Fellowships in Learned Societies
1991 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (FIEEE)
“For contributions to the
modeling and design of passive microwave and millimeter-wave
circuits”
1992 Fellow of the Electromagnetics Academy at
MIT (FEMA)
“In recognition of scholarly achievements and
distinguished educational and professional services”
2003 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
(FRSC)
“For scientific achievements”
2007 Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers (LFIEEE)
“In recognition of the many
years of loyal membership and support of the activities of the IEEE”
2008 Fellow of the German Academy of Science and
Engineering (ACATECH)
“In recognition of scientific
achievements”
2009 Fellow of the the Canadian Academy of
Engineering (FCAE)
“For experience and distinction in the art
and science of engineering in Canada”
2016 Fellow of the Engineering Institute of
Canada (FEIC)
“In recognition of excellence in engineering and
for service to the profession and society”
2020 Fellow of the Applied Computational
Electromagnetics Society (ACES)
“For exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions in
Applied Computational Electromagnetics”
Gallery of Fellowships
Awards and Distinctions
1959 4-Year University Scholarship of the Government of the German Federal Republic
1966 3-Year University Scholarship of the Government of France
1968 Obtained highest mention (“Trés bien avec félicitations du jury”) for doctoral dissertation and defense at the University of Grenoble, France
1974 Senior Staff Award for meritorious service, University of Ottawa, Canada
1976 Senior Staff Award for meritorious service, University of Ottawa, Canada
1986 Best Presented Paper Award, 1986 IEEE MTT-S Symposium, Baltimore
1989 Invited Lansdowne Lecturer, University
of Victoria, BC, Canada
Invitation to present a series of scientific
lectures under the Lansdowne program
1990 Peter Johns Prize
from John Wiley
& Sons for best paper published in 1989 in the International Journal of
Numerical Modelling
1992 Endowed NSERC MPR-Teltech Industrial Research Chair in RF Engineering, University of Victoria, Canada
2002 Mainstay Award, Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES), “for outstanding promotion and support of the annual ACES Conference”
2004 Recognition of 25 Years of Research Achievements, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), “for important research achievements that have contributed to the sum total of human knowledge and the advancement of the economic and social well-being of Canadians over the 25 years of NSERC's existence”
2005 Distinguished Microwave Lecturer 2005-2007, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Society, (Mandate to present talks to local MTT-S chapters world-wide; gave numerous lectures in Canada, USA, Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Hungary, China, Singapore, and Switzerland)
2006 Distinguished Educator Award, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Society, “for outstanding achievements as an educator, mentor and role model of microwave engineers and engineering students”
2007 Honorary Doctorate “Doktor-Ingenieur h.c.”, Technische Universität München, Germany, “for extraordinary achievements in the area of electromagnetic field theory”
2009 A.G.L. McNaughton Award and Gold Medal, IEEE Canada (Region 7), awarded “to outstanding Canadian engineers recognized for their exemplary contributions to the engineering profession”
2011 Microwave Pioneer Award, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Society, “for pioneering contributions to time domain computational methods, in particular the transmission line matrix (TLM) and finite-difference time domain (FDTD) methods”
2011 Best Paper Award, Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, Singapore, “for best Electronics and Photonics paper published in 2011” in “Plasmonics” vol. 6, no. 3, 591-597
2012 Most Inspiring Mentor Award, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, awarded “in recognition of inspirational and dedicated scientists who have played fundamental roles in nurturing other scientists or scholars”
2022 Microwave Career Award, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Society, “in recognition of a career of meritorious achievement and outstanding technical contribution in the field of microwave theory and techniques”. This is the highest award bestowed by the IEEE MTT-Society
2023 Listed in Canadian Who is Who
Gallery of Awards & Distinctions
Updated 12 Dec. 2022
