International URSI Awardees

This page lists the awardees from the United States who received international URSI Awards. Each of these awards are presented during the URSI GASS at the end of each triennium.

2014: Dr. N. ENGHETA, USA
Citation: "For groundbreaking contributions and innovations in electromagnetic theory and applications of composite materials, metamaterials and nanoscale optics, bio-inspired imaging and sensing, and material-based optical nanocircuitry"
2008: Prof. W.J. WELCH, USA
Citation: "Pioneer of millimeter wavelength interferometry to investigate astronomical objects ranging from solar system planets to galaxies at the edge of the Universe with spectral and angular resolution"
1996: Prof. R.F. HARRINGTON, USA
Citation: "For contributions to electromagnetics and the development of the method of moments"
1993: Prof. T.B.A. SENIOR, USA
Citation: "For theoretical contributions to diffraction and scattering of electromagnetic waves, with particular reference to the simulation of material effects in scattering"
1990: Prof. A.A. OLINER, USA
Citation: "Contributions to theory of guided waves, especially leaky waves, and novel radiating structures"
1978: Dr. J.R. WAIT, USA
Citation: "Work on propagation of electromagnetic waves in the Earth's crust, and application of results"
1975: Prof. L.B. FELSEN, USA
Citation: "Application of ray-optical methods to studies of the propagation and diffraction of electromagnetic waves"
1966: Prof. W.E. GORDON, USA
Citation: "Development of the incoherent scatter technique for ionospheric studies"

2020: Prof. J. VOLAKIS, USA
Citation: "For seminal contributions to electromagnetics, including small, ultra-wideband and textile antennas and arrays, low power transceivers, diffraction and for transitioning hybrid finite element methods into commercial computational toolsets."
2014: Dr. H.V. POOR, USA
Citation: "For outstanding contributions to the science and technology of communications and signal processing"
2011: Dr. I. C. DAUBECHIES, USA
Citation: "For her outstanding contributions to mathematics, and in particular to wavelet theory, and for the remarkable impact of her work in a wide range of applied science disciplines"
2005: Prof. Y. RAHMAT-SAMII, USA
Citation: "For fundamental contributions to reflector antenna design and practice, near-field measurements and diagnostic techniques, handheld antennas and human interactions, genetic algorithms in electromagnetics, and the spectral theory of diffraction"

2026: Anthea Coster, USA
Citation: For pioneering research in GNSS science; developing techniques to provide global-scale view of storm responses in the ionosphere; operationalizing novel algorithms and providing novel ionospheric products to the community.
2014: Dr. R.F. BENSON, USA
Citation: "For fundamental contributions to knowledge of the interactions of space borne radio sounders with the Earth's plasma environment and to the use of sounders as diagnostic probes of that environment"
2011: Prof. B. REINISCH, USA
Citation: "For revolutionizing radio sounding from ground and space with development of the Digisonde and the IMAGE/RPI satellite instrument, both essential data providers for space weather monitoring and ionospheric modeling"
2008: Prof. U. INAN, USA
Citation: "For fundamental contributions to understanding of whistler-mode wave-particle interaction in near-Earth space and the electrodynamic coupling between lightning discharges and the upper atmosphere"
2002: Dr. R.A. GREENWALD, USA
Citation: "For conceiving, designing, developing and deploying two ground-breaking measurement techniques that have provided unparalleled spatial and temporal measurements of the ionosphere, and for inspirational international leadership"
1996: Dr. D.T. FARLEY, USA
Citation: "For contributions to the development of the incoherent scatter radar technique and to radar studies of ionospheric instabilities"
1978: Prof. P.M. BANKS, USA
Citation: "Theoretical and observational studies of the plasma flow between the ionosphere and the magnetosphere"
1975: Dr. J.V. EVANS, USA
Citation: "Ionospheric physics, including application of the incoherent scatter technique"
1972: Prof. R.A. HELLIWELL, USA
Citation: "Radio wave propagation in the magnetosphere"

