IEEE Annual Election Candidates - Division IV

Ronald J. Marhefka

RONALD J. MARHEFKA
(Nominated by IEEE Division IV)

Senior Research Scientist/Adjunct Professor
The Ohio State University
ElectroScience Laboratory
Columbus, Ohio, USA
http://esl.eng.ohio-state.edu/~rmarhefka/

 

Ronald J. Marhefka received the B.S.E.E. degree from Ohio University, Athens, in 1969, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University, Columbus, in 1971 and 1976, respectively. Since 1969, he has been with The Ohio State University ElectroScience Laboratory. He retired in 2009 but works part time there and consults. His interests are in asymptotic theory and modeling, antennas including broadband arrays, and frequency selective surfaces.

Dr. Marhefka has been elected to Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, and Commission B of URSI. He was the recipient of the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society’s 1993 Technical Achievement Award. He received The Ohio State University College of Engineering Lumley Research Award in 1992 and the Annual Research Accomplishment Award in 1999. He is the co-author with John Kraus on the text book Antennas, Ed. 3, McGraw-Hill, 2002.

 

IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
(S’67-S’75-SM’88-F’92)

Dr. Marhefka started his volunteer efforts with the Columbus Section Chapter which led him on to volunteering for the Antenna and Propagation Society and the IEEE. It was during this time that publications were transitioning from a paper based operation to a computer based one. His goal was to make the on-going changes as easy as possible for authors and readers while working hard to reduce the time that papers were in review. After being elected APS President, he worked on the IEEE Technical Meetings and Services Committee. He encouraged involvement in initiatives centered on increasing world-wide APS volunteerism because of the increased use of the internet made long distance communication easier. Also during his tenure, the number of women involved in leadership positions in APS increased and the APS Symposium's Women in Engineering event was started. In addition, the CD/DVD archives for all APS Publications started and the Symposium Student Paper Award was approved. During his whole career he has been very active supporting the APS Symposiums. He initiated the Symposium being held in Columbus in 2003. He received the IEEE Millennium Medal for his contributions to research and his many years of volunteering for the IEEE AP Society.

COMMITTEES/BOARD: TAB Technical Meetings and Services Committee, APS President, 1998. SOCIETY: APS: President, 1998; Vice President, 1997; Administrative Committee Member, 1996, 1999-2001; Publications Committee, Chair, 1996-2003 and 2009-10; Transactions Editor, 1992-95; Transactions Associate Editor, 1988-92. CHAPTER: Joint APS-MTT Columbus Section Chapter: Chapter Chair, 1979-80; Chapter Vice Chair, 1978-79; Secretary/Treasurer, 1977-78. CONFERENCE: IEEE APS Symposium, Technical Program Committee Co-Chair, 2003. AWARDS: IEEE Millennium Medal, 2000; IEEE APS Best Applications Paper Award, 1976; IEEE APS R. W. P. King, 1976.

Statement

My interactions with the engineers in the seven Societies and one Council that constitute Division IV have shown we have a diverse focus on education, research and industrial concerns. I believe that the IEEE offers invaluable services and opportunities to meet everyone’s needs. I will strive to strengthen the cooperation among our membership. Having served in Publications as Editor and Publication Chair for many years, I recognize that our Transactions and Symposia are an important aspect for obtaining our goals. I have a firm belief that I can use my experience to cultivate strong communications between industrial and academic members to continually improve the quality of our publications and conferences. In addition, I recognize that volunteerism from diverse groups of our members is important. I will bring young and experienced individuals together to maintain our group of strong technical Societies into the future. I will continue to support the ever increasing participation of our members throughout the world. I would be honored to help represent our Societies and Council in the Board of Directors of the IEEE.

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Józef W. Modelski

JÓZEF W. MODELSKI
(Nominated by IEEE Division IV)

Director
Institute of Radioelectronics
Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw, Poland
www.ire.pw.edu.pl/jmodelski

 

Józef Modelski (SM’91, F’01) received his M.Sc.(’73), Ph.D.(’78), and D.Sc.(’87) - habilitation degrees in electronics from the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT), and state title of Professor in 1994. Since 1973 he has been with the Institute of Radioelectronics WUT, holding in sequence all academic positions, and since 1996 has been its director. In 1976/77 he spent over a year in the US as a Fulbright grantee working with the microwave laboratories at the Texas University (Austin), Cornell University and COMSAT Laboratories (Clarksburg). In 1986 he joined for 2 years the Braunschweig Technical University (Germany) as a senior scientist. Since 2007 he has been a Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. His research interests include the area of: microwave modulators and shifters, dielectric resonators and their applications, integrating waveguide technology and recently smart antennas. He has published over 300 technical papers, 4 monographs and obtained 9 patents.

