Dr. George E. Ponchak was nominated and approved to be the next Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques at the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society’s October 2009 Administrative Committee meeting in Rome, Italy.
His term starts June 1, 2010 and will run for four years. Dr. Ponchak has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters over the past four years, and his term as editor of that journal ends on January 1, 2010. Dr. Ponchak will be only the third person to have served as editor of both journals.
Dr. Ponchak was also nominated and elected to serve a three term on the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Administrative Committee. The IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society is one of the largest IEEE societies with approximately 13,000 members.
It sponsors over 200 technical conferences per year, including the largest and most important conference related to the field of circuits and systems in the frequency range of few mega-hertz to terra-hertz, throughout the world, publishes two technical journals and one magazine, and awards grants to students. As one of the 21 elected members on the Administrative Committee, Dr. Ponchak will responsible for these technical activities.
