Commission K: Electromagnetics in Biology and Medicine

Officers (2024-2026)

Sima Noghanian

Chair

Distinguished Antenna Design Engineer, CommScope Ruckus Networks

sima_noghanian@ieee.org
Ifana Mahbub

Vice Chair

Professor, The University of Texas at Dallas

Ifana.mahbub@utdallas.edu
Abas Sabouni

Secretary

 

abas.sabouni@wilkes.edu
Karthikeya Kakaraparty

Publicity (Website and LinkedIn)

 

karthik.kakaraparty@ieee.org
Description

Commission K is charged with promoting research and development in the following domains:

  1. Physical interactions of electromagnetic fields with biological systems;
  2. Biological effects of electromagnetic fields;
  3. Interaction mechanisms;
  4. Human exposure assessment;
  5. Experimental exposure systems;
  6. Medical applications.
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Past Chairs
  • Asimina Kiourti (2022 - 2023)
  • Majid Manteghi (2018 - 2021)
  • Mahta Moghaddam (2015 - 2017)
  • Erdem Topsakal (2012 - 2014)
  • Susan C. Hagness (2009 - 2011)
  • Gianluca Lazzi (2006 - 2008)
  • Om Gandhi (2003 - 2005)
  • Frank S. Barnes (2000 - 2002)
  • James C. Lin (1992 - 1999)

Note: Commission K first appeared in the 1992 NRSM.

Membership List

Members
  • L. Anderson
  • F. Barnes
  • N. Behdad
  • C. Blackman
  • K. Chen
  • C. Chou
  • M. Elshenawi
  • C. Furse
  • O. Gandhi
  • L. Gianluca
  • G. Luis
  • S. Hagness
  • A. Ishimaru
  • M. Kanda
  • A. Kiourti
  • Y. Kuga
  • H. Lai
  • R. Liburdy
  • J. Lin
  • J. Lundquist
  • I. Mahbub
  • M. Manteghi
  • M. Moghaddam
  • S. Noghanian
  • K. Paulsen
  • E. Porter
  • Y. Rahmat-Samii
  • C. Ramon
  • S. Roy
  • A. Sabouni
  • J. Simpson
  • S. Sharma
  • A. Sheppard
  • E. Topsakal
  • J. Wang
Early Career Members
  • T. Bowman
  • B. Dontha
  • C. Jenkins
  • S. Kandala
  • L. Linkous
  • V. Mishra
  • Y. Mohtashami
  • S. Nabanita
  • A. Nandikanti
  • A. Nunnally
  • A. Rice
  • J. Sawicki
  • M. Suche
Associate Career Members
  • R. Green
  • H. Gurhan
  • K. Kakaraparty

Books by Members

Yahya Rahmart Book 1

"Antenna and Sensor Technologies in Modern Medical Applications"
Editor(s): Yahya Rahmat-Samii; Erdem Topsakal

Yahya Rahmart Book 2

"Implanted Antennas in Medical Wireless Communications"
Authors: Yahya Rahmat-Samii, Jaehoon Kim

Cynthia Furse Book

"Basic Introduction to Bioelectromagnetics" 2nd Edition
Authors: Cynthia Furse, Douglas A. Christensen, Carl H. Durney

Asimina Kiourti Book

"Wearable Antennas and Electronics"
Editors: Asimina Kiourti, John L. Volakis

Sima Noghanian Book

"Microwave Tomography"
Global Optimization, Parallelization and Performance Evaluation
Authors: Sima Noghanian, Abas Sabouni, Travis Desell, Ali AshtariS

Om Gandhi Book

"Biological Effects and Medical Applications of Electromagnetic Fields"
Author: Om P. Gandhi