Richard W. Ziolkowski is an American electrical engineer and academician, who was the president of the

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operation ...

(2005), and a former vice president of this same society (2004). In 2006, he became an

OSA Fellow The Optica Fellow is a membership designation of Optica (formerly known as The Optical Society (OSA)) that denotes distinguished scientific accomplishment. The bylaws of this society only allow 10% of its membership to be designated as an Opti ...

. He is also an

IEEE Fellow As of 2019, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has 5,082 members designated Fellow, each of whom is associated with one of the 41 societies under the IEEE. The Fellow grade of membership is the highest level of membershi ...

. He was born on November 22, 1952, in

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Career

Ziolkowski has a dual appointment at the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. T ...

. He is a professor of

electrical and computer engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

, 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. ''

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''. 22nd edition. Volume 7. Editors Pamela Kalte, Katherine Nemeh, and Noah. Before his first position at the University of Arizona, he was employed by

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a federal research facility in Livermore, California, United States. The lab was originally established as the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Livermore Branch in 1952 in response ...

from 1981 to 1990. Bulleted biographical information. IEEE biography is produced here.

2010-present

In 2012, he was awarded a Honorary Doctorate from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), in recognition of “outstanding and seminal contributions to metamaterial-inspired antennas.” The ceremony was attended by

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of Denmark and the US Ambassador to Denmark,

Laurie S. Fulton Laurie Susan Fulton (née Klinkel; born July 2, 1949) is an American attorney, diplomat and the former United States Ambassador to Denmark. She was sworn in on July 15, 2009, and presented her credentials to the Queen of Denmark on August 3, 2009 ...

. From 2014 to 2015, Ziolkowski was the

Fulbright The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of ...

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. 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.

Education and training

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

, in 1974, Richard Ziolkowski earned an Sc.B degree in physics,

magna cum laude Latin honors are a system of Latin phrases used in some colleges and universities to indicate the level of distinction with which an academic degree has been earned. The system is primarily used in the United States. It is also used in some So ...

with honors. He then attended the

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

. 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). During his doctoral studies, he was supervised by Georges A. Deschamps.

Society memberships

His academic and research achievement, can be reflected by his membership in the

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

honor society

Tau Beta Pi The Tau Beta Pi Association (commonly Tau Beta Pi, , or TBP) is the oldest engineering honor society and the second oldest collegiate honor society in the United States. It honors engineering students in American universities who have shown a ...

, the

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 Sc ...

of research

scientists A scientist is a person who conducts scientific research to advance knowledge in an area of the natural sciences. In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, philosophers engaged in the philosophica ...

and engineers

Sigma Xi Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society () is a highly prestigious, non-profit honor society for scientists and engineers. Sigma Xi was founded at Cornell University by a junior faculty member and a small group of graduate students in 1886 ...

, and the

multidisciplinary Interdisciplinarity or interdisciplinary studies involves the combination of multiple academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project). It draws knowledge from several other fields like sociology, anthropology, psychology, ec ...

, academic, honor society

Phi Kappa Phi The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (or simply Phi Kappa Phi or ) is an honor society established in 1897 to recognize and encourage superior scholarship without restriction as to area of study, and to promote the "unity and democracy of education ...

. Richard Ziolkowski is also a current member of the

, the

IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operation ...

, and the

American Physical Society The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units. Its mission is the advancement and diffusion of k ...

. Concurrently he is also a member of United States segment of

International Union of Radio Science The International Union of Radio Science (abbreviated ''URSI'', after its French name, french: link=no, Union radio-scientifique internationale) is one of 26 international scientific unions affiliated to the International Council for Science ( ...

(URSI). Regarding URSI, Ziolkowski's membership is more specifically - commission B of URSI, which focuses on fields, waves,

electromagnetic theory In physics, electromagnetism is an interaction that occurs between particles with electric charge. It is the second-strongest of the four fundamental interactions, after the strong force, and it is the dominant force in the interactions of a ...

, and their applications - and commission D of URSI, which focuses on

electronics The field of electronics is a branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour and effects of electrons using electronic devices. Electronics uses active devices to control electron flow by amplification ...

and

photonics Photonics is a branch of optics that involves the application of generation, detection, and manipulation of light in form of photons through emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, and sensing. Though ...

. He is also a current member of the

Optical Society of America Optica (formerly known as The Optical Society (OSA) and before that as the Optical Society of America) is a professional society of individuals and companies with an interest in optics and photonics. It publishes journals and organizes conference ...

, and the

Acoustical Society of America The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is an international scientific society founded in 1929 dedicated to generating, disseminating and promoting the knowledge of acoustics and its practical applications. The Society is primarily a voluntary orga ...

Invited speaker

Professor Ziolkowski has received technical recognition for his work as an invited speaker and invited lecturer in various venues. Topic of discussion, abstract, and short biography for the Madrid, Metamaterials 2009 conference.

2009

In 2009, Professor Ziolkowski was an invited lecturer at CEA Cesta (France), a European workshop on metamaterials (

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), Metamaterials 2009 (

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), Institute for Infocomm Research (Singapore),
metamaterials workshop
(

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)
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(

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), metamaterials workshop ( Los Alamos)
IWAT 2009
(in

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.), an
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 Conference 6987
(Strasbourg, France), and Northeastern University (January 24).

2007

In 2007, he was an invited speaker (or lecturer) at the

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, ISAP 2007 (

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), IWAT 2007 (

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), an
NANOMETA 2007
Austria).

Service positions

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 and honors

Ziolkowski has received the following awards: * 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 The is a Japanese institute specializing in the areas of electronic, information and communication engineering and associated fields. Its headquarters are located in Tokyo, Japan. It is a membership organization with the purpose of advancing ...

for the Best Review Paper Award. Professor Ziolkowski is a co-author and co-editor of Metamaterials: Physics and Engineering Explorations with

Nader Engheta Nader Engheta ( fa, نادر انقطاع) (born 1955 in Tehran) is an Iranian-American scientist. He has made pioneering contributions to the fields of metamaterials, transformation optics, plasmonic optics, nanophotonics, graphene photonics, n ...

. Fro
Wiley-IEEE Press
440 pages. He is also a contributor to other books. Volume 3. 532 pages.R. W. Ziolkowski and J. B. Judkins,
Optical Nonlinear Wakefield Vortices: Results from Full-Wave Vector Maxwell Equation Simulations in Two Spatial Dimensions and Time
in Integrated Photonics Research, Vol. 10 of 1992 OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, 1992), paper PD14.

Current areas of research

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.List of papers published in the area of Metamaterial-Engineered Antennas by R. W. Ziolkowski, et al. * * * His inquiries also cover fundamental research in metamaterials by studying how the properties of these materials, and their use, may affect various electromagnetic devices. List of eleven papers related to fundamental research in metamaterials.

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 ''Physical Review E'' is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal, published monthly by the American Physical Society. The main field of interest is collective phenomena of many-body systems. It is currently edited by Uwe C. Täuber. While original r ...

'' 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 ''IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society. It covers research on and applications of all aspects of antenna technology and the propagation of elec ...

'' 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.

References

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Career

2010-present

Education and training

Society memberships

Invited speaker

2009

2008

2007

Service positions

Awards and honors

Published works

Current areas of research

Highly cited articles

See also

References