Three electrical and computer engineering alumni—Constantine Balanis, Eric Evans and Manu Mehta—each received a 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award from The Ohio State University College of Engineering.
Constantine Balanis (PhD ’69) has been a professor at Arizona State University since 1983. In 1991 he was named Regents’ Professor of electrical engineering. His research interests are in low- and high-frequency methods for antennas propagation, and scattering; smart antennas for wireless communication; penetration and scattering of High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF); and multipath propagation. He is the “architect” of the ASU Electromagnetic Anechoic Chamber and is a Life Fellow of the IEEE.
Eric Evans (’83, MS ’85, PhD ’88) was appointed director of MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory in July 2006. Previously, he served as head of the laboratory’s Air and Missile Defense Technology Division, where his responsibilities included program activities with discrimination, radar open systems, sensor technology and measurements at the Reagan Test Site in the Marshall Islands. Evans also has served as the leader of the Air Defense Techniques Group, where he was responsible for Navy programs related to area air defense, ship selfdefense and overland cruise missile defense. He is a fellow of the IEEE and a member of the AIAA.
Manu Mehta (’80, MS ’82) is president and CEO of Metabyte Inc., a top IT services company utilized by Fortune 500 and midmarket businesses worldwide, which he founded in 1993. Metabyte is responsible for inventing DVR technology. Its MbTV technology powers set-top boxes, which are used by Time Warner, Cox, Adelphia, and other cable providers. Prior to founding Metabyte, Mehta worked for Texas Instruments for more than eight years. At TI, he worked in various roles in marketing and business development of semiconductor and systems products. He was also named to the 2012 list of 100 Buckeyes You Should Know by the Ohio State Alumni Association.
Read more about the engineering alumni honored at this year’s Excellence in Engineering & Architecture Alumni Awards ceremony on the College of Engineering's website.
