Curriculum Vitae
(S.N. Prasad)
Consultant, Wirelestek Consulting 1304 Pine Tree Drive Washington, IL 61571 Tel: (309) 444-7565 Fax: (309) 444-7565 URL: www.wirelestek.com E-mail:
wirelestek@yahoo.com
Professor,
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engg.,
Bradley University
1501 W. Bradley Avenue
Peoria, IL 61625
Tel: (309) 677-2733
Fax: (309) 677-3670
E-mail: snp@bradley.edu
Multi-faceted track record of 30 years of experience that includes,
· Applied research and engineering in the areas of: R.F. and Microwave circuits and systems, GaAs
Monolithic Microwave and Millimeter Wave Integrated Circuits, High-Speed GaAs digital Circuits,
Wireless Communication Circuits and Systems, and Microwave passive and active Antennas,
· Full time industrial experience, Industrial consulting, and Department of Defense and Industry-sponsored Research and Development Programs,
· Teaching and Project supervision at Graduate and Undergraduate levels,
· Curriculum and Laboratory development,
· Authorship of Journal and Conference papers, Research reports, Grant proposals, and Book Chapters,
· Service to university, professional societies, and community.
PDF University of Wisconsin-Madison (1982);
Research: Monolithic Microwave and Millimeter Wave Integrated Circuit
Distributed Amplifiers
Ph.D. (EE) Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (1980)
Thesis: STUDIES ON SOME MIC TRANSMISSION LINES AND COMPONENTS;
The highlight of the thesis was the invention of a Tapered Slot-Line Antenna.
M.S. (EE) Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (1974);
Major Area: Microwave and Radar Engineering.
Thesis: CONSTRAINED FEED FOR PHASED ARRAY; Short-Slot Waveguide Couplers
and In-line Coaxial to Waveguide transitions were developed for corporate feed
applications in Electronically Scanned Phased Array Antennas. Mutual coupling
between radiators was investigated.
B.S. (EE) Bangalore University, India (1972)
(1997 – Present) Professor. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bradley
University, Peoria, Illinois.
(1991 – 1997) Associate Professor. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois.
Applied research and development projects in the areas of Wireless Communication circuits and systems, GaAs Monolithic Microwave & MM Wave Integrated Circuits, GaAs High-Speed Digital Integrated Circuits, and Planar Antennas.
Teaching lecture and laboratory courses in the areas of Wireless Communications, R.F. and Microwave Engineering at graduate and undergraduate levels. Supervision of graduate and undergraduate projects.
(1982 – 1991) Postdoctoral Research Associate & Adjunct Faculty. Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Applied research and development projects in the areas of Wideband GaAs
Monolithic Microwave and MM Wave Integrated Circuit Distributed Amplifiers. Taught a wide range of undergraduate and graduate lecture and laboratory courses in R.F. and Microwave Engineering.
Consulted with graduate and undergraduate students on their projects.
(1980 – 1982) Scientist C. Electronics and Radar Development Establishment, Airborne Radar
Division, Bangalore, India.
Initiated and directed the development of Low Phase Noise Exciter and 3-channel Microwave Integrated Circuit Monopulse receiver for X-band Radar.
(1974 – 1975) Senior Scientific Office II. Defense Research and Development Laboratory, Missile Guidance Division, Hyderabad, India.
Initiated and directed the development of dielectric – filled waveguide slot array antennas for missile radio-fuse applications.
(1973) Graduate Intern. Defense Electronics Research Laboratory, Microwave Antenna Division, Hyderabad, India. Contributed to development of S-band Waveguide to Stripline multi-aperture directional coupler, and coaxial line impedance transformer for an L-band Helical Antenna.
(1999 – present) WIRELESTEK Consulting, Washington, IL.
Wireless Technologies consultant.
(1999 – 2004) Fujitsu Compound Semiconductors, Inc., San Jose, CA.
Monolithic Microwave and MM wave integrated circuits design.
(1999 – 2002) Tracking and Imaging Systems, Inc., Bloomington, Illinois.
Global Positioning System receivers.
(1996 – 1998) Midwest PCS, Inc., and Budget Communications, Inc.
Member, Board of Directors, and Vice President; Wireline and
Wireless Internet Services.
