Dr. Félix A. Miranda is chief of the Antenna, Microwave, and Optical Systems Branch at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland, Ohio. His areas of expertise include high-temperature superconductors, ferroelectric tunable microwave components, and antenna technology and microwave integrated circuits and devices for space and ground-based communications.

Dr. Miranda earned his bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Puerto Rico in 1983, his master’s degree in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1986, and his doctoral degree in physics from Case Western Reserve University in 1991.

Dr. Miranda is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is also a member of the American Physical Society, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, the Materials Research Society, and the Forum of Industrial and Applied Physicists. He serves on the editorial board of the journal Integrated Ferroelectrics. Dr. Miranda has authored or coauthored more than 115 technical publications in his areas of expertise. He has written several book chapters and is the co-inventor of four U.S. patents, with one additional patent pending. He is a former NASA Administrator’s Fellow and received the 2001 Outstanding Technical Achievement Award from the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC). Dr. Miranda joined NASA Glenn in 1991.