John Papapolymerou has been appointed editor-in-chief of IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters. A professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dr. Papapolymerou is the first Georgia Tech faculty member to hold this post and will begin his three-year term in the position this fall.

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters is a monthly journal that provides fast publication of original and significant contributions to all aspects of microwave/millimeter-wave technology. Emphasis is placed on devices, components, circuits, guided-wave structures, systems, and applications covering the frequency spectrum, including submillimeter-waves and infrared technologies.

Dr. Papapolymerou has been on the ECE faculty since 2001. He also serves on the IEEE TAB Periodicals Review and Advisory Committee, which monitors the timeliness, appropriateness, and quality of all IEEE society- and council-sponsored periodicals.