TU-SS.1A: Professor Lotfollah Shafai: A Pioneer in Modern Antennas I
Tue, 15 Jul, 08:00 - 11:40
Location: Room 214
Session Type: Oral
Session Co-Chairs: Sima Noghanian, CommScope Ruckus Networks and Satish Sharma, San Diego State University and Abdel R Sebak, Concordia University
Track: Special Sessions
Tue, 15 Jul, 08:00 - 08:20

TU-SS.1A.1: Phase Center Considerations for Antenna Feeds and Reflectors: Prof. Shafai's Contributions
Sudhakar Rao, President & CEO / RaoS Consultants LLC, United States
Tue, 15 Jul, 08:20 - 08:40

TU-SS.1A.2: Microstrip Antenna Miniaturization using Slot-Loading
Sima Noghanian, CommScope Ruckus Networks, United States; Reza Fazel-Rezai, MathWorks, United States; Hung Tien Nguyen, Vietnam International Bank, Viet Nam; Abas Sabouni, Wilkes University, United States; Lotfollah Shafai, University of Manitoba, Canada
Tue, 15 Jul, 08:40 - 09:00

TU-SS.1A.3: Learning Phased Array Antennas with Professor Shafai: Leading to the Innovative Flat Panel Phased Array Antenna Research
Satish Sharma, San Diego State University, United States
Tue, 15 Jul, 09:00 - 09:20

TU-SS.1A.4: Reflections on Studying with Professor Shafai
Walter Rawle, Department of Engineering, University of Southern Maine, United States
Tue, 15 Jul, 09:20 - 09:40

TU-SS.1A.5: Design of a Ka band Choke Rings Horn Antenna with a Stable Gain
Jing Wu, Chongzhi Han, Tongyu Ding, Jun Xiao, Guangsong Yang, Jimei University, China; Qiubo Ye, Hohai University, China
Coffee Break
Tue, 15 Jul, 10:00 - 10:20

TU-SS.1A.6: Mathematical Analysis of a Rectangular Double-Negative Transparent Metamaterial for 28 GHz Applications
M.J. Alam, Saeed I. Latif, University of South Alabama, United States
Tue, 15 Jul, 10:20 - 10:40

TU-SS.1A.7: Beam-Switchable Circularly Polarized ME-Dipole Antenna for Millimeter-Wave Applications
Zahra Mousavirazi, Concordia University, Canada; Mohamed Mamdouh M. Ali, Assiut University, Egypt; Tayeb A. Denidni, National Institute for Scientific Research (INRS – EMT), Canada; Abdel R Sebak, Concordia University, Canada
Tue, 15 Jul, 10:40 - 11:00

TU-SS.1A.8: Reconfigurable Pixelated Unit Cell for Reflectarrays and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
Nolan Grant, Atef Elsherbeni, Colorado School of Mines, United States; Quang Nguyen, amir zaghloul, United States Army, United States
Tue, 15 Jul, 11:00 - 11:20

TU-SS.1A.9: Dielectric Analysis of Single Biological Cells at Both Microwave and Optical Frequencies
Greg Bridges, Emerich Kovacs, Behnam Arzhang, Justyna Lee, Rajdeep Gill, Elham Salimi, Douglas Thomson, University of Manitoba, Canada
Tue, 15 Jul, 11:20 - 11:40

TU-SS.1A.10: Plano-Convex Dielectric Lens Antenna Fed by Circular Waveguide for Multibeam Pattern at Low THz
Christineh Shahbazian, Ahmed Kishk, Concordia university, Canada