Dr. Yimin D. Zhang, Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Temple University, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), effective January 1, 2019, “for contributions to high-resolution direction finding and radar signal processing.”
Fellow is the highest grade of membership of IEEE and is recognized by the technical community as a prestigious honor and an important career achievement. Each year, following a rigorous evaluation procedure and based on the recommendation from the IEEE Fellow Committee, the IEEE Board of Directors elevates a select group of recipients for elevation to IEEE Fellow. Less than 0.1% of voting members are selected annually for this Fellow grade elevation. This year, 295 members became IEEE Fellows of class 2019.
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