Technology-based global revitalization of electromagnetic education

Electromagnetics has been and will continue to be the heart and soul of many modern technology advances ranging from wireless communications and associated phenomenal applications, to radar technologies, photonics, nanotechnology, biomedical and remote sensing and astronomy exploration. The prediction of a “flatter” world and global economy and the continued growth in reliance on technology involving wireless physical systems significantly raises the need for preparing well qualified workforce of electromagnetics (EM) engineers that would effectively enable and support the continued growth in EM-based technologies and the realization of their much anticipated benefits. To help realize this vision, it is important that educators take a fresh look at established curricula and develop ways and means for revitalization of electromagnetic courses and including the introduction of new ones dealing with modern EM applications. In addition, ways and means need to be developed to facilitate the use of modern software and hardware capabilities to help students better understand EM courses, and provide software and hard ware educational resources that will help them innovate and participate in new discoveries of EM applications.