Robert E. Collin

Robert Emmanuel Collin (24 October 1928 – 29 November 2010) was a Canadian American electrical engineer, university professor and life fellow of the IEEE.[3] Collin was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1990.[1]

Robert E. Collin[1]
Born(1928-10-24)24 October 1928
Donalda, Alberta, Canada
Died29 November 2010(2010-11-29) (aged 82)
Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican, Canadian
CitizenshipCanada, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Known forThe fundamental contributions to antenna theory, microwave engineering, and applied electromagnetic theory
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
InstitutionsCase Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Biography

Collin was born on 24 October 1928 in the small town of Donalda, Alberta, Canada. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a PhD in electrical engineering from University of London (Imperial College). He worked at the Canadian Armament and Research Development Establishment on guided missile antennas, radomes and radar system evaluations.[4]

Collin taught at Case Western Reserve University between 1958 and 1997. His served stints as the electrical engineering department chair and the interim dean of engineering.[5] He was a distinguished visiting professor at Ohio State University and was a visiting professor at universities in Brazil, China and Germany.[6]

He made significant contributions to the field of microwaves. He is widely known for his textbooks on electromagnetic waves, microwave engineering and antennas. He was a life fellow of the IEEE.[7] Among his students, Collin was viewed as remarkable for his ability to recount the uttermost details of lengthy mathematical proofs from memory. He was an outstanding scholar of microwave and radar engineering and relativistic electrodynamics based on tensor calculus. During the Korean War era, Dr. Collin achieved many important engineering breakthroughs for His Majesty's and Her Majesty's governments.

Books
  • Field Theory of Guided Waves
  • Foundations for Microwave Engineering
  • Antennas and Radiowave Propagation
  • Principles and Applications of Electromagnetic Fields (coauthored with R. Plonsey)

Awards

References
  1. Dr. Robert E. Collin was elected in 1990 as a member of National Academy of Engineering in Electronics, Communication & Information Systems Engineering for fundamental contributions to antenna theory, microwave engineering, and applied electromagnetic theory.
  2. "Dr. Robert E. Collin". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. Robert Nevels. "IEEE AP-S Notice" (PDF). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. obit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. "Resolution in memory of Robert E. Collin". Case Alumnus. Case Western Reserve University. Summer 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. "In Memoriam". The Daily. Case Western Reserve University. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. "Lecture Announcement". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  7. Chew, Weng Cho (1 May 2014). "Special Issue In Memory of Robert E. Collin". Progress in Electromagnetics Research. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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