(1991 – 1999) Northrop Grumman Corporation, Rolling Meadows, IL.
Applied research/design/development of GaAs Monolithic Microwave & MM
Wave Integrated Circuit Amplifiers, Wireless Communication Circuits and
Systems, and RFIC plastic package and LTCC buried circuit modeling.
(1984 – 1989) Honeywell Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Applied research/design/development of GaAs Hybrid and Monolithic
Microwave and MM Wave Integrated Circuit Distributed Amplifiers.
(1999 – 2004) Fujitsu Compound Semiconductors, Inc., San Jose, CA.
Wideband monolithic millimeter wave integrated circuit amplifier design.
(1999 – 2002) Tracking and Imaging Systems, Inc., Bloomington, IL.
Global Positioning System Receivers.
(1991 – 1999) Northrop Grumman Corporation, Rolling Meadows, IL.
Applied research and development of GaAs Wideband Microwave and
Millimeter-wave integrated circuit amplifiers, GaAs high-speed digital circuits,
Wireless communication circuits and systems, and RFIC plastic package and
LTCC buried circuit modeling.
(1982 – 1989) Office of Naval Research, Dept. Defense (DARPA)
Applied research and development of GaAs microwave and millimeter-wave
Integrated circuit distributed amplifiers.
· Reviewed journal papers for IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques; IEEE GaAs IC Symposium; IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems; IEEE International Microwave Symposium; IEEE Transactions on Microwave and Wireless Components Letters; IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation; International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering; IASTED International Conference on Antennas, Radar, and Wave Propagation.
· Significant contributions to the development of the curriculum and, Microwave and Wireless Engineering laboratory and Advanced Microwave Engineering laboratory at Bradley University. Design, construction and development of microwave anechoic chamber and data acquisition system for antenna measurements; Development of the new course, “RF Communication Laboratory,” for senior and graduate students; Development of the new course, "Wireless Communications Systems," for senior and graduate students; Development of Microwave Computer-Aided Design Laboratory, and Microwave Integrated Circuit Fabrication Facility.
· Member, Editorial Board IEEE Transactions on: Microwave Theory and Techniques; Antennas and Propagation; Circuits and Systems; and IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
· Reviewer, Book Manuscripts and Project proposals
· NSF Proposal Reviewer (2003 and 2004)
· NSF-MRI grantee (2003)
· Fujitsu Corporation Research Grantee (1999- 2004)
· HP-EEsof / Agilent Technologies Corporation Grantee (1991- present)
· Northrop Grumman Corporation Research Grantee (1991-1999)
· Tracking and Imaging Systems, Inc. Research Grantee (1999 - 2002)
· Award in recognition of dedication to student learning and significant contribution to an award winning student project, Bradley University, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002 and 2003
· Faculty Research Award, College of Engineering & Technology, Bradley University, 1996
· Invited Speaker, Asia Pacific Microwave Conference, 1996
· Invited Contributor: Microwave Solid State Circuit Design, John Wiley, 2003; Handbook of Microwave Technology, Academic Press, 1994; Year Book of Science and Technology, (McGraw-Hill), 1992.
· GRASP Award, University Research Office and Graduate School, Bradley University, 1999
· Caterpillar Research Fellowship, 1993
· Session Chair, International Symposium on Recent Advances in Microwave Technology, 1991and 1993
· Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 1982 – 1989
· IEEE Senior Membership (nomination and election), 1988
· Sigma Xi Membership (nomination and election), 1984
· Government of India Research Fellowship, 1975 – 1980
· Government of India Graduate Scholarship, 1972 – 1974
· “Industry - University partnership at Bradley University – An Overview of RF/Microwave Engineering Projects,” IETE, IMAPS, and IEEE, Bangalore, India, August 2003
· “Wideband MM-wave Integrated Circuits – A Bradley-Fujitsu Collaboration,” Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, June 2002.
· “Wideband MM-wave Integrated Circuits – A Bradley-Fujitsu Collaboration,” Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, April 2002.
· “Industry-University Partnership in Microwave and Wireless Engineering at Bradley University,”
College of Engineering and Technology Industrial Advisory Committee Meeting, Bradley University,
Peoria, Illinois, October 2001.
