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Graduate Student Awards
Yuen T. Lo Outstanding Research Award
Established 1995
Yuen T. Lo
In 1986, Yuen Tze Lo was elected to the National Academy of Engineering--one of the highest professional distinctions in engineering--for inventions and innovative ideas that significantly advanced the theory and design of antennas and arrays.
Yuen's most notable research accomplishments occurred during his 34-year career as an electrical engineering faculty member. He and his graduate students were among the first researchers to formulate a complete theory for antennas that are used in space communications. He and his colleagues developed a cavity model theory for microstrip patch antennas, and Lo subsequently served two terms as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer on this subject.
Yuen's most notable research accomplishments occurred during his 34-year career as an electrical engineering faculty member. He and his graduate students were among the first researchers to formulate a complete theory for antennas that are used in space communications. He and his colleagues developed a cavity model theory for microstrip patch antennas, and Lo subsequently served two terms as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer on this subject.
Yuen is also widely recognized for co-writing the definitive educational resource on antennas. His four-volume Antenna Handbook series, which covers everything from mathematical techniques to antenna theory and applications, has been used by thousands of educators and students around the world.
A native of China, Yuen came to the United States shortly before the 1948 Communist revolution. When the Korean War broke out two years later, a U.S. presidential order prohibited Yuen and others from returning to their homeland. Yuen enrolled in graduate school at the U of I, earning his master's degree in electrical engineering in 1949 and his PhD in 1952.
DESCRIPTION:
A native of China, Yuen came to the United States shortly before the 1948 Communist revolution. When the Korean War broke out two years later, a U.S. presidential order prohibited Yuen and others from returning to their homeland. Yuen enrolled in graduate school at the U of I, earning his master's degree in electrical engineering in 1949 and his PhD in 1952.
REQUIREMENTS:
- The award recipient shall be enrolled in the Ph.D. program of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- The award recipient shall have successfully passed his or her qualifying exam.
- The award recipient shall have demonstrated excellence in research in the area of Electromagnetics.
- Previous Yuen T. Lo Award recipients are ineligible.
SELECTION PROCESS:
In October, the on-line application forms will be available at on-line application forms. A complete application should consist of the student’s resume, his/her list of publications, and 2 letters of recommendation (one from the research advisor) which should be e-mailed to Kara MacGregor (kmacgreg@uiuc.edu). Applications will be due in November.
AWARD:
The award carries a stipend of $3000. The recipient is recognized at the annual ECE Award Banquet in April. The name of the recipient is engraved on a plaque to be displayed permanently in Everitt Lab.
PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE AWARD:
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Shih-Hao Lee |
| 2007 | Maokun Li |
| 2006 | Matthew Fisher |
| 2005 | Gregory Huff |
| 2004 | Lijun Jiang |
| 2003 | Kalyan Donepudi |
| 2002 | Kemal Aygun | 2001 | Yu Zhu |
| 2000 | Bin Hu |
1999 |
Feng Ling |
For More Information Contact:
Kara MacGregor
kmacgreg@uiuc.edu
153 Everitt Laboratory, MC-702
(217) 333-9706