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Professor Ke Wu awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

April 8, 2013 - Source : NEWS

Mr. Wu, a full professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal during a March 14 ceremony.

Professor Wu, who is also Director of Polytechnique Montréal's Centre de recherche avancée en micro-ondes et en électronique spatiale (Advanced Research Centre in Microwaves and Space Electronics —POLY-GRAMES) and its Centre de recherche en électronique radiofréquence (Centre for Research in Radiofrequency Electronics — CRÉER), is considered to be among the most brilliant researchers and teachers in his field. He is recognized internationally for his innovative research in applied electromagnetics, particularly radiofrequency and millimeter-wave engineering for the development of wireless broadband systems, communications technologies and wireless sensor networks. Professor Wu is the pioneer of the revolutionary concept of substrate integrated circuits technology for use in future systems.

The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. During the year of celebrations, 60,000 deserving Canadians were recognized. The Chancellery of Honours, as part of the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General, administers the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal program.

Our heartiest congratulations to Professor Wu for this honour!

See also:
Professor Wu's
expertise
Governor General of Canada's website
Université de Montréal news website (source)

 

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