· “Microwave R and D at Bradley University,” Society for Advanced Microwave Electronics Engineering Research (SAMEER), Bombay, India, January 2000.
· “GaAs Integrated Circuits and their Applications” at the IEEE Illinois Valley Section Meeting, March 1995.
· “Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits and Planar Antennas,” College of Engineering, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, April 1993.
· “Wideband Monolithic Microwave Distributed Amplifiers,” C-DOT, a Government of India R & D Laboratory, Bangalore, India and Society for Advanced Microwave Electronics Engineering Research (SAMEER), Bombay, India, January 1993.
· “On Theory and Design of GaAs MESFET Distributed Amplifiers,” three seminars at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1985 – 1987.
· “Planar Transmission Lines for R.F. and Microwave Applications,” Workshop on R.F. Techniques, Society of Electronics Engineers, Bangalore, India, Sept. 1981.
· “Finite Element Analysis of Striplines and Microstriplines,” Workshops on Microwave Integrated Circuits, IIT, Bombay, India, Dec. 1977 and May 1978.
· “Analysis of Strip Transmission Lines by the Finite Element Method,” IIT, New Delhi, India, November 1978.
· Senior Member, IEEE.
· Member, Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society).
· M. Basraoui and P. Shastry, “Wideband Planar Log-Periodic Balun,” International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol.11, Issue 6, November 2001, pp.343-353.
· P. Shastry, “Impedance Transformation Techniques,” invited chapter in the book “Microwave Solid State Circuit Design,” John Wiley, 2003, pp.133-180.
· S. Parker and P. Shastry, “Transimpedance Amplifiers for Optoelectronic Applications,” IEEE Microwave Magazine, Vol.2, No.1, March 2001, pp.52-62 (invited paper).
· S.N. Prasad, “Wideband Microwave Distributed Active Circuits,” invited research monograph, to be published by John Wiley (in preparation).
· S.N. Prasad, S. Reddy and S. Moghe, “Cascaded-Transistor Cell Distributed Amplifiers,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 12, No. 3, June 1996, pp. 163-167.
· S.N. Prasad, “Microwave Impedance Matching Techniques,” invited chapter in the Handbook of Microwave Technology, Vol. 1, Academic Press, 1995, pp. 617-669.
· S.N. Prasad, A. Kajjam and Z.M. Li, “Band-Pass Distributed Amplifier Design Guidelines,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 10, No. 4, November 1995, pp. 215-218.
· S.N. Prasad, “Microwave Remote Sensing” invited chapter, McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, New York; 1992, pp. 393-396.
· S.N. Prasad and J.B. Beyer, “Band-Pass Distributed Amplifiers,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 2, No. 10, October 1989, pp. 349-355.
· S.N. Prasad, J.B. Beyer and I.S. Chang, “Power-Bandwidth Considerations in the Design of MESFET Distributed Amplifiers,” IEEE Trans., Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. MTT-36, No. 7, July 1988, pp. 1117-1123.
· Y.W. Chen, J.B. Beyer and S.N. Prasad, “MESFET Wideband Distributed Paraphase Amplifier” International Journal of Electronics, U.K. Vol. 58, No. 4, 1984, pp. 535-569.
· J.B. Beyer, S.N. Prasad, J.E. Nordman, R.C. Becker and G. Hohenwarter, “MESFET Distributed Amplifier Design Guidelines,” IEEE Trans., Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. MTT-32, No. 3, March 1984, pp. 268-275.
· S.N. Prasad and S. Mahapatra, “A New MIC Slot-Line Aerial,” IEEE Trans., Antennas and Propagations, Vol. AP-31, No. 3, May 1983, pp. 525-526.
[The Slot-line antenna first proposed by us is being used by the NASA Langley Research Center to couple MM-Wave receivers to reflectors/lenses. List of citations of this invention is available upon request].
· S. Mahapatra and S.N. Prasad, “A New Electroless Method for Low Loss MIC’s,” IEEE Trans. Components, Hybrids & Manufacturing Technology Vol. CHMT-1, No. 4, December 1978, pp. 428-431.
· S.Vajha and P.Shastry, “A Proximity Coupled Active Integrated Antenna,” Proceedings of the International Radar Symposium India 2001, December 2001, pp.390-396.
