Since receiving his PhD in Applied Physics from Harvard University in 1981, Rajeev Bansal has taught and conducted research in the area of applied electromagnetics at the University of Connecticut, where he is currently a professor emeritus of Electrical Engineering. He served as the Head of the department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) during 2009-18.His technical contributions include a book of essays [From ER to E.T.: How Electromagnetic Technologies Are Changing Our Lives (2017)], three edited books [Fundamentals of Engineering Electromagnetics (2006), Engineering Electromagnetics: Applications (2006), Handbook of Engineering Electromagnetics (2004)], two commercialized patents (1989 and 1993), and over 100 journal/conference papers/book chapters. Dr. Bansal has served as an Editor/Reviewer of J. of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications as well as an Associate Editor of Radio Science. He has also served on the editorial advisory boards of IETE Technical Review and the Int. J. RF & Microwave CAE. He is a columnist for the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine (1987- ) and the IEEE Microwave Magazine (since its inception in 2000).