UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Christos Argyropoulos, Penn State associate professor of electrical engineering, has been elevated to the grade of fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), one of the most prestigious honors granted by the institute.
Each year, following a rigorous evaluation process, the IEEE Fellow Committee recommends a select group of members for elevation, with fewer than 0.1% of IEEE voting members receiving this distinction annually.
Argyropoulos was recognized “for contributions to the investigation of electromagnetic phenomena in metamaterials and nanophotonics,” according to IEEE’s website.
“On a personal note, IEEE was the first scientific society I became a member of while an undergraduate student and IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, which evaluated my IEEE Fellow application, organizes the first scientific conference I ever attended, so this distinction has a special place in my heart. Hence, the election to fellowship is a notable career achievement for me,” Argyropoulos said.
Elevation to IEEE Fellow represents the highest grade of membership within the organization.
By joining the ranks of IEEE Fellows, Argyropoulos becomes part of an esteemed group of engineers, scientists and innovators whose work has significantly shaped the advancement of electrical engineering, photonics and related disciplines worldwide, according to Madhavan Swaminathan, William E. Leonhard Endowed Chair and department head of electrical engineering.
“I am thrilled to note Argyropoulos’s pioneering contributions are being recognized through his elevation to IEEE Fellow,” Swaminathan said. “He is an outstanding faculty whose contributions in several areas including nanophotonics, metamaterials, quantum and nonlinear plasmonics and metasurfaces are truly noteworthy and revolutionary.”
Argyropoulos is also a fellow of Optica, a fellow of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers and a senior member of the International Union of Radio Science.