· S.Modur and P.Shastry, “ISM Band Distributed VCO,” Proceedings of the International Radar Symposium India 2001, December 2001, pp.145-155.
· S.Vajha and P.Shastry, “A Novel Proximity Coupled Active Integrated Antenna,” Proceedings of the 31st European Microwave Conference, London, England, September 2001, pp.251-254.
· S.Vajha and P.Shastry, “A Novel Proximity Coupled Patch antenna for Active Circuit integration,”
Antenna and Propagation Society, 2001 IEEE AP-S International Symposium, Boston, MA, July 2001, Vol.4, pp.772-775.
· S. Vajha and S.N. Prasad, “Design and Modeling of Proximity Coupled Patch Antenna,” 2000 Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communications Conference, Boston, MA, November 2000, pp. 43-46.
· M.S. Navarro, S.N. Prasad, M. Anderson and D. Gardner, “Non-Reflecting Electronically Variable Attenuator,” IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and Optoelectronic Conference – IMOC ‘99, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 1999, pp.541-544.
· M. Basraoui and S.N. Prasad, “Tapered Coplanar-Strip Antenna,” 1998 IEEE-APS Conference on antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communications, Waltham, MA, November 1998, pp. 121-124.
· S.N. Prasad, Jalmi-Abdul Jalil, and Tuan Tu, “A 2.4 GHz T/R Module For Wireless Transceiver Applications,” focussed session on U.S. Wireless Technology, MTT-S European Wireless ’98, Amsterdam, October 1998, pp. 237-242 (invited paper).
· M. Basraoui and S.N. Prasad, “Wideband, Planar, Log-Periodic Balun,” 1998 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, Baltimore, June 1998, pp. 785-788.
· S.N. Prasad, “Industry/University Partnership in Microwave Engineering Education,” Proceedings of Illinois/Indiana ASEE Sectional Conference, Peoria, IL, March 1996, pp. 201-205.
· S.N. Prasad and Z.M. Li, “Optimal Design of Low Crosstalk, Wideband, Bidirectional Distributed Amplifiers,” IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, San Francisco, June 1996, pp. 847-850.
· S. Reddy and S.N. Prasad, “A New Distributed Amplifier Configuration Having Enhanced Gain Bandwidth Product and Efficiency,” Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Microwave Technology, New Delhi, Dec. 15-18, 1993.
· Ashok Kajjam, S.N. Prasad and Srinivas Reddy, “Band-Pass Distributed Amplifier Design Guidelines,” Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Microwave Technology, New Delhi, December 15-18, 1993.
· Srinivas Reddy, Ashok Kajjam and S.N. Prasad, “The Use of Tuner vs. Optimizer in the Design of 20-55 GHz. MMIC Band-Pass Distributed Amplifier,” Proceedings of the EEsof User’s Group Meeting at the Military Microwaves Conference, Brighton, U.K., October 1992.
· S.N. Prasad and J.B. Beyer, “A 2-10GHz GaAs MESFET Distributed Amplifier,” Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Recent Advances in Microwave Technology, Reno, Nevada , U.S.A., August 18-21, 1991.
· S.N. Prasad and S. Mahapatra, “Microwave Integrated Circuit Antennas,” Proceedings of IREE 17th International Convention and Exhibition, Sydney, Australia, August 27-31, 1979, pp. 9-12.
· S.N. Prasad and S. Mahapatra, “A Novel MIC Slot-line Antenna,” Proceedings of the 9th European Microwave Conference, Brighton, U.K. Sept. 17-21, 1979, pp. 424-429.
· S.N. Prasad, and S. Mahapatra, “Waveguide to Microstrip Multi-Aperture Directional Coupler,” Proceedings of the 9th European Microwave Conference, Brighton, England, September 17-21, 1979, pp. 425-429.
· S. Mahapatra and S.N. Prasad, “A Novel Economic Technique to Make High Q MICs,” 66th Indian Science Congress, Hyderabad, India, January 1979 (invited paper).
· S.N. Prasad and S. Mahapatra, “Analysis of Strip Transmission Line by the Finite Element Method,” Proceedings of the 22nd IETE Annual Technical Convention, New Delhi, India, November 1-4, 1978.
