Alessandra Costanzo facts for kids

Alessandra Costanzo is an Italian electrical engineer. She is an expert in how microwaves work. She also studies microwave circuits and wireless power transfer. This means sending electricity without wires! She is a professor at the University of Bologna.

Becoming an Engineer

Alessandra Costanzo studied electrical engineering. She earned her master's degree in 1987. This was at the University of Bologna in Italy. In 1989, she got a research job there. She became a professor in 2001. Later, in 2018, she became a full professor. She works in the Department of Electrical Energy and Information Engineering. From 2015 to 2017, she led a special group. This group was about wireless power. It was part of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. IEEE is a big group for engineers.

Awards and Honors

In 2017, Alessandra Costanzo became a "distinguished lecturer." This means she is a top expert. She gives talks about radio-frequency identification (RFID). RFID is like the tags used in stores. In 2022, she became an IEEE Fellow. This is a very high honor. It means she made important discoveries. Her work helped improve radio and microwave circuits.