Editing Pieee (section)

==Guest Editorial Biographies==
'''William F. Pickard (SM’66–F’89)''' received the Ph.D. degree in applied physics in 1962 from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. After Postdoctoral experience at Harvard and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, he joined Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, where he is now a Senior Professor of Electrical Engineering. He is the author of more than 140 refereed publications grouped into five fields: (i) High Voltage Engineering, where he specialized in electrohydrodynamic motion of dielectric liquids; (ii) Electrobiology, where he pioneered the use the lanthanum as a calcium channel blocker; (iii) Biological Transport, where he pioneered in the study of stress-induced phloem blockade and also wrote well received reviews first on xylem transport and later on laticifers and secretory ducts;  (iv) Bioeffects of Electromagnetic Energy, where he was the first to observe the rectification of radio waves by cell membranes and where he also designed many novel microwave applicators; and (v) Sustainability and Energy, where he has focused on mineral sustainability and upon massive energy storage to resolve the intermittency challenge.      

'''Leon di Marco''' received the B.Sc. degree (Hons) in physics and electronics from Manchester University, UK, in 1972 and studied for a Ph.D. degree in solid-state physics at the University of Reading until 1976.  He then joined the GEC Hirst Research Centre, London, U.K., and researched semiconductor processes, obtaining a patent on the novel VIPMOS structure. In 1979, he joined Multitone Electronics in London and, with Plessey Semiconductors, designed the first direct conversion radiopager having on-chip active filters. Between 1982 and 1995 he started two communication companies, and acted as a communications consultant to several international companies. He is now a renewable energy consultant specializing in large-scale solar power and has advised the UK government on smart meters and the prospects for EU wide renewable energy.  He was the lead organizer for a conference on the EU Mediterranean Solar Plan held in London in 2009 and is also a lead organizer for a two day Royal Society discussion meeting on Solar Power to be held in 2011.

'''Derek Abbott (M’85-SM’99-F’05)''' was born on May 3, 1960, in South Kensington, London, U.K. He received the B.Sc. degree (Hons) in physics from Loughborough University of Technology, U.K., in 1982 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Adelaide, Australia, in 1995, under Kamran Eshraghian and Bruce R. Davis. From 1978 to 1986, he worked at the GEC Hirst Research Centre, London, U.K., in the areas of semiconductors and optoelectronics. On migration to Australia, he worked for Austek Microsystems, Technology Park, South Australia, in 1986. Since 1987, he has been with the University of Adelaide, where he is currently a full Professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He holds over 350 publications/patents and has been an invited speaker at over 80 institutions, including Princeton, NJ; MIT, MA; Santa Fe Institute, NM; Los Alamos National Laboratories, NM; Cambridge, U.K.; and EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. He coauthored the book ''Stochastic Resonance'', published by Cambridge University Press, and co-edited the book ''Quantum Aspects of Life'', published by Imperial College Press. His interests are in the area of complex systems and multidisciplinary applications of physics and engineering. In terms of energy policy, his interest lies in a complex systems approach to analyzing global energy issues, with a particular emphasis on sustainability of the required resources. Prof. Abbott is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP), with honorary life membership. He won the GEC Bursary (1977), the Stephen Cole the Elder Prize (1998), SPIE Scholarship Award for Optical Engineering and Science (2003), the South Australian Tall Poppy Award for Science (2004) and the Premier’s SA Great Award in Science and Technology for outstanding contributions to South Australia (2004). He has served as an editor and/or guest editor for a number of journals including ''IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits'', ''Chaos'' (AIP), ''Smart Structures and Materials'' (IOP), ''Journal of Optics B'' (IOP), ''Microelectronics Journal'' (Elsevier), ''Fluctuation Noise Letters'' (World Scientific), and is currently on the Editorial Boards of ''Proceedings of IEEE'' and ''IEEE Photonics''. He has appeared on national and international television and radio and has also received scientific reportage in ''New Scientist, The Sciences, Scientific American, Nature, The New York Times'', and ''Sciences et Avenir''.