Gangil Byun, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at UNIST, has been honored with the 2024 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Young Professional of the Year Award.
The IEEE AP-S Young Professional of the Year Award is to recognize one Young Professional (YP) member of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society for significant service to AP Society during the one-year term as IEEE AP-S Young Ambassador.
Professor Gangil Byun has been selected as the 2023 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Young Professional of the Year Awardee. l Image Credit: Professor Gangil Byun, Department of Electrical Engineering, UNIST
The awards ceremony will take place during the 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and ITNC-USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, scheduled for June 14-19, 2024, in Florence, Italy. Professor Byun is notably the first Korean recipient of this prestigious award, significantly elevating the profile of Korean researchers in the field.
In addition to this honor, Professor Byun was named the first Korean to be named as IEEE AP-S Young Ambassador in 2023. He has actively engaged in research activities, including organizing panel discussions with leaders in academia and industry and mentoring young researchers. This award acknowledges his substantial contributions to the field.
Professor Byun expressed his gratitude, stating, “I am very happy to receive this prestigious award at the premier conference in antennas and radio.” He added, “If young Korean researchers work hard, they can achieve recognition on the world stage.”
The ceremony will be attended by IEEE President Thomas Coughlin, IEEE AP-S President Professor Branislav Notarosi, IEEE AP-S Award Committee Chair Professor Gianluca Lazzi, IEEE AP-S Young Professional Committee Chair Dr. C.J. Reddy, among others, all of whom will personally congratulate Professor Byun on his remarkable achievement.
