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82
Citations
42324
World Ranking
443
National Ranking
204

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - IEEE Edison Medal For pioneering research in microwave and radar remote sensing technology and their environmental and industrial applications.
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2001 - IEEE Electromagnetics Award “For contributions to microwave remote sensing and technology, its geoscientific applications, and related education.”
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the science and technology of radar remote sensing and its applications.
  • 1980 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the application of radar to remote sensing for agriculture and hydrology.

Overview

Fawwaz T. Ulaby is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their academic contributions are primarily documented through a combination of book publications and recognition in the field of electromagnetic and remote sensing technologies.

Ulaby has authored the book Electromagnetics for Engineers, published by Michigan Publishing in 2025. This publication has accumulated 100 citations, indicating its use and reference within the engineering and scientific community.

Their research contributions and expertise are recognized through several prestigious awards and honors. These include the IEEE Edison Medal awarded in 2006, which cited Ulaby's pioneering research in microwave and radar remote sensing technology and its applications in environmental and industrial contexts.

Additional distinctions include being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006. Earlier recognitions include the IEEE Electromagnetics Award in 2001, credited for contributions to microwave remote sensing, its geoscientific applications, and education related to the technology.

Ulaby has been recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering since 1995 for contributions to radar remote sensing science and technology and its applications. The individual also holds the status of IEEE Fellow since 1980 for contributions involving the application of radar in agriculture and hydrology remote sensing.

Best Publications

  • Microwave Remote Sensing, Active and Passive

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby;Richard K. Moore;Adrian K. Fung

  • Microwave Dielectric Behavior of Wet Soil-Part II: Dielectric Mixing Models

    Myron C. Dobson;Fawwaz T. Ulaby;Martti T. Hallikainen;Mohamed A. El-Rayes

  • An empirical model and an inversion technique for radar scattering from bare soil surfaces

    Y. Oh;K. Sarabandi;F.T. Ulaby

  • Microwave Dielectric Behavior of Wet Soil-Part 1: Empirical Models and Experimental Observations

    Martti T. Hallikainen;Fawwaz T. Ulaby;Myron C. Dobson;Mohamed A. El-Rayes

  • Radar polarimetry for geoscience applications

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby;Charles Elachi

  • Microwave Remote Sensing - Active and Passive - Volume I - Microwave Remote Sensing Fundamentals and Radiometry

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby;Richard K. Moore;Adrian K. Fung

  • Microwave Radar and Radiometric Remote Sensing

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby;David G. Long;William J. Blackwell;Charles Elachi

  • Michigan microwave canopy scattering model

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby;Kamal Sarabandi;Kyle McDONALD;Michael Whitt

  • Microwave Remote Sensing: Active and Passive, Volume II: Radar Remote Sensing and Surface Scattering and Emission Theory

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby;Richard K. Moore;Adrian K. Fung

  • Microwave Remote Sensing Active and Passive-Volume III: From Theory to Applications

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby;Richard K. Moore;Adrian K. Fung

  • Textural Infornation in SAR Images

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby;F. Kouyate;B. Brisco;T. H. Lee Williams

  • Dependence of radar backscatter on coniferous forest biomass

    M.C. Dobson;F.T. Ulaby;T. LeToan;A. Beaudoin

  • Handbook of radar scattering statistics for terrain

    Fawwaz Ulaby;M. Craig Dobson;José Luis Álvarez-Pérez

  • Microwave Dielectric Spectrum of Vegetation - Part II: Dual-Dispersion Model

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby;Mohamed A. El-Rayes

  • Microwave Backscatter Dependence on Surface Roughness, Soil Moisture, and Soil Texture: Part I-Bare Soil

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby;Percy P. Batlivala;Myron C. Dobson

  • Dielectric properties of soils in the 0.3-1.3-GHz range

    N.R. Peplinski;F.T. Ulaby;M.C. Dobson

  • SAR speckle reduction using wavelet denoising and Markov random field modeling

    Hua Xie;L.E. Pierce;F.T. Ulaby

  • Fundamentals of applied electromagnetics

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby

  • Active Microwave Soil Moisture Research

    M. Craig Dobson;Fawwaz T. Ulaby

  • Radar mapping of surface soil moisture

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby;Pascale C. Dubois;Jakob van Zyl

Frequent Co-Authors

Kamal Sarabandi
Kamal Sarabandi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Charles Elachi
Charles Elachi California Institute of Technology
Gabriel M. Rebeiz
Gabriel M. Rebeiz University of California, San Diego
David G. Long
David G. Long Brigham Young University

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