Faculty, staff and students of the RadLab in 2018
THE RADLAB: PEOPLE IN SERVICE TO SOCIETY The Radiation Laboratory (RadLab) is a tight-knit group that celebrates student defenses, special lectures, alumni events, birthdays, weddings, and more with homemade food, cake, and lots of good cheer. Their collegiality is as strong as their success. This team of researchers, both faculty and students, are consistently ranked as one of the best, if not the best, electromagnetics groups in the world. Students are highly placed in industry and academia, a high percentage of faculty have become members of the National Academy of Engineering, and they are called into leadership roles when only the best will do. “When I think about the RadLab, I think about the positive impact the lab has had on the country,” said Kamal Sarabandi, Rufus S. Teesdale Professor of Engineering, who served as Director of the RadLab between 2000-2021. Faculty and students in the Radiation Laboratory study electromagnetics, which is the interaction of electric and magnetic fields. Electromagnetics is fundamental to the field of electrical and computer engineering, and spans all technologies within the electromagnetic spectrum. Practical applications range from early radar to seeing through walls, DC to wireless power and energy systems, remote sensing of the environment, medical imaging, communications, and even modern computer design.
Professors Leung Tsang and Kamal Sarabandi at the College of Engineering NAE reception
Current and former RADLAB faculty members of the National Academy of Engineering
“The beauty of the RadLab is its focus on developing new technologies, and the science that underlies that technology,” said former director Fawwaz Ulaby, Emmett Leith Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and Sarabandi’s doctoral advisor.
Current Faculty:
Former Faculty*:
Fawwaz Ulaby
Chen-To Tai
Kamal Sarabandi
Mahta Moghaddam
This brief introduction to the RadLab is meant to provide a small window into the longstanding and far reaching contributions the faculty and students have had on fundamental science and technology, as well as their impact on society through their collaborations with industry and government.
Mark Kushner
Linda Katehi
Leung Tsang
Gabriel Rebeiz
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*Katehi, Moghaddam, and Rebeiz became members after leaving Michigan
