Richard W. Ziolkowski
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Richard W. Ziolkowski is a past president of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (2005), and a former vice president of this same society (2004). In 2006 he was awarded OSA Fellow
. He is also an IEEE Fellow
.
He was born on November 22, 1952 in Warsaw, New York
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. 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.
Before his first position at the University of Arizona, he was employed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
from 1981-1990. There he was active in a leadership posiition of the Engineering Directorate of the LNL Engineering Research Division.
, 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 Dr. Ziolkowski was also a Graduate Teaching Assistant (1974–1977) and then Graduate Research Assistant (1975–1976).
honor society Tau Beta Pi
, the honor society
of research scientists and engineers Sigma Xi
, and the multidisciplinary, academic, honor society Phi Kappa Phi
.
Richard Ziolkowski is also a current member of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
, and the American Physical Society
.
Concurrently he is also a member of United States segment of International Union of Radio Science
(URSI). Regarding URSI, Dr. Ziolkowski's membership is more specifically - commission B of URSI, which focuses on fields, waves, electromagnetic theory, and their applications - and commission D of URSI, which focuses on electronics
and photonics
.
He is also a current member of the Optical Society of America
, and the Acoustical Society of America
.
), Metamaterials 2009 (London
), Institute for Infocomm Research (Singapore), a metamaterials workshop (Madrid
), ETOPIM 8 (Crete
), metamaterials workshop (Los Alamos
), IWAT 2009 (in Santa Monica, Ca.), and ANTEM / URSI 2009 (Canada).
, ISAP 2007 (Niigata, Japan), IWAT 2007 (Cambridge, UK), and NANOMETA 2007(Austria).
for the Best Review Paper Award.
Professor Ziolkowski is a co-author and co-editor of Metamaterials: Physics and Engineering Explorations
with Nader Engheta
.
He is also a contributor to other books.
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.
His inquiries also cover fundamental research in metamaterials by studying how the properties of these materials, and their use, may affect various electromagnetic devices.
has over 270 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.
OSA Fellow
The OSA Fellow, of the Optical Society of America, is a membership designation.The bylaws of this society only allow 10% of its membership to be designated as an OSA Fellow. The OSA Fellow is peer group nomination.-The nominee:...
. He is also an IEEE Fellow
IEEE Fellow
An IEEE member is elevated to the grade of IEEE Fellow for "unusual distinction in the profession and shall be conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest"...
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He was born on November 22, 1952 in Warsaw, New York
Warsaw (town), New York
Warsaw is a town in Wyoming County, New York, USA. The population was 5,423 at the 2000 census. It is located approximately 37 miles east southeast of Buffalo and approximately 37 miles southwest of Rochester. The town may have been named after Warsaw in Poland.The Town of Warsaw is centrally...
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Career
Dr. Ziolkowski has a dual appointment at the University of ArizonaUniversity of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
. 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.
Before his first position at the University of Arizona, he was employed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , just outside Livermore, California, is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center founded by the University of California in 1952...
from 1981-1990. There he was active in a leadership posiition of the Engineering Directorate of the LNL Engineering Research Division.
Education and training
At Brown UniversityBrown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, 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
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
. There he received both his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics, in 1975 and 1980, respectively. While earning his graduate degrees Dr. Ziolkowski was also a Graduate Teaching Assistant (1974–1977) and then Graduate Research Assistant (1975–1976).
Society memberships
His academic and research achievement, can be reflected by his membership in the engineeringEngineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
honor society Tau Beta Pi
Tau Beta Pi
The Tau Beta Pi Association is the oldest engineering honor society in the United States and the second oldest collegiate honor society in America. It honors engineering students who have shown a history of academic achievement as well as a commitment to personal and professional integrity...
, the honor society
Honor society
In the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America...
of research scientists and engineers Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society is a non-profit honor society which was founded in 1886 at Cornell University by a junior faculty member and a handful of graduate students. Members elect others on the basis of their research achievements or potential...
, and the multidisciplinary, academic, honor society Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Kappa Phi
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is an honor society established 1897 to recognize and encourage superior scholarship without restriction as to area of study and to promote the "unity and democracy of education"...
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Richard Ziolkowski is also a current member of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
The IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society is the largest technical profession society for the promotion of the theory and applications of RF, microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz technologies. The MTT-S has over 10,000 worldwide professional members in academia, industry and...
, and the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
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Concurrently he is also a member of United States segment of International Union of Radio Science
International Union of Radio Science
The International Union of Radio Science is one of 26 international scientific unions affiliated to the International Council for Science.- History and objectives :...
