Dr. Michael George Guler, 66, of Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 4, 2026.

Mike was born in 1959 to George and Lois Guler in Melbourne, Fl but lived in Georgia, Texas, and Minnesota along with Florida.

Mike is survived by his wife of 38 years, Beth; their dog, Genny; his brother, Dale Guler (Pam) of Grand Rapids, MI; sister, Cheryl Montes (Alberto) of Eustis, FL; seven nieces and nephews; and three great nephews.

Mike was always fascinated with knowledge. As a child he mastered morse code and obtained an Amateur Radio License, which later he later advanced to an Amateur Extra Class. While in high school he played on the golf team and competed with his father in a local doubles’ tennis tournament.

Mike obtained a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. He worked as a research assistant at Georgia Institute of technology while obtaining his doctorate. Mike’s career specialized in airborne and spaceborne antennas. First as a senior engineer at Harris Corporation in Palm Bay, FL and later as an Engineer Fellow for Honeywell Aerospace (formerly EMS Technologies) in Norcross, GA.

Mike was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Antennas and Propagation Society and Microwave Theory and Techniques Society; and the Antenna Measurement Techniques Association.

Mike was authored on multiple papers and patents during his career.

SELECTED PAPERS:

“A Low Sidelobe Ka-band Slot Array Antenna for the Mars Science Lab Terminal Descent Sensor,” IEEE Radar Conference, Pasadena, CA, May 2009, Co-authored with T. Brunasso and D. Nguyen

“A Conformally Mounted SATCOM Antenna System to Support STARS Phase-2 Testing,” AIAA 2nd Responsive Space Conference, Los Angeles, CA, April 2004, Co-authored with W. Cooke, I. Cintron, J. Montgomery, R. Sakahara, D. Whiteman and R. Franz

“Dual Polarized Millimeter Wave Slot Array,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, March 2003, co-authored with Seong Kim

“An Aeronautical-Mobile 20/30 GHz Satellite-Tracking Antenna for High Data Rate SATCOM,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation International Symposium, Baltimore, MD, July 1996, co-authored with Art Densmore “High Resolution Spherical Microwave Holography,” IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, vol. 43, pp. 464-472, May 1995.

“Coaxial Offset-Feed Method for Yagi-Uda Antennas,” CQ Magazine, Aug. 1994

“Spherical Microwave Holography,” Ph.D. Dissertation, October 1993.

“Resolution in Spherical Microwave Holography,” Proc. of the 13th AMTA Symposium, Boulder, Co., Oct. 1991.

PATENTS INCLUDE:

U.S. Patent No. 9,112,279 – Aperture Mode Filter – 2015

U.S. Patent No. 8,339,326 – Antenna Polarization Control – 2012

U.S. Patent No. 8,743,001 – Mechanically Steered Reflector Antenna – 2014

U.S. Patent No. 8,704,718 – Waveguide-to-Dipole Transition – 2014

U.S. Patent No. 7,876,280 – Frequency Control of Electrical Length for Bicone Antennas – 2011

U.S. Patent No. 6,127,985 – Dual Polarized Slotted Array Antenna – 2000

U.S. Patent No. 6,028,562 – Dual Polarized Slotted Array Antenna – 2000

U.S. Patent No. 4,797,685 – Offset Shaped Antenna Reflector – 1989

U.S. Patent No. 4,688,325 – Technique for Fabricating Offset, Shaped Antenna Reflectors – 1987

Mike grew up enjoying swimming, skiing, fishing and any excuse to be on or near the water.  He loved boating of all kinds. He began sailboat racing in the early 80’s and was currently an active cruiser in SW Florida and the Bahamas. One trip to the BVI’s in 1988 hooked Mike and Beth on sail cruising and has led to a dozen more bareboat trips to various Caribbean locations.

Lt. Mike Guler, SN-CN is a life member of America’s Boating Club (formerly United States Sail and Power Squadrons) and an USCG OUPV Captain.  He is an active member of the Atlanta squadron and an associate member of the Peace River squadron.

During his 33-year membership of the Atlanta Sail and Power Squadron, Mike has taught America’s Boating Class, Sail, Marine Electrical Systems, Marine Communications, Junior Navigation, Navigation and various seminars. He has served as chair of the squadron’s Advanced Grades, chair for Marine Communications, Junior Navigation and Navigation.

Mike joined National’s Navigation Committee three years ago.  NAVCOM duties have included sight folder grading, organizing the migration of Celestial Tools to Visual Studio and review of the new Offshore Navigation and Celestial Navigation course materials.

After retiring to Punta Gorda in 2018, Mike joined a local boating club of Mariners of Punta Gorda Isles where he was currently the Commodore and previously held positions of Vice Commodore and Education Director.

He also enjoyed playing pickleball and dabbling making wine when not on the water.

Donations in his memory can be made to the American Cancer Society.  A private celebration of Michael’s life and committal will be held by the family.

Friends may visit online at www.robersonfh.com to extend condolences to the family. Arrangements are by Roberson Funeral Home & Crematory, Punta Gorda Chapel.