· S. Mahapatra and S.N. Prasad, “A Novel Superior Technique to Make MICs for Communication and Weather Electronics,” IETE Symposium of Telecommunications and Meteorology, Poona, India, February 26, 1977.
At Bradley University, 1991 to Present:
Principal Investigator: S.N. Prasad
· S.Daoud, “Active Bias, Power Detector, and Voltage Controlled Attenuator MMICs,” submitted to Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc., August 2004
· S. Parker, “Wideband Impedance Transformation Techniques,” submitted to Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc., January 2001.
· S. Parker, “Transimpedance Amplifiers for Optoelectronic Applications,” submitted to Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc., December 2000.
· S.Halabi, “ Introduction to MMIC Design: MMIC Technology: Processing, Modeling and Component Design,” submitted to Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc., December 2000.
· S.Halabi, “Microwave FET Modeling,” submitted to Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc.,
June 2002
· S. Vajha, “Tests and Measurements of GPS Receivers,” submitted to Tracking and Imaging Systems, Inc., April 2000.
· S.Halabi, “ Tests and Measurements of GPS receivers,” submitted to Tracking and Imaging Systems, Inc., December 2001.
· S. Parker, “MMIC Band-Pass Cascode Cell Distributed Amplifiers,” submitted to Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc., January 2001.
· S.Halabi, “ Active Bias, Power detector, and Voltage Controlled Attenuator MMICs,” in preparation for submission to Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor Inc.
· S. Modur, “A PCB Element Model for 8-pin SOIC Plastic Package,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., April 2000.
· S. Modur, “A Software for de-embedding 2-port S-parameters,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., April 2000.
· T. Rayamajhi, “A Lumped Element Model for 8-pin SOIC Plastic Package,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., September 1999.
· E. Cullerton, “A Lumped Element Model for LTCC Buried Spiral Inductor,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., December 1998.
· E. Cullerton, S. Modur & T. Rayamajhi, “LTCC and Plastic Package Modeling,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., February 1998.
· S. Reddy, “A 2.5 GHz Programmable Frequency Divider,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., May 1995.
· S. Dalal, Z.M. Li, and G. Brubaker, “A 972-998 MHz PLL Synthesizer,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., June 1995.
· E. Haakenson, “A 2.4 GHz Transceiver for Wireless Communication,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., May 1994.
· A. Kajjam, “A 6-18 GHz GaAs Monolithic Power Amplifier,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., June 1994.
· S. Reddy, “A 2-13 GHz GaAs MESFET Distributed Amplifier,” submitted to Northrop Grumman corp., June 1994.
· G. Brubaker, “A Push-Pull Distributed Amplifier,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., June 1992.
· S. Reddy and A. Kajjam, “A 2-40 GHz HEMT Distributed Amplifier,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., May 1992.
· S. Reddy, “A 2-26 GHz Distributed Power Amplifier,” submitted to Northrop Grumman corp., August 1992.
· S.N. Prasad, A. Kajjam, S. Makam & S. Reddy, “Wireless LANs – A Technology Status Report” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., December 1992.
At University of Wisconsin – Madison, 1982 – 1991:
· J.B. Beyer, S.N. Prasad, et al. “High Efficiency Octave Bandwidth Millimeter Wave Power Amplifiers,” Office of Naval Research Report, August 1989.
· S.N. Prasad and J.B. Beyer, “Experimental Investigation on the Monolithic Distributed Paraphase Amplifier,” Dept. of ECE Report, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1987.
· S.N. Prasad and J.B. Beyer, “A 2-10 GHz Distributed Amplifier Using Honeywell 300mm GaAs FETs – A report on design and performance,” Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1985.
· T. McKay, S.N. Prasad and Y.W. Chen,” Monolithic Distributed Amplifiers A brief report on the design and layout using Honeywell 300mm PI Gate FETs,” Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, February 1984.
· I.S. Chang, S.N. Prasad and J.B. Beyer, “A Method for Increasing the Bandwidth of GaAs MESFET Distributed Amplifiers,” Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison ECE 84-2, February 1984.
· J.B. Beyer, S.N. Prasad, J.E. Nordman, R.C. Becker, G. Hohenwarter and Y. Chen, “A Wideband Distributed Monolithic Amplifier Study,” Office of Naval Research Report NR243-033, September 1983.
