Prof K M Luk, Chair Professor of EE, has been selected to receive the 2017 IEEE AP-S John Kraus Antenna Award for his invention of “L-shaped Probe Fed Microstrip Antenna and the Magnetoelectric Dipole Antenna for Wireless Communications”. It is one of the highest awards in the antenna field globally and Prof Luk is the first academic from an Asian institution to receive this award.
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (IEEE AP-S) is recognized as the leading Society in antenna field in the world. Established by John D. Kraus, an American physicist known for his contributions to electromagnetics, radio astronomy and antenna theory, this award aims to honor an individual or team that has made a significant advance in antenna technology.
To further advance the frontier of antenna research, “Water Antenna” will be next research focus of Prof Luk. To know more about Prof Luk’s story of researching unconventional yet highly efficient wideband antennas that find applications in modern wireless communications, please have a look of the following news reports.
CityU News Centre:
https://newscentre.cityu.edu.hk/media/news/2017/12/11/distinguished-scholar-wins-prestigious-john-kraus-antenna-award
News reports: Wen Wei Po; Oriental Daily; Hong Kong Commercial Daily
Article by Sing Tao Daily:
http://www.ee.cityu.edu.hk/home/doc/SingTao_23June_A4_ProLuk.jpg
Interview by Croucher Foundation:
https://projects.croucher.org.hk/news/calling-all-stations-antenna-design