Dr. Renato Giuseppe Bosisio (1930–2019) was a
Québécois Canadian
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academic and expert on
microwave engineering
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. He is also known for returning the Order of Canada in protest of
Henry Morgentaler's appointment to the Order.
Positions
Bosisio is a professor emeritus at the
École Polytechnique de Montréal
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, Department of Electrical Engineering.
Notability
Bosisio has authored and/or coauthor over 300 academic papers and refereed international conferences. In them, he has made global contributions in developing microwave and millimeter wave engineering. He also holds 12 patents.
In 1992, he founded the Poly-GRAMES Research Center.
Accolades
On January 14, 2002, Bosisio was appointed to the
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.
To coincide with the cen ...
. On November 30, 2009, he resigned in protest of
Henry Morgentaler's appointment to the Order.
On May 3, 2004, Bosisio was awarded the McNaughton Medal of IEEE Canada Outstanding Educator Award for "research and teaching of microwaves and innovation of six-port based digital receivers" in 2004.
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References
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2019 deaths
Members of the Order of Canada
1930 births
Canadian people of Italian descent