Gokhan Mumcu

Gokhan Mumcu is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida (USF).12 He has been with USF since 2009, starting as an Assistant Professor and progressing to Associate Professor before becoming a full Professor in August 2021.2

Academic Background and Achievements

Dr. Mumcu received his Ph.D. in RF and Electromagnetics from The Ohio State University in 2008.2 He has made significant contributions to his field, as evidenced by his impressive academic record:

• Recipient of the 2014 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation1
• Received the 2014 faculty outstanding research award from USF1
• Ranked first on the national university entrance exam in Turkey in 1999, out of over 1.5 million students1

Research and Expertise

Dr. Mumcu's research interests primarily focus on:

• Microfluidic based reconfigurable antennas and RF devices
• Printed antenna miniaturization
• Small multi-band GPS antennas/arrays
• Mutual coupling reduction in small antenna arrays
• Miniature antennas for high-resolution THz imaging2

His research work has been funded by multiple federal agencies and industry, exceeding $7.5 million.1 He has authored more than 130 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers/presentations and holds 13 US patents.1

Teaching and Leadership

At USF, Dr. Mumcu teaches various courses, including:

• RF and Microwave Circuits I and II
• Antenna Theory and Advanced Antenna Theory
• Numerical Electromagnetics
• Wireless and Microwave Systems Laboratory2

He has also served in leadership roles for several IEEE conferences, including as the technical program committee chair for the IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting in 2013.1

Mentorship

Since joining USF, Dr. Mumcu has advised 13 Ph.D. students and 6 MS students with theses, demonstrating his commitment to nurturing the next generation of electrical engineers.1