Anthony Grbic

Anthony Grbic is the John L. Tishman Professor of Engineering and holds joint appointments in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Applied Physics at the University of Michigan. His primary affiliation is with the Radiation Laboratory (RADLAB) in the College of Engineering. Grbic specializes in applied electromagnetics, microwave circuits, and optical systems, focusing on metasurface design, metamaterials, and advanced antenna engineering.

• Affiliations: Radiation Laboratory (RADLAB), Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Key Roles: IEEE Fellow, Principal Investigator for multiple NSF and industry-funded projects

His research emphasizes beamforming metasurfaces, nonreciprocal systems, and high-efficiency antennas. Recent work includes spatially-discrete traveling-wave modulated structures, inverse design algorithms for metamaterials, and applications in wireless communication and radar systems. Grbic's contributions bridge theoretical electromagnetics with practical implementations in aerospace, biomedical, and telecommunications domains.

• Notable Awards: IEEE Fellow (202X)

His lab develops novel antenna architectures like all-metal metasurfaces and compound metaoptics, achieving record efficiency in amplitude/phase control. Ongoing projects explore spatio-temporal modulation for bandwidth enhancement and metamaterial-based frequency converters for 6G systems.