George V. Eleftheriades is a researcher in the field of metamaterials. He has been endowed with a

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at the

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and is a professor in the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering there. He has received notable awards for his achievements, is a fellow of the

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and the

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. Also, at the University of Toronto, he heads a group for research in novel electromagnetic materials. He has also contributed chapters to several books on antennas and

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that utilize metamaterials, along with other novel concepts, and is co-editor of one book in the same field. Eleftheriades is also the author and co-author of a significant volume of published

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ed journals. Mr. Eleftheriades earned his Ph.D. and M.S.E.E. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the

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, Ann Arbor, in 1993 and 1989 respectively. He received a diploma (with distinction) in Electrical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece in 1988.

Awards and recognitions

Eleftheriades was elected IEEE fellow "for contributions to conception, analysis and fabrication of electromagnetic materials and their applications." (description and awardees) He received the 2008

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, a Technical Field Award conferred by the

Board of Directors. In 2004, he was awarded the E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Published works

Books

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Living people Metamaterials scientists Academic staff of the University of Toronto Fellow Members of the IEEE American scientists Year of birth missing (living people) Microwave engineers University of Michigan College of Engineering alumni {{physicist-stub