· J.B. Beyer, S.N. Prasad, J.E. Nordman, R.C. Becker, G. Hohenwarter, “A Wideband Distributed Monolithic Amplifier Study,” Office of Naval Research Rep NR243-033-02, July 1982.
· S.N. Prasad, “S-Band Waveguide to Stripline Directional Coupler for the Phased Array Feed Application,” Defense Electronics Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, India, July 1973.
· S.N. Prasad, “Impedance Transformer for the Helical Antenna Feed of a Parabolic Reflector Operating in the L-band,” Defense Electronics Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, India, July 1973.
At Bradley University, 1991 to Present:
· “Microwave Research Instrumentation Acquisition,” National Science Foundation, 2003 (awarded)
· “Intelligent Component Architectures for Next Generation RF Front-Ends,” National Science Foundation, 2003 , in collaboration with Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon (not funded)
· “pHEMT Modeling and Amplifier Circuit Applications,” submitted to Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc., 2000 (funded).
· “Theory, Design and Development of 24-42GHz MM Wave Integrated Circuit Amplifier,” submitted to Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc., 1999 (funded).
· “Tests and Measurements of GPS Receiver,” submitted to Tracking and Imaging Systems, Inc., 1999 (funded).
· “Anechoic Chamber and Antenna Measurement System,” submitted to University Research Office and Graduate School, GRASP Award 1999, (funded).
· “A 24 GHz Transceiver Front-End for Broadband Wireless Access,” National Science Foundation, 1999 (not funded).
· “Center for Wireless Telecommunication Electronics Research,” submitted in response to Bradley New Initiatives RFP, 1999 (not funded).
· “A 2-40 GHz MMIC Frequency Synthesizer,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., 1996 (not funded).
· “Millimeter Wave Blind Spot Sensor Characterization,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., 1996 (funded).
· “Low-cost Package and LTCC Modeling,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., 1996 (funded).
· “Design & Development of Anechoic Chamber and Printed Antennas,” submitted to College of Engineering and Technology Faculty Research Award Committee, 1996 (funded).
· “A 972-998 MHz. PLL Frequency Synthesizer,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., 1994 (funded).
· “A 2.4 GHz. Transceiver for Wireless Communications,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., 1993 (funded).
· “Development of GaAs MMICs and High-Speed Digital Ics,” Northrop Grumman Corp., 1991-1994 (funded).
· “CAE Software packages – Libra, Academy, Transient Test Bench and Omnisys for Microwave Education,” HP-EEsof, 1991-1993 (received).
· “A Laboratory Course in Radio Frequency and Microwave Electronics,” submitted to Technology Reinvestment Project, ARPA, 1993 (not funded).
· “GaAs Wideband Distributed Active Circuits – A Research Monograph,” submitted for Caterpillar Fellowship, 1992 (funded).
· “Wireless LANs – A Technology Status Study,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., 1992 (funded).
· “A 2-26 GHz HEMT Distributed Power Amplifier,” submitted to Northrop Grumman Corp., 1992 (funded).
At University of Wisconsin – Madison, 1982 to 1991:
Contributed to the development of the following proposals:
“Wideband Millimeter Wave Band-Pass Distributed Power Amplifier,” submitted jointly by Honeywell Corp. and the University of Wisconsin-Madison to the Office of Naval Research, December 1988 (funded).
“High-Efficiency Octave Bandwidth Millimeter-Wave Power Amplifiers,” submitted jointly by Honeywell Corp. and the University of Wisconsin-Madison to the Office of Naval Research, September 1986 (funded).
“Broadband Microwave Mixer,” submitted jointly by Honeywell Corp. and the University of Wisconsin-Madison to the Office of Naval Research, September 1984 (not funded).
“Wideband GaAs MESFET Distributed Power Amplifiers,” submitted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison to the Office of Naval Research, September 1983 (not funded)
At Bradley University, 1991 to Present
Masters Theses:
“Active Bias, Power detector, and Voltage Controlled Attenuator MMICs,” 2004
“Microwave Anechoic Chamber Data Acquisition and Characterization,” 2003
“MMIC Band-Pass Cascode Cell Distributed Amplifiers,” 2001
“Distributed Power Amplifiers,” 2001
“A Distributed MESFET Source Injected Mixer,” 2001
“Distributed Voltage Controlled Oscillator,” 2001
“An Active Antenna for Full-Duplex Operation,” 1999.
