Yahya Rahmat-Samii’s lifelong passion for mathematics and space brought him from Iran to the United States to research antennas in the field of electromagnetics. “Like van Gogh used his brush to paint on canvas, so electromagnetic scientists are artists who use their antennae to paint electromagnetic waves,” he said. Read more...
Photo: Yahya Rahmat-Samii, a distinguished professor of electrical engineering, received an Ellis Island Medal of Honor on May 11. He was honored for his work teaching and researching in the field of electromagnetic communications. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)