IEEE Microwave Magazine, June 2023From the Editor's Desk

A Look at the June IssueRobert H. Caverly24mmm06-editorial-opener2-3259859Â©SHUTTERSTOCK.COM/MILENA VUCKOVICWelcome to the 2023 International Microwave Symposium (IMS2023) and the June issue of IEEE Microwave Magazine. IMS2023, our flagship conference, is meeting this month in San Diego with several other colocated conferences, all part of Microwave Week. In last monthâ€™s issue, we provided you with an advanced look at the many activities, such as the technical sessions, workshops, and networking events, as part of our IMS2023 focus issue. As we have done in years past, copies of both the May and June issues of IEEE Microwave Magazine can be found in your delegate bags and at various locations on the exhibit floor. I hope to see you there!Each year at IMS, the newly elevated IEEE Fellows evaluated by the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) are honored at one of the main events. Elevation to IEEE Fellow is a major achievement in an IEEE Memberâ€™s career, and so, in this monthâ€™s issue, one of our columns is an introduction to this yearâ€™s Fellows who were reviewed by the MTT-S [A1]. This is a chance to read about their career paths and, for our young professional readers, see what it takes to achieve this recognition. Speaking of recognitions, a member of our MTT-S community was recently awarded the IEEE 2023 Electromagnetics Award: John Bandler. Anding Zhu, one of the magazineâ€™s associate editors and a member of the MTT-S Administrative Committee (AdCom), had a series of discussions with John Bandler and has written an extensive review of Johnâ€™s career, starting with his early education and outlining his career path and his work on electromagnetics and the space-mapping concept [A2]. Many of the MTT-S young professionals also know John through the Three-Minute Thesis (3MTÂ®) events, and the article discusses how this activity started at IMS2017. The article also dispels the myth that engineers are one-dimensional by outlining some of Johnâ€™s other creative outlets. I encourage everyone to read both of these articles to learn about the technical leaders of our MTT-S community.This monthâ€™s issue contains three technical articles that cover a range of activities within the MTT-S community. The first technical feature, by Liu et al., [A3] titled â€œA Perspective on the Recent Progress of Graphene in Microwave Applications,â€ provides a look at recent applications in light of improved graphene structures. A short tutorial on graphene is provided as well as more in-depth discussions of applications such as tunable attenuators and absorbers. Our second technical feature, by Halimi et al., [A4] titled â€œRectifier Design Challenges for Wireless Energy Harvesting/Wireless Power Transfer Systems: Broadening Bandwidth and Extending Input Power Range,â€ discusses the design challenges of rectifiers having relatively stable power conversion efficiency over a broad operating frequency and wide input power range. Various circuits are described, and performance comparison tables are shown to help the reader in understanding the current state of the art.Our third feature is related to IMS, but in this case, to IMS2022, and is an article that describes the winning design in the IMS2022 Student Design Competitionâ€™s â€œSDC1: Design of a Self-Interference Cancellation Coupler,â€ sponsored by TC-24 Microwave/mm-Wave Radar, Sensing and Array Systems and TC-4 Microwave Passive Components and Transmission Line Structures. This student design article was fully peer-reviewed according to IEEE publication guidelines and is authored by Fenske et al. [A5] and is titled â€œSelf-Interference Leakage Estimation â€˜Nâ€™ Cancellation Element.â€ The authors go into detail on the design flow for their project as well the hardware and performance characteristics.Our regular monthly columns are also in this issue, starting with Nuno Borges Carvalhoâ€™s â€œPresidentâ€™s Columnâ€ [A6], where Nuno discusses our portfolio of recent conferences, the most recent Technical Activities Board meeting, and provides a detailed description of two ad hoc AdCom committees (the Young Professionals Committee and the Industry Engagement Committee) and their chairs (Sara Pena Barros and Debabani Choudhury, respectively). The recent introduction of artificial intelligence-based engines, such as ChatGPT, and how they relate to a previous column [1], titled â€œArtificial Stupidity,â€ is discussed by Fred Schindler in his â€œMicroBusinessâ€ column [A7]. James Lin takes a look at recent developments in the biological effects of electromagnetic radiation in the â€œHealth Mattersâ€ column [A8], and James Chu provides a review of a new book on his bookshelf [A9]. We have reports from several conferences, in addition to TC and Branch activities, in our â€œConference Reportâ€ [A10], [A11] and â€œMTT-S Society Newsâ€ columns [A12], [A13] this month as well as the schedule of our popular MTT-S Webinar series from the AdCom Education Committee [A14]. Also, in this issue, we have the latest â€œWomen in Microwavesâ€ [A15] and â€œYoung Professionalsâ€ [A16] columns, along with the solution to last monthâ€™s â€œEnigmas, etc.â€ column [A17].We end the issue on a sad note with an â€œIn Memoriamâ€ column [A18] on the life and career of a â€œmicrowave rock,â€ Reinhard KnÃ¶chel. Besides being an accomplished researcher, he held many roles within the MTT-S and the European Microwave Association. He will be missed by both communities.

