Official Job Title
Professor
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VL
Office Room Number
W503
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Biography

Andrew F. Peterson was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, IL. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1982, 1983, and 1986 respectively. He remained as Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois until 1989.

Since 1989, he has been a member of the faculty of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he is now a full Professor. He teaches electromagnetic field theory, antennas, electromagnetic compatibility, and computational electromagnetics.

Research
  • Computational Electromagnetics
  • Radar Signature Prediction
  • Signal Integrity in Electronic Packaging Applications
  • Antennas & Microwave Devices
Distinctions & Awards
  • Fellow of IEEE
  • Recipient of the IEEE Third Millennium Medal
  • President of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, 2006
  • Chair of IEEE Atlanta Section, 2002-2003
  • General Chair of 1998 IEEE AP-S International Symposium and URSI/USNC Radio Science Meeting
  • Board Member of the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society, 1991-1997
  • Recipient of the ONR Fellowship and NSF Young Investigator Award