DR. ROBERT CAVERLY, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING, HAS HAD A VERY GOOD YEAR.

DR. ROBERT CAVERLY

SEPTEMBER 2019: Recognized “for contributions to modeling and design of radio frequency switching devices,” Dr. Caverly was elevated to Life Fellow status of the IEEE. This special honor is reserved for those who have distinguished themselves through sustained and lasting contributions to the organization.

JANUARY 2020: Dr. Caverly served as the general chair of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Society’s Radio and Wireless Week (RWW2020), a position to which he was appointed by the RWW Executive Committee—an opportunity he describes as “quite an honor.” The week’s conferences focused on the intersection between wireless communication theory, systems, circuits and device technologies.

FEBRUARY 2020: Recognized with the Engineering Alumni Society’s Award for Teaching Excellence, Dr. Caverly was described by a current student as “an exceptional teacher who is open to breaking down any sort of question you have and explaining it in a very easy to understand manner. He relates what we are learning to the real world, which makes difficult and abstract concepts easier to envision and understand. It is truly apparent that Dr. Caverly loves what he does and cares about his students!”

APRIL 2020: As the 2020 recipient of the University’s prestigious Outstanding Faculty Research Award, Dr. Caverly was recognized for his “impressive scholarship and reputation in microwave control circuitry.” The award selection committee also noted his strong national and international reputation, productive publication record, robust history of external funding, and “the substantial impact you have had on your scholarly field.”

Professor (since 1997): • Engineering Electromagnetics • Microwave Theory and Techniques

Researcher: • Director of the Microwave and Electromagnetics Laboratory

Author: • More than 100 journal and conference papers • Two books: CMOS RFIC Design Principles • Microwave and RF Semiconductor Control Device Modeling

Editor: • Editor-in-chief, IEEE Microwave Magazine • Editorial board member, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Distinguished Microwave Lecturer: • From 2014–2016, Dr. Caverly traveled the world as a distinguished microwave lecturer, an IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society appointment for those recognized as experts in their fields. With his lecture on “RF Aspects of Magnetic Resonance Imaging,” he was among a select few to be invited to this prestigious and key service for the MTT-S.