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DESCRIPTION:The Long Island Chapter of the\n\nIEEE Antennas &amp; Propagation S
 ociety is pleased to announce the following lecture:\n\nLow-cost small sma
 rt antennas for wireless communications\n\nProfessor Steven Gao\, IEEE Dis
 tinguished Lecturer\n\nChair of RF and Microwave Engineering\,\n\nUniversi
 ty of Kent\, Canterbury\, UK\n\nMonday October 24th 2016 at 6:00pm\n\nThis
  seminar is free and all are invited.\n\nFood &amp; Refreshments will be serve
 d at 6:00pm\, and lecture starts 6:30pm.\n\nAbstract:\n\nProfessor Gao wil
 l be discussing smart antenna technology as it relates to broadband satell
 ite communications\, terrestrial mobile communications (4G and 5G)\, radar
  and the future Internet of Things.\n\nSpeaker Biography:\n\nSteven Gao\, 
 PhD\, is a Professor and Chair of RF and Microwave Engineering at the Univ
 ersity of Kent\, Canterbury\, UK. He started his career since 1994 while a
 t China Research Institute of Radiowave Propagation (China). Then he worke
 d as a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at National University of Singapore (
 Singapore)\, a Research Fellow at Birmingham University (UK)\, a Visiting 
 Research Scientist at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich\, 
 Switzerland)\, a Visiting Fellow at Chiba University (Japan)\, a Visiting 
 Scientist at University of California at Santa Barbara (US)\, and a Senior
  Lecturer\, Reader and Head of Antenna and Microwave Group at Northumbria 
 University (UK). Prior to joining Kent as a Professor in Jan. 2013\, he wa
 s the Head of Satellite Antennas and RF System Group at Surrey Space Centr
 e\, University of Surrey (UK).\n\nProf. Gao is a Distinguished Lecturer of
  IEEE AP Society\, an Associate Editor of IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Prop
 agation\, Associate Editor of Radio Science\, General Chair of LAPC’2013
 \, UK\, Chair of Special Session on “Satellite Communication Antennas”
  in CSNDSP’2012\, Poland\, Chair of Workshop on &quot;New Technology Developm
 ent for Space&quot; in IMS’2015\, US\, Chair of Workshop on &quot;Digital Beamform
 ing Space-Borne Synthetic Aperture Radars” in EuMC’2016\, UK\, etc. He
  was a Guest Editor of IEEE Trans on Antennas and Propagation for Special 
 Issue on &quot;Antennas for Satellite Communications&quot;(2015)\, and the Editor-in
 -Chief for Wiley Book Series on &quot;Microwave and Wireless Technologies&quot;. He 
 has two books including “Space Antenna Handbook” (Wiley\, 2012) and 
 “Circularly Polarized Antennas” (Wiley-IEEE\, 2014)\, over 250 papers 
 and several patents. He is a Fellow of Institute of Engineering and Techno
 logy (IET)\, UK\, and a Fellow of Royal Aeronautics Society\, UK. He recei
 ved URSI Young Scientist Award from International Union of Radio Science (
 URSI)\, 2002\, Best Paper Award\, LAPC’2012\, the 2016 IET Premium Award
  for the Best Paper in IET Microwave\, Antennas and Propagation\, 2016\, e
 tc. His main areas of expertise are in antennas\, smart antennas\, phased 
 arrays\, MIMO\, satellite antenna\, RF/microwave/millimetre-wave circuits 
 and front ends\, mobile and satellite communications and radars.\n\nLocati
 on:\n\nThis lecture will be held at BAE Systems located at 450 Pulaski Roa
 d\, Greenlawn\, NY.\n\nThe facility is located just east of Park Ave (Suff
 olk County Rte 35) on Pulaski Road.\n\nRegistration:\n\nRegistration is re
 quired\, and is available online only. Please visit the Calendar Page of t
 he IEEE Long Island Website [www.IEEE.LI](http://www.ieee.li/)\, click on 
 the registration link\, and fill out the form. All are invited\, and the l
 ecture is free.\n\nSeminar Coordinators:\n\nBryan Tropper\, Chair of the I
 EEE APS Society\, LI Secti\n\nCo-sponsored by: santo.mazzola@baesystems.co
 m\n\nSpeaker(s): DR. Steven gao\, \, \, \n\nAgenda: \nAbstract:\n\nProfess
 or Gao will be discussing smart antenna technology as it relates to broadb
 and satellite communications\, terrestrial mobile communications (4G and 5
 G)\, radar and the future Internet of Things.\n\nRoom: Auditorium\, Bldg: 
 Main Building Atrium Entrance\, BAE Systems \, 450 Pulaski Road\, Greenlaw
 n\, New York\, United States\, 11740
LOCATION:Room: Auditorium\, Bldg: Main Building Atrium Entrance\, BAE Syste
 ms \, 450 Pulaski Road\, Greenlawn\, New York\, United States\, 11740
ORGANIZER:BTROPPER@harris.com
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:Long Island Chapter of the IEEE Antennas &amp; Propagation Society Meet
 ing Low-cost small smart antennas for wireless communications 
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/40913
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Long Island Chapter of the&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;st
 rong&gt;IEEE Antennas &amp;amp\; Propagation Society &lt;/strong&gt;is pleased to annou
 nce the following lecture:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Low-cos
 t small smart antennas for wireless communications&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Professor Steve
