Antennas in Space: Advances and Challenges
YOU'RE INVITED!
Join the IEEE Queen's Branch in welcoming Dr. Jawad Siddiqui from the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society to speak with students about new work in antennas for the space domain, as well as the opportunities available to students through the IEEE. All students are welcome!
The talk will explore the evolving role of antenna technologies in modern space applications, with a particular focus on CubeSats and rocket platforms. It will discuss key challenges such as size constraints, thermal management, deployment mechanisms, and radiation effects, as well as emerging trends in adaptive, reconfigurable, and additive-manufactured antennas designed for the space environment. The presentation will also highlight opportunities for students and professionals to engage with the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S), including the benefits of membership and participation in its SIGHT (Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology) initiatives that apply antenna and propagation technologies for societal impact. The speaker will welcome questions from the audience. The seminar will end with an interactive discussion with the speaker about opportunities for students in the IEEE. These include best practices for achieving funding awards through the IEEE, with a focus on the AP-S.
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- 19 Union St
- Kingston, Ontario
- Canada
- Building: Walter Light Hall
- Room Number: 314
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- Co-sponsored by Abedal Rahman Shehabi
- Starts 09 October 2025 04:00 AM UTC
- Ends 02 November 2025 04:00 AM UTC
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Dr. Siddiqui of IEEE AP-S
Advances and Challenges for Antennas in Space Applications
Biography:
Jawad Yaseen Siddiqui has over two decades of extensive teaching and research experience in applied electromagnetics, RF and microwave circuits, antennas and propagation. He has taught courses at several Universities in Canada and India.
Currently, he is a Senior Research Associate at the Royal Military College of Canada. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Queen’s University, Canada. Previously, he served as an Associate Professor at the Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta, India. He has also been a Visiting Professor in the ECE Department at the University of Alberta, Edmonton.
Additionally, he has worked as a research associate in the ECE Department at Queen’s University and as a postdoctoral fellow and research assistant at the Royal Military College of Canada. He has been actively involved in several research projects funded by the Department of National Defence (DND) and Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) in Canada.
He is the Chair of the AP-S SIGHT, a standing committee of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) and has serve on several other committees within the Society. He has also been a member of the Meetings and Symposia Committee of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) and served as the MTT-S representative on the IEEE Technical Activities Board (CPC) in 2021.
He is the recipient of the 2022 Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)–S.N. Mitra Memorial Award for his contributions and leadership in radio broadcast science and technology. He also received the 2015 IEEE AP-S Ulrich L. Rohde Humanitarian Technical Field Project Award for excellence in the humanitarian use of technology. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a member of IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (HKN). He has authored 150+ publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.
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