Robert Kouyoumjian (1923-2011) was professor of electrical engineering at Ohio State for over 40 years after serving in World War II as a captain in the Air Force where he received training in meteorology.
His main research was conducted at the ElectroScience Laboratory. His work included the development of accurate solutions for several canonical wire and plate structures and studying the polarization properties of antennas and the study of thermal properties of electromagnetic waves. His research was critical for future antenna and radar system design and analysis.
In 1995 he was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering for his work on Uniform Geometrical Theory of Diffraction. He has also received several awards from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, including the Centennial and the Third Millennium Awards.