John L. Volakis Explained

Birth Date:13 May 1956
Birth Place:Chios, Greece
Fields:Electrical Engineering, Wireless Communication, antenna (radio), and Phased Array, Electromagnetism, Telecommunications, E-textiles, Bioelectromagnetics
Workplaces:Florida International University, Ohio State University, University of Michigan, Youngstown State University
Alma Mater:Ohio State University, Youngstown State University
Awards:URSI Booker Gold Medal (2020), NAI Fellow (2020), AAAS Fellow (2020), ACES Fellow (2010), IEEE Fellow (1996)
Thesis Title:Electromagnetic scattering from inlets and plates mounted on arbitrary smooth surfaces
Thesis Url:https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/etd/r/1501/10?clear=10&p10_accession_num=osu148717566251398
Thesis Year:1982

John L. Volakis (Greek: Ιωάννης Λ. Βολάκης) is an American engineer, educator and writer. He was born in Chios, Greece on May 13, 1956, and immigrated to the United States in 1973. He is an IEEE,[1] ACES,[2] AAAS[3] and NAI Fellow[4] and a recipient of the URSI Gold Medal.[5] He served as the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society President (2004), and as chair and Vice Chair of the International Radio Science Union (URSI), Commission B (2017-2023).

He is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and served as the Dean of the College of Engineering and Computing at Florida International University (FIU) from 2017-2023. During his tenure as Dean, the college’s student population grew from approximately 5,400 to 8,700, while the U.S. News and World Report graduate program rankings improved by more than 40 points to reach #61 among public universities in 2023 .[6]

He carried out innovations and research on diffraction theory, antennas, medical sensing, computational methods, electromagnetic compatibility and interference, propagation, design optimization, Radio Frequency (RF) materials and metamaterials, Radio Frequency Identifications (RFIDs), millimeter waves and terahertz, body-worn wireless technologies, and multi-physics engineering.

Early life

John (Ioannis) Volakis was born on 13 May 1956 in Chios, Greece. He grew up in the small farming village of Olympi, part of the mastic villages located south of the island of Chios. During his early years, he enjoyed working in olive groves, wheat fields and the unique mastic trees of the region. When 12 years old, he moved to the city of Chios to attend the historic 1st gymnasium (now 1st lyceum). He immigrated to the United States in 1973, and after spending a few months in the Warren G. Harding High School to acquire a working knowledge of the English language, he went on to pursue his childhood dream of becoming an electrical engineer.

Education and career

John Volakis received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH in 1979 and 1982, respectively. He obtained his bachelor's degree from Youngstown State University in 1978 Summa Cum Laude. He started his career at Rockwell International-North American Aircraft Operations (1982–1984), now Boeing Integrated Defense Systems.[7] In 1984, he was appointed assistant professor at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, becoming a full Professor in 1994.[8] He also served as the Director of the Radiation Laboratory from 1998 to 2000.[9] From January 2003 to August 2017,[10] he was the Roy and Lois Chope Chair Professor of Engineering at The Ohio State University (OSU)[11] and served as the Director of the ElectroScience Laboratory (2003-2016).[12] Since August 2017, he has been a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida International University. From 2017-2023, he served as the Dean of the College of Engineering and Computing at Florida International University.[13]

