Fred E. Gardiol

Fred E. GARDIOL was born in Corsier, Switzerland in 1935. From 1938 to 1946 he lived in Argentina, returning then to Switzerland. He graduated in Engineering Physics at "Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université" of Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1960, received the MSEE degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in l965 and the Doctorate in Applied Science from Louvain University, Belgium, in 1969.

He developed high power microwave ferrite devices (Raytheon SMDO l961-1966), then joined Louvain University, Belgium, becoming Assistant Professor in 1969. From 1970 to 1999 he was Professor and Director of the Laboratory of Electromagnetism and Acoustics (LEMA) at the "Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale" of Lausanne, Switzerland (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). He retired at the end of 1999. He was also Visiting Professor in Canada, Algeria, Brazil, India, Japan, France, Italy and Cameroon.

Professor Gardiol authored four books in French ("Electromagnetisme,"two versions, "Hyperfrequences" and, with Yves Fournier: "Marconi et Salvan, à l'aube de la télégraphie sans fil" ), and five in English ("Introduction to Microwaves", "Lossy Transmission Lines", "Microstrip Circuits", with J.-F. Zürcher: "Broadband Patch Antennas," and, with J. C. Bolomey: "Industrial Applications of the Modulated Scatterer Technique"). He contributed more than 300 technical publications and presentations at symposia, on microwaves, waveguides, microstrip circuits and antennas, and computational electromagnetics.

Professor Gardiol organized the 4th. European Microwave Conference (EuMC) in Montreux in 1974 and chaired the EuMC Management Committee from 1973 to 1976. He chaired the Commission B of the International RadioScientific Union (URSI, Field and Waves) from 1990 to 1993, and the Swiss National Committee of URSI from 1979 to 1992. He was chairman of the IEEE Switzerland Section in 1975-76, founder and first chairman of the IEEE Swiss Joint MTT + AP Chapter, member of the IEEE-MTT Speaker's Bureau (1988-89) and of the APS AdCom (1988-1990). He is Associate Editor of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine. He belongs to the Swiss Electrotechnical Association, the Swiss Astronautics Association and the Swiss Alpine Club.

Dr. Fred E. GARDIOL, Honorary Professor

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CH-1009 PULLY, Switzerland

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