Appendix: Related Articles

[A1] C.-C. Chang and R. H. Caverly, â€œ2022 IEEE Fellows elevation and recognition,â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 31â€“39, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3255664.

[A2] A. Zhu, â€œCombat fear, cherish your champions: In conversation with the 2023 IEEE electromagnetics award recipient, John Bandler [Awards],â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 26â€“30, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3255662.

[A3] Z.-G. Liu, M.-Y. Geng, H. Chen, A.-Q. Zhang, and W.-B. Lu, â€œA perspective on the recent progress of graphene in microwave applications,â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 40â€“53, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3261679.

[A4] M. A. HalimiT. Khan, M. Palandoken, A. A. Kishk, and Y. M. M. Antar, â€œRectifier design challenges for wireless energy harvesting/wireless power transfer systems,â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 54â€“67, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3256379.

[A5] P. Fenske, A. Scheder, T. Koegel, K. Root, M. Vossiek, and C. Carlowitz, â€œSelf-interference leakage estimation â€˜Nâ€™ cancellation element,â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 68â€“75, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3256380.

[A6] N. B. Carvalho, â€œIEEE society interaction, industry engagement, and young professionals are the future of the MTT-S [Presidentâ€™s Column],â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 10â€“16, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3255648.

[A7] F. Schindler, â€œTime to retire? [MicroBusiness],â€ IEEE Microw. Mag. , vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 24â€“25, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3255679.

[A8] J. C. Lin, â€œRF health safety limits and recommendations [Health Matters],â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 18â€“22, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3255659.

[A9] J. Chu, â€œA perfect reference for digital RF memories and transceiver technologies [Book/Software Reviews],â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 78â€“80, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3256381.

[A10] A. Costanzo, P. Colantonio, and P. Lombardo, â€œThe 25th European microwave week (EuMW 2022) [Conference Report],â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 90â€“97, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3256395.

[A11] A. Kedar, C. Kumar, and P. K. Mishra, â€œGlimpses from the IEEE microwave, antenna and propagation conference (MAPCON-2022) [Conference Report],â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 98â€“102, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3256819.

[A12] D. Psychogiou, C. D. Nordquist, and G. Wang, â€œTechnical committee 13 report 2020â€“2022 [MTT-S Society News],â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 84â€“86, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3256393.

[A13] S. Bhattacharyya, â€œReport on the IIT (BHU) Varanasi student branch chapter activities for 2022 [MTT-S Society News],â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 86â€“89, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3256394.

[A14] X. Gong and R. Henderson, â€œEducation committee webinars for the second half of 2023 [Education News],â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 82â€“83, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3256392.

[A15] M. Ahmad, â€œThe last but not the least [Women in Microwaves],â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 104â€“106, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3256820.

[A16] J. B. King and G. P. Gibiino, â€œTakeaways from the first workshop on modeling and optimization for active devices [Young Professionals],â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 108â€“110, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3256821.

[A17] T. Ohira, â€œSolution to last monthâ€™s quiz [Enigmas, etc.],â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, p. 115, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3256861.

[A18] G. BÃ¶ck, A. Jacob, M. Vossiek, and R. Weigel, â€œA microwave rock has gone [In Memoriam],â€ IEEE Microw. Mag., vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 111â€“112, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/MMM.2023.3256839.

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