John Papapolymerou

John Papapolymerou (; born Ioannis Papapolymerou) is a Greek-American electrical engineer specializing in radio frequency (RF), microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz circuits, antennas, and packaging for wireless communication systems, sensors, and radars. He is the interim dean of the Michigan State University College of Engineering, an MSU Research Foundation Professor, and director of the MSU Space Electronics Initiative. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Education Papapolymerou received a diploma (B.S.) in electrical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, in 1993. He then moved to the United States to pursue graduate studies at the University of Michigan, where he earned an M.S. in electrical engineering in 1994 and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1999.

Career

University of Arizona After completing his doctorate, Papapolymerou joined the University of Arizona as an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 1999 to 2001.

Georgia Institute of Technology In 2001, Papapolymerou joined the faculty of the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, where he rose through the ranks from assistant professor (2001–2005) to associate professor (2005–2009) to full professor (2009–2013).

At Georgia Tech, Papapolymerou led the Microwave Circuit Technology Group, where his team developed lightweight System-on-a-Package phased arrays, RF MEMS reconfigurable antennas and filters, silicon micromachined terahertz filters and multipliers, and microfluidic power amplifiers. In October 2024, he became interim dean of the MSU College of Engineering, where he leads eight academic departments and two academic programs. He also served as associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques (2010–2012), IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters (2004–2007), and IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (2004–2010). IEEE Fellow (2011)