both his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics, in 1975 and 1980, respectively. While earning his graduate degrees, Ziolkowski was also a Graduate Teaching Assistant (1974–1977) and then Graduate Research Assistant (1975–1976).[2][3][4] During his doctoral studies, he was supervised by Georges A. Deschamps.[11]
Ziolkowski has served in the following positions:[2][3]
Chairperson, IEEE Electromagnetics Award Committee (2008–2010)
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, President, 2005
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, Vice President, 2004
University of Arizona Faculty Honor Marshall, Commencement May 2005
University of Arizona Faculty Honor Marshall, Commencement December 2004
Chairman for Subcommittee IV: Nanostructure Photonics of Optical Society of America from 2000 to 2001
Secretary for the United States segment of the URSI Commission D from 2000 to 2002
Secretary for the United States segment of the URSI Commission B from 1994 to 1996
Vice Chairman for the joint international symposium of URSI and IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society 1989
Chairman of the Technical Activities Committee of the United States segment URSI Commission B from 1996 to 1999
Awards and honors
Ziolkowski has received the following awards:[2][3][10]
Professional society awards:
APS Fellow, 2016
OSA Fellow, 2006
IEEE Fellow, 1994
Teaching awards
IEEE and ΗΚΝ Outstanding Teaching Award (Senior Faculty) 1998
IEEE and ΗΚΝ Outstanding Teaching Award 1993
Tau Beta Pi Professor of the Year Award 1993
University of Arizona service awards
Litton Industries John M. Leonis Distinguished Professor from March 2007 to the present
University of Arizona Kenneth Von Behren Chaired Professor, November 2003 – July 2005
University of Arizona New Traditional Outstanding Advisor Recognition 1994
Published works
Ziolkowski received recognition for best paper in several venues. In August 2007 he received the Best Paper Award at the International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (Niigata, Japan). In April 2006 he received the CST University Publication Award. Also in 2006 he received recognition from the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers for the Best Review Paper Award.[13]
Among other research areas, his research covers metamaterial-engineered antennas This includes configurations and combinations of single-negative metamaterials, double-negative metamaterials, and naturally occurring materials. The study of these materials pertains to how these may affect scatterers, radiators, fields, resonators, gain, and further miniaturization. He has authored and co-authored over 30 papers (2005–2010) related to this area.[18]
His inquiries also cover fundamental research in metamaterials by studying how the properties of these materials, and their use, may affect various electromagnetic devices.[19]
Highly cited articles
Citations rates for some peer reviewed articles authored by Professor Ziolkowski have surpassed 1000 citations. For example, his 2001 article published in Physical Review E is cited more than 1264 times. His book "Metamaterials: Physics and Engineering Explorations" has been cited more than 2533 times. In another instance, a 2003 paper that Professor Ziolkowski published in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation has over 1029 citations. Finally, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques published a 2005 paper, by this author, which currently has a citation rate of more than 200.[20]
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