Georg Boeck

Georg Boeck (M’93–SM’00–F’08) received the Ph.D. (Hons.) degree from the Berlin University of Technology, Berlin, Germany, in 1984. In 1984, he joined the Siemens Research Laboratories, Munich, Germany, where he was involved in fiber optics and GaAs electronics. Since 1991, he has been the Head of the Chair in microwave engineering with the Berlin Institute of Technology, Berlin. He was appointed as a Guest Professor with Southeast University, Nanjing, China. He has authored or coauthored more than 340 technical papers and one book. His current research interests include the design and modeling of devices and circuits up to the terahertz range with a focus on the development of high-efficiency power amplifiers and smart transceiver systems for modern digital communications technologies. Dr. Boeck was the chair of several international conferences, numerous steering and technical program committees, and the editorial boards of respected international journals. Together with his doctoral students, he was a recipient of numerous Best Paper Awards and Design Competitions. From 2006 to 2008, he was recognized as the Distinguished Microwave Lecturer from the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S).