Volakis is the author of 8 books, including the Antenna Handbook,[14] which is referred to as the “antenna bible,” a key book on finite element methods,[15] small antennas,[16] integral equations methods,[17] and wearable electronics.[18] He has also mentored nearly 100 doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers and has co-written 43 papers that were recipient of best paper awards. Volakis' research team is recognized for introducing and/or developing a hybrid finite method for microwave engineering,[19] which is now the de facto method in commercial RF design packages, novel composite materials for antennas & sensor miniaturization,[20] a new class of wideband conformal antennas and arrays with over 30:1 of contiguous bandwidth, referred to as tightly coupled dipole antennas[21] and has already garnered over 9 million citations, textile surfaces for wearable electronics and sensors, battery-less and wireless medical implants[22] for non-invasive brain signal collection, diffraction coefficients for material coated edges,[23] and model-scaled radar scattering verification methods.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IEEE Fellows Directory - Member Profile. 2021-03-09. IEEE.
  2. Web site: ACES Fellows.
  3. Web site: AAAS Announces Leading Scientists Elected as 2020 Fellows American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2021-03-09. www.aaas.org. en.
  4. Web site: Calzadilla. Elizabeth. John L. Volakis and Naphtali Rishe elected to the rank of National Academy of Inventors Fellow. 2021-03-09. FIU News. en.
  5. Web site: URSI Awards. 2021-03-09. www.ursi.org.
  6. Web site: April 2023 . US News Find the Best Graduate Schools . Jan 20, 2024 . U.S. News & World Report.
  7. Web site: Villamizar. Helwing. 2020-08-02. Today in Aviation: McDonnell Douglas, Boeing Merge into The Boeing Company. 2021-03-09. Airways Magazine. en-US.
  8. Web site: John L. Volakis Faculty History Project. 2021-03-09. faculty-history.dc.umich.edu.
  9. Web site: Radlab History - University of Michigan.
  10. Web site: anonymous. 2017-03-31. Volakis departing Ohio State for new role in Florida. 2021-03-09. Electrical & Computer Engineering. en.
  11. Web site: Roy and Lois Chope Chair in Engineering - Media Magnet. 2021-03-09. mediamagnet.osu.edu.
  12. Web site: anonymous. 2014-11-19. ElectroScience Lab Directors. 2021-03-09. ElectroScience Laboratory. en.
  13. Web site: Lacayo. Jennifer. 2017-03-31. John L. Volakis appointed dean of College of Engineering & Computing. 2021-03-09. FIU News. en.
  14. Book: Antenna engineering handbook. 2007. McGraw-Hill. John Leonidas Volakis. 978-0-07-147574-7. 4th. New York. 55685786.
  15. Book: Volakis, John Leonidas. Finite element method for electromagnetics : antennas, microwave circuits, and scattering applications. 1998. IEEE Press. A., PhD Chatterjee, Leo C. Kempel. 0-7803-3425-6. New York. 38055905.
  16. Book: Volakis, John L.. [Small Antennas: Miniaturization Techniques & Applications By Volakis, John L|date=2010-01-01].
  17. Book: Volakis, John Leonidas. Integral equation methods for electromagnetics. 2012. SciTech Pub. Kubilay Sertel. 978-1-61353-112-9. Raleigh, NC. 842939772.
  18. Kiourti. Asimina. Lee. Cedric W. L.. Chae. Junseok. Volakis. John L.. January 2016. A Wireless Fully Passive Neural Recording Device for Unobtrusive Neuropotential Monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 63. 1. 131–137. 10.1109/TBME.2015.2458583. 26208260 . 688138 . 1558-2531. free.
  19. Book: Volakis. John L.. Finite Element Method Electromagnetics: Antennas, Microwave Circuits, and Scattering Applications. Chatterjee. Arindam. Kempel. Leo C.. 1998-06-15. John Wiley & Sons . 0780334256 .
  20. Book: Volakis, John L.. [Small Antennas: Miniaturization Techniques & Applications By Volakis, John L|date=2010-01-01].
  21. Doane. Jonathan P.. Sertel. Kubilay. Volakis. John L.. September 2013. A Wideband, Wide Scanning Tightly Coupled Dipole Array With Integrated Balun (TCDA-IB). IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 61. 9. 4538–4548. 10.1109/TAP.2013.2267199. 2013ITAP...61.4538D . 9927570 . 1558-2221.
  22. Kiourti. Asimina. Lee. Cedric W. L.. Chae. Junseok. Volakis. John L.. January 2016. A Wireless Fully Passive Neural Recording Device for Unobtrusive Neuropotential Monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 63. 1. 131–137. 10.1109/TBME.2015.2458583. 26208260 . 688138 . 1558-2531. free.
  23. Book: Senior, Thomas B. A.. Approximate boundary conditions in electromagnetics. 1995. Institution of Electrical Engineers. J. L. Volakis, Institution of Electrical Engineers. 0-85296-849-3. London. 32509096.

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