Reza K. Amineh, PhD, SMIEEE

Associate Professor

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

New York Institute of Technology (New York Tech)-New York City Campus

Room 801A, 1855 Broadway

New York, NY 10023-7692

Phone: (347) 686-3008

 Email: rkhalaja@nyit.edu

Reza K. Amineh  is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New York Institute of Technology. Before that, he was a Principal Scientist in the Department of Sensor Physics at Halliburton Co. He received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from McMaster University, Canada, in 2010. He was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Toronto and McMaster University, from 2012 to 2013 and from 2010 to 2012, respectively. He was a Ph.D. intern with the Advanced Technology Group, BlackBerry, in 2009. He has authored/co-authored over 100 journal and conference papers, three book chapters, and a book titled “Real-Time Three-Dimensional Imaging of Dielectric Bodies Using Microwave/Millimeter Wave Holography” published by Wiley & IEEE Press. He contributed to more than 30 US patents in applied electromagnetics while working at Halliburton Co. and received several industrial awards. His research interests include applied electromagnetics with applications in imaging and sensing. Amineh was selected for the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Visiting Faculty Program at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) for the Summer 2024 Term. He was a recipient IEEE Region 1 Technological Innovation(Academic) Award "For developing innovative imaging and sensing systems using electromagnetic waves", in 2023. He was the recipient of New York Tech's "Presidential Excellence Award in Student Engagement in Research, Scholarship, or Creative Activities" in 2022. He was a recipient of the prestigious Banting Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the Government of Canada in 2012 and the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation (OMRI) Post-Doctoral Fellowship in 2010. During his Ph.D. program, he was awarded the McMaster Internal Prestige Scholarship Clifton W. Sherman for two consecutive years. Amineh is a senior member of IEEE.