USNC-URSI Awardees

2026 Awardees

Chair's Award - Christina Patarino

For her dedication to USNC-URSI and the successful planning of seventeen National Radio Science Meetings.

Distinguished Radio Science Award - Prof. John L. Volakis

For contributions and leadership in the field of electromagnetics, including computational methods, antennas and biomedical sensing.

Outstanding Educator Award - Prof. David R. Jackson

For education and mentoring in the areas of microstrip antennas and leaky waves.

Impact Award - Prof. Susan C. Hagness

For transformational advances in microwave diagnostic, imaging, and therapeutic technologies; time-domain computational electromagnetics; applied electromagnetics education; and for outstanding diversity, inclusion, and outreach leadership.

Booker Fellowship - Ian Collett

For pioneering contributions to ionospheric science, sensor innovation, and AI-driven scintillation forecasting, and advancing the understanding of radio-wave propagation as applied to space physics and space weather.

2023 Awardees

Chair's Award - Piergiorgio L. E. Uslenghi

For contributions to mentoring radio science students and young scientists, diversity, outreach, inclusion, scholarly work, and impact on the radio science community.

Distinguished Radio Science Award - Raj Mittra

For contributions to analytical and numerical techniques in electromagnetics and to antenna theory and design.

Outstanding Educator Award - Yahya Rahmat-Samii

For outstanding contributions to development of inspiring methodologies in educating a vast number of students and engineers in modern electromagnetics and communication antennas.

Impact Award - Danilo Erricolo

For transformative societal impact by unparalleled breakthroughs in diversity, inclusion, and outreach as editor and conference chair and outstanding leadership in radio-science research and education.

Booker Fellowship - Mohammad Al-Khaldi

For contributions to the advancement of microwave remote sensing of the Earth using spaceborne global navigation satellite system reflectometry (GNSS-R) systems.

Previous Booker Fellowship Awardees

2020 Booker Fellowship - Salvatore Campione

For innovative contributions to the electromagnetic modeling of complex systems and structures from microwave to optical frequencies.

2017 Booker Fellowship - None Awarded

No Booker Fellowship was awarded in 2017.

2014 Booker Fellowship - Mona Jarrahi

For Contributions to Advancement of Terahertz Optoelectronics and Microwave Photonics.

2011 Booker Fellowship - Anthony (Tony) Grbic

2008 Booker Fellowship - Jonathan Makela

For contributions to the understanding of ionospheric structure and irregularities as well as their effects on trans-ionospheric radio wave propagation.

2005 Booker Fellowship - Fernando L. Teixeira

For major contributions to time-domain electromagnetics.

2002 Booker Fellowship - Joel T. Johnson

For contributions to polarimetric passive remote sensing of the ocean surface and to studies of scattering from rough surfaces.

1999 Booker Fellowship - Eric Michielssen

For contributions to computational electromagnetics, in particular the development of fast frequency and time domain integral equation analysis techniques and nature-driven synthesis methods.