Theodore Rappaport

Theodore (Ted) S. Rappaport
Born (1960-11-26) November 26, 1960 (age 63)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPurdue University
Awards
  • IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award (2020)[1]
  • Wireless History Foundation Hall of Fame 2019
  • IEEE COMSOC Edwin H. Armstrong Award (2015)[2]
  • IET Sir Monty Finniston Medal (2011)
  • ASEE F. E. Terman Outstanding Educator Award (2002)
  • IEEE COMSOC Stephen O. Rice Paper Prize (1999)[3]
Scientific career
FieldsWireless communications
InstitutionsNew York University,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Virginia Tech
Doctoral advisorClare D. McGillem

Theodore (Ted) Scott Rappaport (born November 26, 1960, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American electrical engineer and the David Lee/Ernst Weber Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at New York University Tandon School of Engineering and founding director of NYU WIRELESS.[4]

He has written several textbooks, including Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice[5] and Millimeter Wave Wireless Communications (2014).[6]

In the private sector he co-founded TSR Technologies, Inc.[7] and Wireless Valley Communications, Inc.[8][9] In the academic setting he founded academic wireless research centers at Virginia Tech,[10] the University of Texas at Austin,[11] and New York University.[12]

His 2013 paper, "Millimeter Wave Mobile Communications for 5G Cellular: It Will Work!"[13] has been called a founding document of 5G millimeter wave.[14] He was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2018,[15] and to the Wireless Hall of Fame in 2019.[16] He was also elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2021 for contributions to the characterization of radio frequency propagation in millimeter wave bands for cellular communication networks.[17]

  1. ^ "IEEE Eric E. Sumner Field Award". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 1995. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  2. ^ "IEEE Communications Society Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award". Comsoc.org. 1948-03-23. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  3. ^ "The IEEE Communications Society Stephen O. Rice Prize". Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  4. ^ "Theodore S. Rappaport | NYU Tandon School of Engineering". Engineering.nyu.edu. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  5. ^ "Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition | Prentice Hall PTR". pearsonhighered.com. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  6. ^ "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  7. ^ "Allen Group acquires TSR". Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  8. ^ "Zander's Motorola Acquires Texas Software Company". Forbes.
  9. ^ "Theodore S. Rappaport". Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  10. ^ "Pioneers in the Field of Wireless Technology, A Step Back In History". Virginia Tech. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  11. ^ "Prof. Ted Rappaport Receives 2011 IET Sir Monty Finniston Award for Achievement in Engineering and Technology". WNCG. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  12. ^ "About Us". Nyu Wireless. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  13. ^ "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  14. ^ Dave. "5G mmWave Was Born in Brooklyn in 2013. Brooklyn!". wirelessone.news. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  15. ^ "NYU WIRELESS Founder Theodore S. Rappaport Elected as National Academy of Inventors Fellow". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  16. ^ "Wireless History Foundation Announces 2019 Inductees for Wireless Hall of Fame". wirelesshistoryfoundation.org. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  17. ^ "National Academy of Engineering Elects 106 Members and 23 International Members". NAE Website. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

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