2011: Dr. A. ALU, USA
Citation: "For contributions to the theory and application of electromagnetic metamaterials, in particular the conception of plasmonic-based cloaking, optical nanocircuits, and anomalous propagation and radiation in metamaterials"
2008: Dr. D.F. SIEVENPIPER, USA
Citation: "For contributions to the development of artificial impedance surfaces and conformal antennas"
2005: Prof. S.C. HAGNESS, USA
Citation: "For contributions to the development of enhanced finite-difference time-domain methods in computational electromagnetics, and ultrawideband microwave imaging techniques for early breast cancer detection"
1999: Prof. E. MICHIELSSEN, USA
Citation: "For contributions to computational electromagnetics, in particular the development of fast frequency and time domain integral equation analysis techniques and nature-driven synthesis methods"
1996: Prof. Z. POPOVIC, USA
Citation: "For contributions to the field of active microwave circuits, in particular, the original demonstration of the planar grid oscillator, as well as continuing efforts with quasi optical amplifiers and active antennas"
1993: Prof. G. REBEIZ, USA
Citation: "For contributions to the advancement of sub-millimetre wave antenna science and technology"
1987: Prof. D.M. POZAR, USA
Citation: "Contributions to the analytical, numerical and experimental study of printed antennas and phased arrays, and related problems in applied electromagnetics"

2026: Emanuele Galiffi, USA
Citation: "For contributions to the field of time-varying electromagnetic metamaterials, in particular macroscopic and microscopic theories. Demonstration and early applications of time-reflection and space-time modulation for energy and frequency manipulation"
2023: Dr. Haonan CHEN, USA
Citation: "For outstanding contributions to active and passive remote sensing of precipitation and machine learning applications."
2020: Dr. Xiaolan XU, USA
Citation: "For Developments in Wave Propagation and Scattering in Dense Random Media with Applications to Microwave Remote Sensing of Snow."
2017: Dr. J. SIMPSON, USA
Citation: "For advancing three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) solutions of electromagnetic wave propagation within the global Earth-ionosphere waveguide applied to space weather, remote-sensing, and very low-frequency propagation."
2014: Dr. M.B. COHEN, USA
Citation: "For contribution to ELF/VLF radio wave instrumentation, propagation, and generation, in the ionosphere and magnetosphere, and for initiating and fostering an international network of young scientists in developing countries"

2011: Prof. D. H. STAELIN, USA
Citation: "For seminal contributions to the passive microwave remote sensing of planetary atmospheres and the development of remote sensing of the atmosphere and environment of the Earth from space"
2008: Dr. A.E.E. ROGERS, USA
Citation: "For his outstanding contributions to instrumentation in radio astronomy and its use to make fundamental discoveries about interstellar masers, superluminal expansion of quasars, deuterium abundance in the galaxy, and plate tectonics"
2002: Prof. D.L. CARPENTER, USA
Citation: "For his discovery of the plasmapause, for pioneering studies of the plasmasphere structure and dynamics and for development and use of whistler-mode waves as diagnostic probes of the magnetosphere"
1999: Dr. A. ISHIMARU, USA
Citation: "For contributions to the theories and applications of wave propagation and scattering in random media and backscattering enhancement"
1978: Prof. D.A. GURNETT, USA
Citation: "Investigations relating to electromagnetic and electrostatic wave propagation in the Earth's plasma environment"
1975: Prof. N.M. BRICE, USA
Citation: "Theory of the Earth's plasmapause and theoretical investigations of the physics of Jupiter's magnetosphere"

2020: Dr. R. MITTRA, USA
Citation: "For Contributions to Analytical and Numerical Techniques in Electromagnetics and to Antenna Theory and Design."
2017: Prof. D. BILITZA, USA
Citation: "For leading the development of the empirical International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) climatology model and making it the international ISO standard, and for advancing the Real-Time Assimilative IRI model."

2017: Dr. W. ROSS STONE, USA
Citation: "For his leadership as the Assistant Secretary General for Publications, his editorship of the Reviews of Radio Science and the Radio Science Bulletin, and for his pivotal roles in the organisation of many GASS."