VIP Biography for
Ahmed A. Kishk, Ph.D.
 | Ahmed A. Kishk, Ph.D. |
| Industry | Education |
| Title | Professor |
| Expertise | Electrical engineering, research, electromagnetics, antennas |
| Current Organization | University of Mississippi |
| Type of Organization | State university |
| Major Product | Higher education |
| Area of Distribution | International |
| University/Degree | B.S., Electronic and Communication Engineering, 1977, Cairo University, Egypt; B.S., Applied Mathematics, 1980, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; M.Eng., 1983; Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, 1986, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada |
| Born | December 9, 1954, Ashmun, Egypt |
| Honors & Awards | 2004 Microwave Prize; The 2002 Exemplary Service Award for continuous service as ACES Journal Editor-in-Chief 1998-2001; 2001 Faculty Research Award for outstanding performance in research in the School of Engineering in 2001; 1998 Outstanding Engineering Faculty Member of the Year |
| Published Works | Books and reprinted papers (10) including, Author, "Body of Revolution (BOR) Analysis of Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antenna", Chapter 4 on Dielectric Resonator Antennas, Research Studies Press, 2002; Co-author, "Microwave Horns and Feeds", IEE Electromagnetic waves series 39, IEEE Press, 1994; Co-author, Chapter 2, "Handbook of Microstrip Antennas", Peter Peregrinus Limited, United Kingdom, 1989; 115 Professional Journal Publications; 107 Proceeding Papers; 2 Patents |
| Affiliations | Fellow, I.E.E.E.; Sigma Xi Society; U.S. National Committee of International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Commission B; ACES Society; Electromagnetic Academy; Phi Kappa Phi Society |
| Hobbies & Sports | Classical music |
| Career Accomplishments | His research, which includes the areas of design of millimeter frequency antennas, feeds for parabolic reflectors, dielectric resonator antennas, microstrip antennas, soft and hard surfaces, phased array antennas, and computer aided design for antennas |
| Work History | In 1986 he joined the Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Mississippi, where he has been a full Professor since 1990; he is an Editor of Antennas & Propagation Magazine; he was an Editor-in-Chief of the ACES Journal from 1998 to 2001; he was the Chair of Physics and Engineering Division of the Mississippi Academy of Science (2001-02) |
| Children | 3 sons, 1 daughter |
| Spouse | Iman Gohar |
| Married | July 22, 1983 |
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