Dr. Omar Ramahi

Professor

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Biography

Omar M. Ramahi is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He was born in Jerusalem, Palestine and earned BS degrees in Mathematics and Electrical Computer Engineering (Highest Honors) from Oregon State University in 1990. Dr. Ramahi received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under the supervision of Professor Raj Mittra. He has held post-doctoral visiting fellowship positions at the University of Illinois, supervised by Professors Y. T. Lo and Raj Mittra. Prior to joining the University of Waterloo, he worked at Digital Equipment Corporation (currently HP) and was a member of the Alpha Server Product Development Group. Dr. Ramahi joined the faculty of the James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland as an Assistant Professor in 2000 and later became a tenured Associate Professor. He has authored and co-authored over 600 journal and conference technical papers and has contributed to the book 'EMI/EMC Computational Modeling Handbook'. Dr. Ramahi has received numerous awards including the University of Maryland Pi Tau Sigma Purple Cam Shaft Award and the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society Technical Achievement Award, and was elected as an IEEE Fellow.

Research Interests

Awards

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University of Maryland Pi Tau Sigma Purple Cam Shaft Award

2004-01-01
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Excellent Paper Award

2004-01-01
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IEEE Fellow

2008-01-01
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University of Waterloo Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision

2010-01-01
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IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society Technical Achievement Award

2012-01-01
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University of Waterloo Engineering Research Excellence Award

2022-01-01

Courses

ECE 207 - Signals and Systems ECE 375 - Electromagnetic Fields and Waves ECE 475 - Radio-Wave Systems ECE 675 - Radiation & Propagation of Electromagnetic Fields ECE 770 - Special Topics in Antenna Microwave Theory

Requirements for University of Waterloo

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Strong background in Statistics
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Specialization Notes

Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.