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Prof. Robert Heath Receives IEEE Communication Theory Technical Committee (CTTC) Service Award

June 7, 2018
Prof. Robert Heath received the 2017 IEEE Communication Theory Technical Committee (CTTC) Service Award at the 2018 Communication Theory Workshop held in Miramar Beach, Florida on May 15, 2018. The award recognizes members of the Communication Theory Technical Committee (CTTC) of the IEEE Communications Society who have "a distinguished record of service to the CTTC community, including CTTC symposia and workshop organization, leadership roles within the CTTC, and promoting CTTC activities and interests in the broader research community."
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WNCG Student Ahmed Kord Wins IEEE MTTS Fellowship

May 3, 2018
WNCG student Ahmed Kord won a 2018 Graduate Fellowship award from the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) for his research on Magnetless Circulators for Full-Duplex Radios. Kord has been researching this topic at WNCG since 2015, advised by Prof. Andrea Alu. Their team hopes to develop “new concepts and circuit architectures for magnetless circulators based on spatio-temporal modulation (STM) of resonant three-port junctions.” In 2017, Kord won the IEEE MTT-S student design competition for a project on a related topic.
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Student Wins First Place in IEEE Design Competition

July 28, 2017
WNCG student Ahmed Kord recently won first place in the student design competition at the IEEE 2017 International Microwave Symposium held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Kord received the award, given by the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, for his work entitled “Magnetless Parametric Circulator Design.” As first prize winner, Kord received a $2,000 award.