Zoya Popovic elected to the National Academy of Inventors
Zoya Popovic
Distinguished Professor Zoya Popovic is among named 2023 fellows of the . Election as a in the academy is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
Popovic, a leading researcher in high-efficiency, low-noise microwave and RF engineering, was elected for her 鈥減rolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and welfare of society.鈥
鈥淥ur patents and patent applications cover a broad range of topics such as medical sensors, quantum measurements, communication electronics, radar electronics and waste-to-fuel conversion,鈥 said Popovic.听
One of her recent patents measures internal body temperature through a thermometer that is non-invasive and wearable. Other patents Popovic has developed harness ambient radio frequencies to charge batteries or power vehicles wirelessly.听听
鈥淥ne of the reasons for such a diverse set of applications is that our research is in applied electromagnetics, which is one of the foundations of electrical engineering,鈥 said Popovic. 鈥淯nderstanding true fundamental electromagnetics is a very powerful and practical tool.鈥
Popovic, Distinguished Professor and Lockheed Martin Endowed Chair in RF Engineering, is a recipient of the 2001 Hewlett-Packard and American Society for Engineering Education Terman Medal for combined teaching and research excellence. She was the first woman to receive the International Radio Science Union (URSI) Issac Koga Gold Medal and also a member of the National Academy of Engineering.听
鈥淢y goal is to transfer my knowledge to all my students enabling them to benefit from our excellent engineering programs at 欧美口爆视频 Boulder and continue to contribute as experts throughout their careers,鈥 she said.听
The NAI Fellow program has 1,898 fellow听worldwide representing more than 300 universities and governmental and nonprofit research institutes.听