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  • 1997 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the theory of mutual coupling between antennas with particular application to the design of array feeds for satellite antennas.

Overview

Trevor S. Bird is affiliated with the University of Technology Sydney in Australia and has concentrated their research primarily in the field of Engineering. Their work encompasses various subfields including Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Communication.

Their research topics are diverse, with a predominant focus on antenna-related technologies and historical developments in science. Key areas of study include:

  • Antenna Design and Analysis
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • Antenna Design and Optimization
  • History and Developments in Astronomy
  • Microwave Engineering and Waveguides
  • Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research
  • History of Computing Technologies

Trevor S. Bird's publication record features several recent papers with topics reflecting both antenna engineering and historical perspectives in electrical science. Notable publications include:

  • Platinum Jubilee of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • Karl Ferdinand Braun: Nobel Prize Winner and Inventor of Phased Arrays [Historically Speaking], 2024, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
  • Early Women of Radio and Electrical Science [Historically Speaking] [Women in Engineering], 2022, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Additional papers associated with this research group or close collaborators include:

  • The History of Wireless Telegraphy at the Eiffel Tower [Historically Speaking], 2023, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
  • Long-Distance Radio Communication 100 Years Ago: The Alexanderson System at Radio Central [Historically Speaking], 2025, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Frequent co-authors involved in collaborative research with Bird include G.S. Smith, Francesca Vipiana, Stefano Selleri, Mei Song Tong, and Anisha Apte.

The principal publication venues for Bird's research are:

  • IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
  • IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • Encyclopedia of RF and Microwave Engineering
  • 2021 IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC)
  • IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

In recognition of contributions to antenna theory and design, Trevor S. Bird was named an IEEE Fellow in 1997. The citation highlighted their work on the theory of mutual coupling between antennas, especially applied to array feeds for satellite antennas.

Best Publications

  • The Use of Simple Thin Partially Reflective Surfaces With Positive Reflection Phase Gradients to Design Wideband, Low-Profile EBG Resonator Antennas

    Yuehe Ge;K. P. Esselle;T. S. Bird

  • A planar resonator antenna based on a woodpile EBG material

    A.R. Weily;L. Horvath;K.P. Esselle;B.C. Sanders

  • E-shaped patch antennas for high-speed wireless networks

    Y. Ge;K.P. Esselle;T.S. Bird

  • Definition and Misuse of Return Loss [Report of the Transactions Editor-in-Chief]

    Trevor S. Bird

  • A Reconfigurable High-Gain Partially Reflecting Surface Antenna

    A.R. Weily;T.S. Bird;Y.J. Guo

  • Frequency Reconfigurable Quasi-Yagi Folded Dipole Antenna

    Pei-Yuan Qin;Andrew R Weily;Y Jay Guo;Trevor S Bird

  • The BMRC/NCAR C-Band Polarimetric (C-POL) Radar System

    T. Keenan;K. Glasson;F. Cummings;T. S. Bird

  • Dual resonator 1-D EBG antenna with slot array feed for improved radiation bandwidth

    A.R. Weily;K.P. Esselle;T.S. Bird;B.C. Sanders

  • Electronic beam steering using switched parasitic patch elements

    S.L. Preston;D.V. Thiel;J.W. Lu;S.G. O'Keefe

  • High-gain 1D EBG resonator antenna

    Andrew R. Weily;Karu P. Esselle;Barry C. Sanders;Barry C. Sanders;Trevor S. Bird;Trevor S. Bird

  • A Frequency Reconfigurable Printed Yagi-Uda Dipole Antenna for Cognitive Radio Applications

    Yong Cai;Y. J. Guo;T. S. Bird

  • A hybrid-resonator antenna: experimental results

    K.P. Esselle;T.S. Bird

  • Analysis of mutual coupling in finite arrays of different-sized rectangular waveguides

    T.S. Bird

  • Wideband Microstrip Leaky-Wave Antennas With Two Symmetrical Side Beams for Simultaneous Dual-Beam Scanning

    Debabrata K. Karmokar;Karu P. Esselle;Trevor S. Bird

  • A compact E-shaped patch antenna with corrugated wings

    Y. Ge;K.P. Esselle;T.S. Bird

  • Mode coupling in a planar circular waveguide array

    T.S. Bird

  • A Wideband Low-Profile Tightly Coupled Antenna Array With a Very High Figure of Merit

    Alpha O. Bah;Pei-Yuan Qin;Richard W. Ziolkowski;Y. Jay Guo

  • Substrate Integrated Waveguide-Based Periodic Backward-to-Forward Scanning Leaky-Wave Antenna With Low Cross-Polarization

    Debabrata K. Karmokar;Y. Jay Guo;Pei-Yuan Qin;Shu-Lin Chen

  • Planar antenna directional in azimuth and/or elevation

    John Seward Kot;Trevor Stanley Bird;Nasiha Nikolic

  • Compact Dielectric Resonator Antennas With Ultrawide 60%–110% Bandwidth

    Yuehe Ge;K. P. Esselle;T. S. Bird

  • Fundamentals of Aperture Antennas and Arrays: From Theory to Design, Fabrication and Testing

    Trevor S. Bird

Frequent Co-Authors

Karu P. Esselle
Karu P. Esselle University of Technology Sydney
Y. Jay Guo
Y. Jay Guo University of Technology Sydney
Pei-Yuan Qin
Pei-Yuan Qin University of Technology Sydney
Ladislau Matekovits
Ladislau Matekovits Polytechnic University of Turin
Ronghong Jin
Ronghong Jin Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Junping Geng
Junping Geng Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Robert A. Minasian
Robert A. Minasian University of Sydney
Xianling Liang
Xianling Liang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Douglas H. Werner
Douglas H. Werner Pennsylvania State University
Richard W. Ziolkowski
Richard W. Ziolkowski University of Arizona

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