“Tapered Coplanar-strip Antenna and Log Periodic Balun,” 1998.
“A 2.4 GHz Phase Shifting Network,” 1997.
“A Class-B Microwave Distributed Push-Pull Amplifier,” 1997.
“A 2.5 GHz Programmable Frequency Divider,” 1993.
Masters Design Projects:
"Wideband Distributed Differential Amplifier" (in progress)
"Reconfigurable Filter" (in progress)
"Reconfigurable Impedance Matching Networks" (in progress)
"Diversity Combining in Wireless Systems" (in progress)
"Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna for Wireless Systems" (in progress)
"Reconfigurable Active Duplexer for Wireless Transceiver Applications" (in progress)
“Band Pass Distributed Amplifier and Tunable Filter,” 2004
“Distributed Voltage -Controlled Oscillator,” 2004
“An Active Duplexer for PCS,” 2003
“EMC Characterizations of Electronic Devices,” 2000.
“A Proximity Coupled Active Integrated Antenna,”2000.
“A CDMA Wireless Receiver Front-End,” 1999.
“A GaAs FET Tunable Distributed Active Filter,” 1998.
“A 2.4 GHz CDMA Wireless Communication System,” 1998.
“A 2.4 GHz GaAs FET Oscillator,” (in progress).
“A Chebyshev Bidirectional Distributed Amplifier,” 1996.
“MMIC Technology – Processing, Layout Design and Packaging,” 1993.
“A GaAs FET Class – B Power Amplifier Study,” 1993.
“A GaAs FET Non-Linear Model Study,” 1992.
“Wideband Microwave Distributed Circuits,” 1992.
“Band-Pass Distributed Amplifier Design Guidelines,” 1991.
“Design Considerations For Achieving Optimum Gate Voltages in Distributed Amplifiers,” 1991.
Senior Projects:
"Polarization Reconfigurable Antenna for Wireless Systems" (in progress)
“Wireless Surveillance System,” 2004
“Fast Tuning Synthesizer,” 2004
“SDARS Integrated Receiver Front-End,” 2003
“Distributed Voltage Controlled Oscillator,” 2002
“Patch Antenna Array for Collision Avoidance Radar,” 2002
“DARS Antenna and Receiver,” 2001
“An Active Duplexer for PCS,” 2000.
“Detection and Synchronization in CDMA Receiver,” 2000.
“900 MHz Wireless Link for Audio Applications,” 2000.
“An Active Microstrip Antenna for GPS,” 1998.
“A GaAs FET Mixer,” 1998.
“A Wireless Communication Link for Audio Applications,” 1998.
“A 2.4 GHz Proximity Sensor,” 1997.
“A Compact 2.4 GHz Matched Variable Attenuator,” 1997.
“A 2.4 GHz Matched Variable Attenuator,” 1996.
“Linearizing Microwave Amplifier,” 1996.
“A 2.4 GHz Transmit/Receive Module for Wireless Communications,” 1995.
“A 2.4 GHz Wireless Communication Link,” 1995.
“A 2.4 GHz Transceiver For Wireless Communications,” 1994.
“A 2.4 GHz Electronic Tether,” 1994.
“A 4 GHz GaAs FET Power Amplifier,” 1993.
“A 4 GHz GaAs FET Low Noise Amplifier,” 1993.
“A Push-Pull Distributed Microwave Amplifier,” 1992.
Consulted with Graduate and Senior Undergraduate Students on their Projects.
Ph.D. Theses:
“Negative Resistance Loss Compensation in Distributed Amplifier Design,” November 1988.
“Constraints in the Design of GaAs MESFET Distributed Amplifiers,” April 1985.
Masters Theses:
“The Equalizing of Individual MESFET’S Power Contributions to Improve Efficiency in a Wideband Distributed Amplifiers by the Use of An Optimization Technique,” 1991.
“A Hybrid Distributed Amplifier Utilizing Negative Resistance to Compensate for Gate-Line Attenuation,” 1990.
“A Distributed Amplifier Transmit/Receive Switch,” 1989.
“A Study of Basic Concepts Involved in the Design of a Highly Directive, Broadband, Bidirectional Distributed Amplifier,” 1988.
