Brad W. Hoff

Brad W. Hoff is the Senior Scientist for High Power Electromagnetics at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. He serves as the principal scientific authority and independent researcher in the sciences and technologies associated with high power electromagnetics and their application to Air Force mission areas.

After receiving his Ph.D. degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 2009, Brad Hoff began his career with the Air Force as a research physicist at the AFRL Directed Energy Directorate, Albuquerque, NM. Throughout his career, he has led efforts to identify and understand key science challenges in high power electromagnetic (HPEM) directed energy (DE) technology development areas, worked within the basic and applied research communities to create and prove novel concepts to solve these challenges, and rapidly matured and implemented solutions to enable demonstration of next generation HPEM systems. Dr. Hoff, a recipient of AFRL’s Fellow and S&T Early Career Awards, and a Fellow of the Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS), the Institute of Physics (IOP), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), has published over 70 refereed technical journal articles, 11 U.S. patents, and numerous DoD technical reports on science and inventions spanning multiple technical fields. Dr. Hoff has been the recipient of over 34 U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF) and professional technical society awards for outstanding research and technical leadership contributions as well as for his service in multiple technical society committee and conference leadership roles.

 

 

John R. Pierce Award for Excellence in Vacuum Electronics 2026

 

For research contributions to beam-driven high power microwave source science and technology and technical leadership in the field of high-power electromagnetics.