 n Gao\, IEEE Distinguished Lecturer&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Chair of RF and Microwave Engi
 neering\,&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;University of Kent\, Canterbury\, UK&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;
 \n&lt;p&gt;Monday October 24&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; 2016 at 6:00pm&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p
 &gt;This seminar is free and all are invited.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Food &amp;amp\; Refreshment
 s will be served at 6:00pm\, and lecture starts 6:30pm.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p
 &gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abstract:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Professor Gao wil
 l be discussing smart antenna technology as it relates to broadband satell
 ite communications\, terrestrial mobile communications (4G and 5G)\, radar
  and the future Internet of Things.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speake
 r Biography:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Steven Gao\, PhD\, is a Professor and Chair 
 of RF and Microwave Engineering at the University of Kent\, Canterbury\, U
 K. He started his career since 1994 while at China Research Institute of R
 adiowave Propagation (China). Then he worked as a Post-doctoral Research F
 ellow at National University of Singapore (Singapore)\, a Research Fellow 
 at Birmingham University (UK)\, a Visiting Research Scientist at Swiss Fed
 eral Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich\, Switzerland)\, a Visiting Fello
 w at Chiba University (Japan)\, a Visiting Scientist at University of Cali
 fornia at Santa Barbara (US)\, and a Senior Lecturer\, Reader and Head of 
 Antenna and Microwave Group at Northumbria&amp;nbsp\; University (UK). Prior t
 o joining Kent as a Professor in Jan. 2013\, he was the Head of Satellite 
 Antennas and RF System Group at Surrey Space Centre\, University of Surrey
  (UK).&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Prof. Gao is a Distinguished Lecturer of IE
 EE AP Society\, an Associate Editor of IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propaga
 tion\, Associate Editor of Radio Science\, General Chair of LAPC&amp;rsquo\;20
 13\, UK\, Chair of Special&amp;nbsp\; Session on &amp;ldquo\;Satellite Communicati
 on Antennas&amp;rdquo\; in CSNDSP&amp;rsquo\;2012\, Poland\, Chair of Workshop on 
 &quot;New Technology Development for Space&quot; in IMS&amp;rsquo\;2015\, US\, Chair of 
 Workshop on &quot;Digital Beamforming Space-Borne Synthetic Aperture Radars&amp;rdq
 uo\; in EuMC&amp;rsquo\;2016\, UK\, etc. He was a Guest Editor of IEEE Trans o
 n Antennas and Propagation for Special Issue on &quot;Antennas for Satellite Co
 mmunications&quot;(2015)\, and the Editor-in-Chief for Wiley Book Series on &quot;Mi
 crowave and Wireless Technologies&quot;. He has two books including &amp;ldquo\;Spa
 ce Antenna Handbook&amp;rdquo\; (Wiley\, 2012) and &amp;ldquo\;Circularly Polarize
 d Antennas&amp;rdquo\; (Wiley-IEEE\, 2014)\, over 250 papers and several paten
 ts. He is a Fellow of Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET)\, UK\,
  and a Fellow of Royal Aeronautics Society\, UK. He received URSI Young Sc
 ientist Award from International Union of Radio Science (URSI)\, 2002\, Be
 st Paper Award\, LAPC&amp;rsquo\;2012\, the 2016 IET Premium Award for the Bes
 t Paper in IET Microwave\, Antennas and Propagation\, 2016\, etc. His main
  areas of expertise are in antennas\, smart antennas\, phased arrays\, MIM
 O\, satellite antenna\, RF/microwave/millimetre-wave circuits and front en
 ds\, mobile and satellite communications and radars.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n
 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;This lecture will be held at BAE Sys
 tems located at 450 Pulaski Road\, Greenlawn\, NY.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The facility is
  located just east of Park Ave (Suffolk County Rte 35) on Pulaski Road.&lt;/p
 &gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Registration 
 is required\, and is available online only. Please visit the Calendar Page
  of the IEEE Long Island Website &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ieee.li/&quot;&gt;www.IEEE.LI
 &lt;/a&gt;\, click on the registration link\, and fill out the form. All are inv
 ited\, and the lecture is free.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;
 strong&gt;Seminar Coordinators:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Bryan Tropper\, Chair of the
  IEEE APS Society\, LI Secti&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abstr
 act:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Professor Gao will be discussing smart antenna techn
 ology as it relates to broadband satellite communications\, terrestrial mo
 bile communications (4G and 5G)\, radar and the future Internet of Things.
 &lt;/p&gt;
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