Ioannis "John" Papapolymerou

Contact Information

Address: Engineering Bldg.
428 S Shaw Ln
Room: 2120B
East Lansing , MI 48824

Phone:

(517) 355-5066

Email:

jpapapol@msu.edu

Interim Dean

Engineering Dean's Office

Electrical and Computer Engineering - MSU Research Foundation Professor

Engineering Dean's Office - Director of MSU Space Electronics Initiative

Biography

MSU Research Foundation Professor, John Papapolymerou, serves as interim dean of the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where he leads eight academic departments and two academic programs. He also serves as director of the MSU Space Electronics Initiative, a college collaboration with MSU’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). Under his leadership, college research, teaching and innovation continue to generate high-impact opportunities and advancements to fuel workforce and economic development around the world.

A fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Papapolymerou’s research interests are in the areas of RF/microwave/mm-wave/THz circuits, antennas, and packaging for wireless communication systems, sensors, and radars. His research has been supported by federal sponsors and industry.

Papapolymerou, a faculty member in the college’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), served as the department chair for nine years prior to being appointed interim dean for the college in 2024.He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan and his bachelor’s degree from the National Technical University of Athens in Greece.

Education

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1999
M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1994
B.S. Electrical Engineering (Diploma) National Technical University of Athens, Greece 1993

Research Interests

RF Circuits
Microwave Circuits
Millimeter-Wave Circuits
Terahertz Circuits
Antennas
Packaging for Wireless Communication Systems
Sensors
Radars

Selected Publications

D. Thompson, O. Tantot, H. Jallageas, G. Ponchak, M. Tentzeris and J. Papapolymerou, "Characterization of Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) Material and Transmission Lines on LCP Substrates From 30-110 GHz," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 1343-1352, April 2004.
C. Patterson, T. Thrivikraman, A. Yepes, S. Begley, S. Bhattacharya, J. Cressler and J. Papapolymerou, "A Lightweight Organic X-Band Phased Array with Integrated SiGe Amplifiers and Phase Shifters," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 100-109, January 2011.
C. Donado Morcillo, C. Patterson, B. LaCroix, C. Coen, J.D. Cressler and J. Papapolymerou, "An Ultra-Thin, High-Power and Multilayer Organic Antenna Array with T/R Functionality in the X-Band," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 50, No. 12-Part I, pp. 3856-3867, December 2012.
W.T. Khan, A. Vera, A.C. Ulusoy, and J. Papapolymerou, "Packaging a W-Band Integrated Module with an Optimized Flip-Chip Interconnect on an Organic Substrate," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 64-72, January 2014.
A. Vera, W.T. Khan, and J. Papapolymerou, "Orientation Study to Minimize Proximity Effects in Radiation Patterns of Dual Packaged mm-wave Antennas," IET Antennas, Microwaves and Propagation, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 159-165, February 2015.

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Awards

H.A. Wheeler Prize Paper Award of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, 2012
IEEE Fellow, 2011
IEEE AP-S John Kraus Antenna Award, 2010
IEEE MTT-S Outstanding Young Engineer Award, 2009
Georgia Tech School of ECE Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, 2009
US Army Research Office Young Investigator Award, 2004
NSF CAREER award, 2002