The IEEE International Microwave Symposium, held from May 17th-22nd in Phoenix, Arizona, included the recognition of two distinguished award winners, electrical and computer engineering professor Al Katz, Ph.D, and Seth J, Wilk, Ph.D, graduate of TCNJ’s electrical engineering program ’02.
Al Katz, Ph.D. – Winner of the Microwave Application Award
The Microwave Application Award recognizes an individual or team for outstanding application of microwave theory and techniques. Dr. Allen Katz received this notable award for “proposing, demonstrating, and developing the multi-port (six-port) interferometer digital radio for wireless communication systems and sensor application.” Dr. Katz has more than 25 years of experience in the microwave and satellite industries and is the founder and President of Linearizer Technology, Inc., a New Jersey based company dedicated to distortion correction. Dr. Katz has won numerous awards for his contributions to his field, holds 17 patents, and is a regular contributor to technical journals and conferences. Professor Katz also founded and directed the Trenton Computer Festival, the original computer festival, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2015. In addition to these accomplishments, Dr. Katz is a beloved professor, mentor, partner, and employer of TCNJ students and alumni.
Seth J. Wilk, Ph.D. – Winner of the Tatsou Itoh Best Paper Award
Dr. Seth J. Wilk, 2002 electrical engineering graduate, was recognized for the Tatsou Itoh Best Paper Award. This award is given annually to the best paper published in the IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters in the previous calendar year. Seth J. Wilk, along with collaborators William Lepkowski and Trevor J. Thornton, received the award for their paper entitled, “32 dBm Power Amplifier on 45 nm SOI CMOS.” Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE 23.3 (2013): 161-163. Following his graduation from TCNJ, Seth graduated from Arizona State University with a Ph.D. and is currently the CEO of RF Micropower / SJT Micropower Inc. while also acting as an Adjunct Research Professor at Arizona State University. Additionally, Seth is Chair of the Central Texas Circuits and Systems and Solid State Circuits IEEE chapter which recently won Chapter of the Year in 2014 for the CAS society.
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