 

IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
(SM’91-F’01)

Region 8

Director (2009-10); Vice Chair for Technical Activities (2005-06); Chapter Coordinator (2001-04);

• building friendly and productive atmosphere within the Region, new format of the meetings
• significant increase of: the level of R8 conferences (e.g. EuroCon, MeleCon, SibirCon); number of Chapters and their activities
• increase the number of R8 active volunteers in the compositions of various IEEE Committees/Boards

Divisions I/IV Joint Committee (initially MTT/ED) for Membership Promotion and Chapter Formation in Eastern Europe/Former Soviet Union (1994-2001) – key member. This initiative led to establishing of over 50 new chapters, 4 new sections and the consolidation of IEEE communities in this area.

MTT Society
President (2008); Chair of the Committees: Budget (2007), Technical Coordinating (2005-06), Membership Service (2003-04), Transnational (2000-01); R8 Chapter Coordinator (1996-2002). Main achievements of Presidency:

• starting process of building the long range Society strategy,
• establishment of new initiatives in China and India (growing number of members, Chapters, Student Branches and IEEE conferences),
• building friendly cooperation with regional associations e.g. European Microwave Association, Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India)

Conferences

• MIKON - International Conference on Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications, Chair (1995-2006); Microwave & Radar Week Chair (since 2004) - creating the leading IEEE event in Central and Eastern Europe
• TPC member of over 20 other IEEE conferences; advisor to many local conferences in Central and Eastern Europe (some of them grew up to known, regular international events)

Member of IEEE Committees
Governance (2011); Public Visibility (2010-11); Fellow (2004-06); TAB Strategic Planning (2007); TAB N&A (2008-09); TAB Structure (2010-11); MGA Finance (2010); MGA Representative to TAB (2011); Board Transformation Working Group (2010); Conferences and Educational Activities Cooperation (2009); China and Emerging Markets (2009)

AES-S/AP-S/MTT-S Joint Chapter
Chair (1991-95) - the first Chapter established in Central and Eastern Europe, winner of three awards as the Outstanding Chapter of the Year

 

Statement

The strength of the Institute is in individual volunteers with technical and regional diversity. Directors must continuously improve the support the IEEE provides to worldwide members with different needs, technical interests, and cultures. Division IV consists of seven Societies and one Council. This interdisciplinary ensemble constitutes a very productive environment to foster advancement of science and technology. Societies/Councils can identify mutual fields of interest in emerging technologies and cooperate in their development

If elected, I shall pursue the objectives of further enhancing the Institute’s efficiency. I will put special stress on:

• establishing closer cooperation between sister Societies, Societies and Regions as well as between Societies and regional and national branch institutions and associations
• increasing our focus on investments into more innovative products and services
• continuing work towards the development of transnational initiatives, particularly by striving at increasing of the support provided to chapters and student branches, and consolidating local conferences.

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Barry S. Perlman

BARRY S. PERLMAN
(Nominated by IEEE Division IV)

U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command
Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC)
Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Dr. Perlman is a Life Fellow of the IEEE and a member of numerous IEEE Societies including the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society where he serves as an elected member of the Advisory (ADcom) Committee and representative to the IEEE MGA Committee, Member and Geographic Activities Board. He is an advisor to numerous DoD R&D initiatives, a member of numerous academic/industrial advisory boards including the NSF IUC Connection One initiative at ASU/OHIOSTATE, the DARPA IMPACT Center on MEMS Modeling at UIUC, Georgia Tech and Leigh, the Engineering Visiting Committee and RF Alliance at Purdue, the NJ Nanotechnology Consortium, the NJ R&D Council, the Army Nanotechnology Working Group and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology at MIT and other IAB’s at Ohio State, UIUC, USF, U-Hawaii and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

 

IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
(M’65-SM’71-F’86-LF’05)

COMMITTEES/BOARDS:

• MTT-S Representative to the IEEE MGA Committee, Member and Geographic Activities Board (MGA) 2010

SOCIETIES:

• Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) President (2009)
• MTT-S Advisory (Executive) Committee (1997-2010)
• MTT-S Meetings and Symposia Committee, Chairman (1999)
• MTT-S Education Committee (1997), Chairman
• MTT-S Member and Geographic Activities Committee, Chairman (1998-1999)
• Antenna and Propagation Society, member
• Communications Society, member
• Solid State Circuits Society, member
• Circuits and Systems Society, member

SECTIONS/CHAPTERS:

• MTT-S Chapter, member

CONFERENCES:

• International IEEE Conference on Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronic Systems (COMCAS), Technical Program Chair (2009-2011)
• IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMSTPC), Technical Program Chair (1995-2005)
• Sarnoff Symposium, Organizing Committee (1988-2005)

 

Statement

I have been an active IEEE volunteer and I have extensive knowledge of the IEEE organizational structure, fields of interest and the needs of the members in the Societies and Council that makes up Division IV. My experience from MTT-S leadership roles as president, ADcom member, meetings and symposia, education and geographic activities, society officer and committee chair positions as well as many other IEEE volunteer roles will help bring Division IV to the next level. If elected as your Division IV director, I will encourage inter-societal activities, joint activities and initiatives.

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