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In
Memoriam:
James
Rodney
James
JiR.James,
mathematician,
engineer,
teacher,
and
an
out-
Jstanding
researcher
in
the
field
of
high-frequency
electromag-
netic
radiation
problems,
died
peacefully
at
age
72
on
Monday,
July
24,
2006,
after
a
long
struggle
with
cancer.
Jim
James was
born
on
the Isle
of
White,
the United
King-
dom.
He
was
educated
at
London
University,
obtaining
the
BSc
(Special
Maths,
1965),
PhD
(1968),
and
DSc
(1980)
degrees. Fol-
lowing
national
service and
a
period
of
industrial
work
on
radar
at
E.
K.
Cole
of
Malmsbury, Wiltshire,
Jim
joined
academia
at
the
Royal
Military
College
of
Science
(RMCS),
Cranfleld University.
He
was made
a
Special
Merit Professor
(1976-1984),
and
then
Pro-
fessor
of
Electromagnetic
Systems
(1984-1998) and
Head
of
the
School
of
Electrical
and Electronic Engineering.
He
created
and
directed
the
Wolfson
RF
Engineering
Centre,
specializing
in
both
defense-oriented
and
industrial
research
on
printed antenna tech-
nology, size-reduced
antennas,
millimetric radiators
for
guided
weapons,
stealth
radar coatings
and
waves
in
composite
materials,
speech processing,
electromagnetic
heating
in
medical
engineering,
and
optical
systems.
Much
of
the
research
led
to
patents
and
some
200
refereed
publications (receiving
eight
TEE
awards),
and
25
successful
doctoral students.
He
was
the
Editor
of
Research
Studies
Press (RSP)
Interna-
tional Research Monographs
on
antennas
and
electromagnetics.
He
also
contributed
seven
major
books
with
international
experts,
including
the
classic
texts
on
the
subject
of
microstrip
antennas
and
arrays,
Microstrip
Antenna
Theory
and
Design
(1983),
and
the
Handbook
of
Microstrip
Antennas,
(1989)
(both
from
LEE
Peter
Peregrmnus).
Prof.
James
served
on
numerous
technical
committees
for
conferences
and
institutions.
He was
a
past
President
of
the
Institute
of
Electrical
and
Radio
Engineers
LERE
(1984-85),
and
Chairman
of
the
Institute
of
Electrical
Engineers
(LEE)
Electronics
Division
(1988-89).
He was
elected
a
Fellow
of
the
IEE
(1973),
and
to
the Royal
Academy
of
Engineering
in
1987.
He was
a
Vis-
iting
Professor
in
Malaysia
(1994),
Hong
Kong
(1999),
and
at
Loughborough
University
(2000-2006).
Since
1998,
he
was
an
industrial
consultant
and
Emeritus
Professor
of
Cranfleld
Univer-
sity.
Amazingly,
despite
his
illness
Prof.
James
continued
his
research
activity and
collaborations,
still
publishing
papers
right
up
until
a
few
weeks
before
his
death.
Jim
will
be
greatly
missed
by
all
of
us
at
both Cranfield
and
Loughborough
Universities,
and
he
leaves
a
big
hole
in
the
life
of
these
schools.
Jim
is
survived
by
his
wife,
Pam;
his
son and daughter,
Julian
and
April; and
by
four
grandchildren, Thomas,
Alice,
Runar,
and Magnus.
Contributors:
Prof
Y.
Vardaxoglou
Dr.
Ivor
L.
Morrow
Dr.
P.
McEvoy
IEEE
Antennas
and
Propagation
Magazine,
Vol.
49,
No.
2,
April
200712
129