FACULTY
Professor of Electrical Engineering.
Director of the VLF Group
Director of the STAR Laboratory
EDUCATION
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B.S., Middle East Technical University, Turkey (1972)
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M.S., Middle East Technical University, Turkey (1973)
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Ph.D., Stanford University (1977) Ph.D Thesis
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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9/97- Director, Space, Telecommunications and Radioscience (STAR) Laboratory
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9/92- Profesor of Electrical Engineering (EE), Stanford University
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9/85-8/92 Associate Professor of EE, Stanford University
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9/82-8/85 Assistant Professor of EE, Stanford University
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2/81-3/81 Research Associate, EE Dept., Stanford University
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4/81-8/82 Acting Assistant Professor of EE, Stanford University
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9/80-1/81 Assistant Professor of EE, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
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9/78-8/80 Acting Assistant Professor of EE, Stanford University
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9/77-8/78 Research Affiliate, EE Dept., Stanford University
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BOOKS
HONORS AND AWARDS
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Appleton Prize of the International Union of Radio Science and Royal Society of London, July 2008
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Allan Cox Medal of Stanford for Faculty Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research, June 2007
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Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), December 2006
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Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), November 2006
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European Space Agency (ESA) Certificate of Recognition (CLUSTER), September 2005
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NASA Group Achievement Award (CLUSTER), August 2004
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Ionospheric Effects Symposium, Most Outstanding Paper Award, May 1999
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Stanford Tau Beta Pi Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching June 1998
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NASA Group Achievement Award (POLAR), June 1998
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NSF and Department of the Navy Antarctic Service Medal, August 1993
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Young Scientist Award of the International Union of Radio Science, September 1984
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NASA Group Achievement Award (Dynamics Explorer), October 1983
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Outstanding service award of the Electrical Engineering Department for excellence in teaching (1978)
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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Principal investigator on several research grants sponsored by Office of Naval Research (ONR), NSF Division of Polar Programs, NSF Division of Atmospheric Sciences, NASA Space Physics Division, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory. Current research projects include: (i) optical observations of high altitude plasma discharges and optical emissions known as sprites and elves, (ii) ground based VLF remote sensing of lightning-induced disturbances in ionospheric plasma and precipitation of energetic electrons at multiple sites across the United States, Canada and Antarctic, (iii) studies of HF radio wave heating of ionospheric plasma, (iv) interpretation of plasma wave and energetic particle data from low and high altitude satellites, (v) theoretical modeling of gyroresonant wave-particle interactions in the magnetosplasma, (vi) ELF/VLF observations of plasma waves at unmanned observatories in Antarctica and on ocean-based autonmous buoys, and (vii) investigations and computer simulation of energy efficieny of plasma display panels.
Student Awards: N. Lehtinen received the First Prize in the URSI/USNC Student Prize Paper Competition in January 1999 and S. Reising received the same prize in January 1998. Y. Taranenko received AGU's F. L. Scarf award for his dissertation work. V. Pasko selected as a CEDAR post-doc fellow 1996-98. M. Spasojevic selected as GEM post-doc fellow 2005-07. Sixteen students received AGU Best Student Paper Awards since 1993.
Teaching: Professor Inan currently teaches courses on Engineering Electromagnetics (EE141), Electromagnetic Waves (EE142), Elementary Plasma Physics (EE356), and Numerical Electromagnetics (EE256). In previous years he has also taught a number of other courses, including Fourier Transforms and Applications (EE261), Microwave Engineering (EE246), Antennas for Telecommunications and Remote Sensing (EE252), and Statistical Signal Processing (EE278). Course descriptions are available here.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AND SERVICE OUTSIDE STANFORD
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Vice-President of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI)
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Immediate Past Chair of the United States National Committee (USNC) of URSI |
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Fellow, American Geophysical Union (AGU) |
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Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
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Chairman, United States National Committee (USNC) of URSI, 2002-2005 |
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International Chairman of Commission H (Waves in Plasmas) of URSI, 2002-2005 |
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Chairman, Commission H of USNC/URSI, 1996-1999 |
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U. S. Representative to the Solar Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research Working Group of the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1998-2004 |
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Member, American Physical Society |
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Member, The Electromagnetics Academy, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi |
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
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Member, Executive Committee of Electrical Engineering Department, 1997-present
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Director, Space, Telecomunications and Radioscience Laboratory, 1997-present
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Elected First Alternate Member, Stanford University Senate, 2008-2010
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Chairman, Broad Area Faculty Search Committee for EE Department, 2002-2003
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Elected Member, Stanford University Senate, 2004-06 |
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Chair, Broad Area Faculty Search Committee of the EE Department, 2002-04 |
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Chairman, Committee on Research of the Academic Council, 1998-2000 |
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Member, Committee on Research of the Academic Council, 1996-1998 |
CONTACT
Office: |
Packard Bldg. Rm. 355, 350 Serra Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-9515 |
Email: |
inan@stanford.edu |
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(650) 723-4994
(650) 723-9251 (fax) |
Administrative Associate: |
Shaolan Min
(650) 723-7712
shaolan@nova.stanford.edu |
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