David Michael Pozar (born January 15, 1952) is an American
electrical engineer, educator and
professor emeritus at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at
University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research interests concentrate mainly on
antenna theory and design. Pozar is also the author of the textbook, Microwave Engineering.
Biography
David Michael Pozar was born on January 15, 1952, in
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. He obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from
University of Akron in 1975 and 1976, respectively. He completed his PhD. studies under the supervision of Carlton H. Walter in 1980 at
Ohio State University.[1]
Pozar's research interests focus on the design and analysis of
microstrip antennas and
phased arrays.[4] He has authored multiple books on antenna and
microwave engineering, including Antenna Design Using Personal Computers (1985), Microwave Engineering (1990) and Microwave and RF Design of Wireless Systems (2000).[2][3] Pozar introduced the widely used printed antenna feed techniques of aperture coupling[5] in 1984 and proximity coupling in 1987.[6] He is also the author of PCAAD,
computer-aided design package for antennas.[4]
Selected publications
Books
Pozar, D. M. (1985). Antenna Design Using Personal Computers. Artech House.
ISBN9780890061756.
Pozar, D. M.; Schaubert, D. H., eds. (1995). Microstrip Antennas: The Analysis and Design of Microstrip Antennas and Arrays. John Wiley & Sons.
ISBN9780780310780.
Pozar, D. M. (2000). Microwave and RF Design of Wireless Systems. John Wiley & Sons.
ISBN9780471322825.
Pozar, D. M. (2011). Microwave Engineering (4 ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
ISBN9780470631553.