Prof. Wonbin Hong of the Department of Electrical Engineering has been elected as an IEEE Fellow effective January 1, 2023. His distinction is the first in the field of antennas in the Republic of Korea.

The IEEE is the world’s leading professional organization, dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. Today, the organization has more than 400,000 members in more than 160 countries. IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation. The distinction is awarded to fewer than 0.1$ of voting members annually and requires the member to have conducted research with major societal impacts that extend outside their specialty. 

Prof. Wonbin Hong was selected for his “for contributions to millimeter-wave mobile and base station antennas”.