Steven Best
Steven R. Best received the B.Sc.Eng and the Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick in 1983 and 1988, respectively. He is currently with the MITRE Corporation where he is involved in supporting a number of government programs. Prior to joining MITRE, he was with the Air Force Research Laboratory at Hanscom AFB from 2002 to 2005, where his research interests included electrically small antennas, wideband radiating elements, conformal antennas, communication antennas and the application of novel materials in antenna design. Prior to joining AFRL, he was President of Cushcraft Corporation from 1997 to 2002. He was Director of Engineering at Cushcraft from 1996 to 1997. Prior to joining Cushcraft, he was co-founder and Vice President and General Manager of Parisi Antenna Systems from 1993 through 1996. He was Vice President and General Manager of D&M/Chu Technology, Inc (formerly Chu Associates) from 1990 - 1993. He joined Chu Associates as a Senior Electrical Engineer in 1987.
Dr. Best is the author or co-author of over 90 papers in various journal, conference and industry publications. He frequently presents a three-day short course on antennas and propagation for wireless communications on behalf of Besser Associates. He was the 2004 and 2005 recipient of the AFRL Sensors Directorate Chief Scientist Award. He is currently a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society. He is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters and a frequent reviewer for several IEEE journals. Dr. Best is also a member of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society’s AdCom and Chair of the IEEE Boston Section. Dr Best is a Fellow of the IEEE, a member of Sigma Xi and a member of ACES.
Steven Best is presenting the following public courses: Antennas & Propagation for Wireless Communications: Feb 28-Mar 02, 2011, San Diego, CA
