JOHN W. ARTHUR earned his PhD from Edinburgh University in 1974 for research into light scattering in crystals. He has been involved in academic research, the microelectronics industry, and corporate R&D. Dr. Arthur has published various research papers in acclaimed journals, including IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine. His 2008 paper entitled "The Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Theory Revisited" received the 2010 IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize for Best Tutorial Paper. A senior member of the IEEE, Dr. Arthur was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the United Kingdom's Royal Academy of Engineering in 2002. He is currently an honorary fellow in the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh.