Kamal Sarabandi

Kamal Sarabandi
Born (1956-11-04) November 4, 1956
Tehran, Iran
Residence United States of America
Fields Applied Electromagnetics, Radar Remote Sensing, Antennas, Metamaterials, Automotive Radars, Wireless Communications
Alma mater The University of Michigan and Sharif University of Technology
Website
http://web.eecs.umich.edu/faculty/sarabandi/

Kamal Sarabandi (Persian: كمال سرابندي ) is an Iranian American scientist and Rufus S. Teesdale endowed Professor of Engineering at the University of Michigan, where he teaches and conducts research on the science and technology of microwave and millimeter wave radar remote sensing, wireless technology, electromagnetic wave propagation and scattering, metamaterials, antenna miniaturization, and nano antennas.

Background

Sarabandi received the Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1980, the Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1986, and the Master of Science degrees in Applied Mathematics and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1989.

Sarabandi has served as Director of the Michigan Radiation Laboratory in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan since 2000. The Radiation Laboratory in its current form was established in 1952 and has played a pivotal role in the development and advancement of the field of Applied Electromagntics for more than six decades. Currently he is leading the Center for Objective Microelectronics and Biomimetic Advanced Technology (COMBAT) funded in 2008 by the Army Research Laboratory under the Micro-Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA) program. The focus of the center is to create new approaches and incorporate bio-memetic methods for low-cost, low-power, fault-tolerant, compact electronics for intelligent sensors, transceivers, and navigational aids for autonomous robotic platforms. He is also leading a newly established center in Microwave Sensor Technology funded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) with the goal of realizing advanced wireless sensors and power transfer for autonomous vehicles. Sarabandi served as a member of NASA Advisory Council appointed by NASA Administrator for two consecutive terms from 2006-2010.

Professor Sarabandi is currently serving as the President of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS).[1] He was a member of the Editorial Board of the PROCEEDINGS of the IEEE and an associate editor for the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION and the IEEE Sensors Journal. He is a member of Commissions F and B of URSI and is serving as the vice Chair of the USNC/URSI Commission F. He is also a co-founder of EMAG Technologies, a high-tech company, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[2]

Sarabandi is a member of Science Team for NASA Soil Moisture Active and Passive (SMAP) mission.[3] This is an orbiting observatory (a polar orbit around Earth) that measures the amount of water in the top 5 cm (2 inches) of soil everywhere on Earth’s surface.[4]

Awards

Sarabandi has received numerous awards in recognition for his scholarly activities; some of which are list below:[5]

In the News

Interview on Michigan Radio's Stateside with Cynthia Canty: http://michiganradio.org/post/building-better-security-screening-systems#stream/0, http://www.eecs.umich.edu/faculty/sarabandi/images/Kamal-Radar-FORAIR.mp3

interview for the National Academy of Engineering Radio: http://www.eecs.umich.edu/faculty/sarabandi/images/RemoteWeaponDetection.mp3

Engineering and Technology History Wiki: http://ethw.org/Kamal_Sarabandi

Fox News, April 3, 2013: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/04/03/could-military-radar-prevent-further-newtown-style-tragedies.html

Popular Science, March 25, 2013: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-03/how-can-radar-help-school-safety

Gizmag, March 26, 2013: http://www.gizmag.com/radar-pedestrian-weapon-detection/26788/

IEEE, July 18, 2011: http://www.ieee.org/about/news/2011/18july_2_2011.html

EECS News, 2007: http://eecs.umich.edu/eecs/about/articles/2007/bridging-the-divide.html

EE Times, August 3, 2004: http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1231018

Publications

Sarabandi has published close to 1000 refereed journal and conference papers. To access his papers, visit to: http://www.eecs.umich.edu/faculty/sarabandi/journal.html http://www.eecs.umich.edu/faculty/sarabandi/papers.html https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=u0BOuAsAAAAJ&hl=en

References

  1. ↑ "IEEE Gescience and Remote Sensing Society". IEEE GRSS. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  2. ↑ "Emag Technologies.com". EMAG Tech. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  3. ↑ "SMAP Science Team". nasa.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  4. ↑ "SMAP Website". smap.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  5. ↑ "Kamal Sarabandi | Radiation Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) @ Michigan". Eecs.umich.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  6. ↑ "Kamal Sarabandi | Radiation Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) @ Michigan". Eecs.umich.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  7. ↑ "Kamal Sarabandi | Radiation Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) @ Michigan". Eecs.umich.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  8. ↑ "Kamal Sarabandi | Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society". Ieee-aess.org. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  9. ↑ "Kamal Sarabandi - Google Scholar Citations". Scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
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