In Remembrance of Walter Burnside [In Memoriam]

Walter D. “Denny” Burnside passed away on 18 April 2022. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1942 and moved from Niles, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio, to attend The Ohio State University (OSU). He graduated with combined B.S. and M.S. degrees in 1968 and a Ph.D. degree in 1972, all from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). After his Ph.D., he continued to work at the OSU ElectroScience Lab (ESL) as a research scientist and later joined the OSU faculty as an associate professor of ECE, in 1980. He became a full professor in 1985, and in 1994, he became the director of the ESL. He served in an outstanding fashion in that capacity until his retirement from OSU, in 2002, and continued his association with the university as a professor emeritus. While at OSU, he won many awards from the university, ESL, IEEE and Antenna Measurement Techniques Association. He also won the Distinguished Public Service Award from NASA, which is the highest form of recognition for a nongovernment employee.