Renato Giuseppe Bosisio
Dr. Bosisio, with the members of the Poly-GRAMES research center, seen in the front middle-right wearing a white shirt
Born	Monza, Italy
Died	February 3, 2019(2019-02-03) (aged 88–89)
Alma mater	McGill University (BS) University of Florida (MS)
Known for	Microwave engineering
Scientific career
Institutions	Polytechnique Montréal Department of National Defence (Canada)

Dr. Renato Giuseppe Bosisio (1930–2019) ^[1] was a Québécois Canadian academic and expert on microwave engineering. He is also known for returning the Order of Canada in protest of Henry Morgentaler's appointment to the Order.

Positions

Bosisio is a professor emeritus at the École Polytechnique de Montréal, Department of Electrical Engineering.^[2]

Notability

Bosisio has authored and/or coauthor over 300 academic papers and refereed international conferences. In them, he has made global contributions in developing microwave and millimeter wave engineering. He also holds 12 patents.^[3][4]

In 1992, he founded the Poly-GRAMES Research Center.^[5]

Accolades

On January 14, 2002, Bosisio was appointed to the Order of Canada. On November 30, 2009, he resigned in protest of Henry Morgentaler's appointment to the Order.^[6][7]

On May 3, 2004, Bosisio was awarded the McNaughton Medal of IEEE Canada Outstanding Educator Award for "research and teaching of microwaves and innovation of six-port based digital receivers" in 2004.^[8]

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