Since November 2017, he is serving as the Program Officer for the Maturation of Instruments for Solar System Exploration (MatISSE) in the Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC.,Dr. Simons has authored two books and five book chapters. Furthermore, he has authored or co-authored over 180 publications in refereed journals and international symposium proceedings and 75 NASA Technical Memorandums. Moreover, he has been awarded 13 U.S. patents. Dr. Simons is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater. In addition, he has received over 30 NASA Certificates of Recognitions/Tech Brief Awards, five NASA Space Act Awards, four NASA Group Achievement Honor Awards, NASA Public Service Medal, NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, and the NASA Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal. Furthermore, he has received two R&D100 Awards for the development of K-band and Ka-band space TWTAs, respectively. Moreover, he received the status of runner-up in the wireless category from the Wall Street Journal's 2009 Technology Innovation Award program and the 2010,NorTech Innovation Award form Crain's Cleveland Business for the development a BioMEMS sensor.,Dr. Simons has organized workshops, chaired sessions, and served on the Technical Program Committees of several IEEE International Symposiums. He has served as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. Dr. Simons is a Life Fellow of the IEEE.