(URSI). Regarding URSI, Dr. Ziolkowski's membership is more specifically - commission B of URSI, which focuses on fields, waves, electromagnetic theory, and their applications - and commission D of URSI, which focuses on electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
and photonics
Photonics
The science of photonics includes the generation, emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, detection and sensing of light. The term photonics thereby emphasizes that photons are neither particles nor waves — they are different in that they have both particle...
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He is also a current member of the Optical Society of America
Optical Society of America
The Optical Society is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of light—optics and photonics—in theory and application, by means of publishing, organizing conferences and exhibitions, partnership with industry, and education. The organization has members in more than 100 countries...
, and the Acoustical Society of America
Acoustical Society of America
The Acoustical Society of America is an international scientific society dedicated to increasing and diffusing the knowledge of acoustics and its practical applications.-History:...
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Invited speaker
Professor Ziolkowski has received technical recognition for his work as an invited speaker and invited lecturer in various venues.2009
In 2009, Professor Ziolkowski was an invited lecturer at CEA Cesta (France), a European workshop on metamterials (RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
), Metamaterials 2009 (London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
), Institute for Infocomm Research (Singapore), a metamaterials workshop (Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
), ETOPIM 8 (Crete
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
), metamaterials workshop (Los Alamos
Los Alamos
-United States:*Los Alamos, California*Los Alamos, New Mexico**Los Alamos Ranch School, boys' school**Los Alamos National Laboratory**Los Alamos County, New Mexico**Los Alamos Museum, unofficial name of the Bradbury Science Museum was a large floating dry dock...
), IWAT 2009 (in Santa Monica, Ca.), and ANTEM / URSI 2009 (Canada).
2008
In 2008, he was an invited speaker (or lecturer) at A*STAR Metamaterials Workshop (Singapore), ISAP 2008 (Taipei), XII School on Metamaterials (Spain), XI School on Metamaterials (Marrakesh, Morocco), Europe SPIE Confeerence 6987 (Strasbourg, France), and Northeastern University (Jan. 24).2007
In 2007, he was an invited speaker (or lecturer) at the University of TorontoUniversity of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, ISAP 2007 (Niigata, Japan), IWAT 2007 (Cambridge, UK), and NANOMETA 2007(Austria).
Service positions
Dr. Ziolkowski has served in the following positions:- 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
Dr. Ziolkowski has received the following awards:- Professional society awards:
- OSA Fellow, 2006
- IEEE Fellow, 1994
- Teaching awards
- IEEE and HKN Outstanding Teaching Award (Senior Faculty) 1998
- IEEE and HKN 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
Dr. 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 EngineersInstitute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
The is a Japanese institute specializing in the areas of electronic, information and communication engineering and associated fields. It was established in May, 1917. Its headquarters are located in Tokyo, Japan....
for the Best Review Paper Award.
Professor Ziolkowski is a co-author and co-editor of Metamaterials: Physics and Engineering Explorations
Metamaterials: Physics and Engineering Explorations
Metamaterials: Physics and Engineering Explorations is a book length introduction to the fundamental research and advancements in electromagnetic composite substances known as electromagnetic metamaterials. The discussion encompasses examination of the physics of metamaterial interactions, the...
with Nader Engheta
Nader Engheta
Nader Engheta is an Iranian scientist and engineer. He has significantly contributed to novel artificial materials, photonics, nano-structured materials, novel graphene materials, and plasmonics....
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He is also a contributor to other books.
Current areas of research
Among other research areas, his research covers metamaterial-engineered antennasMetamaterial antennas
Metamaterial antennas are a class of antennas which use metamaterials to increase performance of miniaturized antenna systems. Their purpose, as with any electromagnetic antenna, is to launch energy into free space...
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.
His inquiries also cover fundamental research in metamaterials by studying how the properties of these materials, and their use, may affect various electromagnetic devices.
Highly cited articles
Citations rates for some peer reviewed articles authored by Professor Ziolkowski have surpassed 120 citations. For example, his 2001 article published in Physical Review E is cited more than 580 times. His book "Metamaterials: Physics and Engineering Explorations" has been cited more than 340 times. In another instance, a 2003 paper that Professor Ziolkowski published in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and PropagationIEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation is a peer reviewed scientific journal. The targeted readership is derived from those whose field of interests dovetail with the IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society...
has over 270 citations. Finally, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering microwave theory, techniques, and applications at various primary, intermediate, and completed integration levels of a structured microwave system. It is published by the IEEE Microwave...
published a 2005 paper, by this author, which currently has a citation rate of more than 200.