Raj Mittra (born 1 July 1932)Tatsuo Itoha (1992), Electromagnetics Volume 12, Issue 3-4 pg. 285 is an Indian-born

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and academician. He is currently a professor of electrical engineering at

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. Previously, he was a faculty member at

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and

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, where he was the director of the Electromagnetic Communication Laboratory of the Electrical Engineering department. His specialities include

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and communication

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design."Raj Mittra." www.ee.psu.edu. Pennsylvania State University. Web. 21 Jan. 2012. .

Biography

Mittra was born on 1 July 1932, in India. In 1950, he graduated from

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, with a Bachelor of Science in physics,"Raj Mittra" www.ece.illinois.edu. University of Illinois. Web. 21 Jan. 2012 http://www.ece.illinois.edu/students/grad/awards/mittra.html followed by a Master of Science in

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received in 1953 from the

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and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1957 from the

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Professional career

In 1957, Mittra became a visiting assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the

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. In 1961 he was promoted to associate professor, and in 1966 to full professor. At this time he also became the associate director of the Electromagnetics Laboratory. In 1984, he was named the director of its Electromagnetic Communication Laboratory, and continued to work at the University of Illinois until he retired in 1996. After a short retirement, later in 1996 Mittra took a professor position at Penn State in the Electrical Engineering Department. He founded and was appointed as the director of its Electromagnetic Communication Laboratory. He still holds these positions in 2013. In 2015, he moved to

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and became a professor at

. He served a one-year term as president of the

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(AP-S) from 1976 to 1977. He became president of RM Associates, a consulting firm, in 1980 and remains so in 2013. He was elected to the board of directors of the Electromagnetics Society in 1978. He was the editor for the ''Transactions Antennas and Propagation'' Society from 1980 to 1983 and ''International Journal of Electronics and Communications'' from 1975 to 2001.

Research and publications

Mittra's research interests include communication antenna design,

, electromagnetic modeling and simulation of electronic packages,

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(EMC) analysis, and radio scattering.

Books authored or co-authored

*R. Mittra, and S. W. Lee, ''Analytical Techniques in the Theory of Guided Waves,'' McMillan and Company, 1971. *D. Bouche, F. Molinet, and R. Mittra, ''Asymptotic Methods in Electromagnetics,'' Springer-Verlag, 1997. *A. F. Peterson, S. L. Ray, and R. Mittra, ''Computational Methods for Electromagnetics,'' The IEEE/OUP Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory and Oxford University Press, 1997. *Wenhua Yu and Raj Mittra, CFDTD: Conformal Finite-Difference Time-Domain Maxwell's Equations Solver, Software and User's Guide, Artech House Publisher, 2004. *Yinchao Chen, Qunsheng Cao, Raj Mittra, ''Multiresolution Time Domain Scheme for Electromagnetic Engineering,'' A John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Publication, January 2005. *Wenhua Yu, Raj Mittra, Tao Su, Yongjun Liu and Xiaoling Yang, ''Parallel Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method''," Artech House Publisher, July 2006.

Books edited or co-edited

*R. Mittra, ''Numerical and Asymptotic Techniques for Electromagnetics,'' Springer-Verlag, 1975. *R. Mittra, and H. L. Maanders, "Spectral theory of diffraction," Modern Topics in Electromagnetics and Antennas, Peter Peregrines Ltd., New York, 1977. *R. Mittra, W. A. Imbriale, and E. J. Maanders, ''Satellite Communication Antenna Technology,'' North-Holland, 1983. *R. Mittra, ''Computer Techniques for Electromagnetics,'' Pergamon Press, 1973. Revised, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, 1987. *A. Guran, R. Mittra, and P. J Moser, Eds., ''Electromagnetic Wave Interactions'' With a foreword by Hans A. Bethe, World Scientific, New Jersey, 1996. *Douglas H. Werner and Raj Mittra, ''Frontiers in Electromagnetics'', IEEE Press, 1999.

Awards

He has received the following awards: *

IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal 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 operati ...

– 2011 *

IEEE Electromagnetics Award The IEEE Electromagnetics Award was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1996. This award is presented for outstanding contributions to electromagnetics theory, application or education. It may be presented to an individual only. Reci ...

– 2006 *AP-S

Chen-To Tai Distinguished Educator Award 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 operati ...

– 2004 *IEEE/AP-S Distinguished Achievement Award – 2002"Raj Mittra: 2002 AP-S Distinguished Achievement Award"
''Antennas and Propagation Magazine'', IEEE. Volume: 44, Issue: 6 *IEEE Millennium medal – 2000 *

IEEE Centennial Medal The IEEE Centennial Medal was a medal minted and awarded in 1984 ''to persons deserving of special recognition for extraordinary achievement'' to celebrate the Centennial of the founding of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (I ...

– 1984

References

External links

Publications
*http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Raj_Mittra/ *http://www.lapconf.co.uk/guest-speakers *http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/elektrik/issues/elk-08-16-1/elk-16-1-1-0802-8.pdf *https://news.psu.edu/story/584498/2019/08/21/administration/former-faculty-member-and-spouse-commit-4-million-electrical {{DEFAULTSORT:Mittra, Raj Living people 1932 births University of Calcutta alumni University of Toronto alumni University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty Indian electrical engineers Pennsylvania State University faculty Indian expatriates in the United States Engineers from Uttar Pradesh IEEE Centennial Medal laureates Electrical engineering academics Microwave engineers University of Central Florida faculty Indian American American people of Indian descent American academics of Indian descent Indian scholars American textbook writers Indian textbook writers