Ari Sihvola

Ari Sihvola
Born
Ari Henrik Sihvola

1957 (age 68–69)
Valkeala, Finland
Alma materHelsinki University of Technology
Known forContributions to the electromagnetic theory of complex materials and metamaterials
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
Institutions
ThesisAnalysis of microwave structures and mixing formulae with applications to remote sensing measurements (1986)
Websiteusers.aalto.fi/~asihvola

Ari Henrik Sihvola (born 1957) is a Finnish electrical engineer and academician, who is a professor emeritus in the Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering at Aalto University. He is the President of the International Union of Radio Science during the triennium of 2023 to 2026.[1]

Born in Valkeala in 1957, Sihvola received Diploma in Engineering, Licentiate, and PhD degrees from Helsinki University of Technology in 1981, 1984 and 1987, respectively. He has held visiting researchership positions at Research Laboratory of Electronics of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Pennsylvania State University, Lund University, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and Paris-Sud University. From 2005 to 2010, he was a professor of Academy of Finland.[2]

His recent interests include electromagnetic theory, complex media, materials modeling, remote sensing and radar applications, as well as engineering education.[2] In 2006, he was named as Fellow of the IEEE "for contributions to the application of theory in electromagnetic complex media and random materials."[3]

Selected publications

Books
  • Lindell, Ismo V.; Sihvola, Ari; Tretyakov, Sergei; Viitanen, Ari J. (1994). Electromagnetic Waves in Chiral and Bi-Isotropic Media. Boston: Artech House. ISBN 978-0-89006-684-3.
  • Lindell, Ismo V.; Sihvola, Ari (1994). Sähkömagneettinen kenttäteoria (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otatieto. ISBN 951-672-184-2.
  • Sihvola, Ari (1999). Electromagnetic Mixing Formulas and Applications. IEE Electromagnetic Waves Series 47. London: The Institution of Engineering and Technology. ISBN 978-0-85296-772-0.
  • Zouhdi, Said; Sihvola, Ari; Vinogradov, Alexey P. (2009). Metamaterials and Plasmonics: Fundamentals, Modelling, Applications. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer. ISBN 978-1-4020-9406-4.
  • Lindell, Ismo V.; Sihvola, Ari (2019). Boundary Conditions in Electromagnetics. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-IEEE Press. ISBN 978-1-119-56424-9.
Journal articles

References

  1. ^ "Aalto University: Ari Sihvola". research.aalto.fi. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  2. ^ a b "IEEE AP-S: Ari Sihvola". ieeeaps.org. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  3. ^ "IEEE Fellows: Finland". ieee.org. IEEE. Retrieved March 12, 2026.