Mikhail I. Fuks (Senior Member, IEEE) was born in Nizhny Novgorod (former Gorky), USSR. He received the Ph.D. degree in physical electronics from the Institute of Applied Physics (IAP), Russian Academy of Science, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. In 1963, he joined Gorky Radio physical Research Institute, Nizhny Novgorod. Since 1977, he worked in IAP in field of high-power microwave electronics as a Scientist, then as a Senior Scientist, and the Head of the Research Group. Since 1999, he has been in USA in radar technology sponsored by Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. In 2000, he joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of New Mexico, NM, USA, as a Research Professor, where he worked until his retirement in 2017. He currently resides in Nizhny Novgorod. His current research interests include forming and transportation of electron beams, the development and application of various types of high-power microwave sources and electrodynamic systems.