is a Fellow and Principal Research Engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. He is currently the Chief Engineer of the Antenna Systems Division of the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory. In his 36 years at GTRI he has contributed to and led numerous assessments, designs, prototypes, and system developments of radar, electronic warfare, and communications systems hardware. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and has been very active with the Antennas and Propagation, Aerospace and Electronic Systems, and Microwave Theory and Techniques Societies. He is also a Life Member of the Association of Old Crows.
Mr. Hopkins earned his B.S.E.E. in 1987 and his M.S.E.E. in 1991, both from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Since 1991, he has taught in over 300 continuing education course offerings with the Georgia Tech Professional Education. He currently leads five GTPE courses. Mr. Hopkins holds three U.S. and one European Patent in antenna and array technologies. He has received GTRI and IEEE recognition as a mentor, technical innovator, and educator.