Career
He is credited with building up the research group into one the university"s biggest research laboratories He is considered a pioneer in the field of microwaves, antennas and electromagnetic waves. On July 2, 1982, he was the victim of a bomb left by Ted Kaczynski, the "Unabomber", at an electrical engineering and computer science faculty lounge in Cory Hall.
He was injured in the face and right hand, but recovered nearly completely.