“Study and Development of a Broadband Microwave Oscillator,” 1988.
“Push-Pull Distributed Power Amplifiers,” 1987.
“GaAs FET MIC Mixers,” 1986.
“On Microstrip Lumped Elements and Microwave Amplifiers,” 1985.
Senior Projects:
“A 3.7 – 4.2 GHz Low Noise Amplifier for use in a Commercial Satellite TVRO System,” 1986.
“Low Noise Amplifier Design,” 1986.
“On S-Parameter Design of Low Noise Microwave Amplifier,” 1985.
“The Phase Locked Loop and an Application in Phase Modulation,” 1984.
“Development of Satellite Receiver Only (TVRO) System,” 1984.
Consulted with Graduate Students on their Projects
Masters Theses:
“X-Band MIC Gunn Oscillator”
“On Injection Locked IMPATT Oscillator”
“Loaded-Line PIN Diode Phase Shifters”
· Secretary, American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Bradley Chapter, 1993-94
· Chair, Graduate Integrity and Cheating Issues sub-committee, 2001-2004
· Member, (CEGT rep.), University Task Force on Tenure and Promotion, 2001.
· Member, Editorial Board, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 1995-present.
· Member, Editorial Board, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2000-present
· Member, Editorial Board, IEEE Transactions on Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, 2000-present
· Member, Technical Program Committee, IASTED International Conference on Antennas, Radar, and Wave Propagation, 2003-2004
· Member, Panel on “Tenure and Promotion,” University Conference, 2000.
· Member, CEGT Research Awards Committee, 2000-2003; 2004-present
· Member, CEGT Interdisciplinary Research Awards Committee, 2000-2003; 2004-present
· Member, Manager of Research and Sponsored Programs, Search Committee, 1999
· Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1999-present
· Coordinator, ECE Colloquium, 1999-present
· Recording Secretary, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Chairman Election, 1998
· Member, Graduate Executive Committee and subcommittees, 1995-1998; 2001- present
· Member, Associate Provost & Graduate School Dean Search Committee, 1997-1998
· Member, Research Excellence Committee and Subcommittees, 1996-1997
· Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1996-present.
· Coordinator, University Research Exhibition Booth, IEEE International Microwave Symposium,
1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2001.
· Member, Bradley University Senate, 1993-1995.
· Member, Academic Review Board, Bradley University, 1993-2000.
· Chair, Ad-Hoc T-Line Committee, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bradley University, 1993-1994.
· Chair, Ad-Hoc Tenure and Promotion Committee, College of Engineering, Bradley University, 1992-1993.
· Member, Graduate Program Committee, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bradley University, 1992-present.
· Chair, Program Committee, IEEE Illinois Valley Section, 1991-1992 and 1993-1994.
· Advisor, Bradley Amateur Radio Club, 1991-present.
· Co-Advisor, India Student Association, 1999-present
· Member, Executive Board, Peoria Area Friends of International Students, 2001- 2005
· Member, Membership and Friendship Partner committees, Peoria Area Friends of International Students, 2001-2002
· Member, Publicity and Scholarship committees, Peoria Area Friends of International Students,
2002-2003
· Member, Nominating and Scholarship committees, Peoria Area Friends of International Students,
2003-2004
· Member, New Directions and Scholarship committees, Peoria Area Friends of International Students, 2004-2005
· President, Mysore Mallige Kannada Association of the Midwest, 2001- 2003
· Member, Board of Trustees, Mysore Mallige Kannada Association of the Midwest, 2004 –present
· Co-Advisor, Hindu Student Society, Bradley University, 2002-present
· Member, India Independence Day Celebration Executive Committee, Peoria, Illinois, 2001-2002
· Secretary/Treasurer, Chaitanya Educational Foundation, 1995-present
· Member, Executive Board, North South Foundation, Peoria Chapter, 2003-present
· Member, CEGT Promotion Advisory Committee, 2001-2003
· Member, NSF Proposal Review Panel, 2003(NSF-CCLI}; 2004(NSF-MRI)
· Member, India Festival organizing committee, 2003
· Member, Board of Directors, Indo-American Society of Peoria, 2001-2004
· Coordinator, Bhagavadgita Home Study Course, 2001-present
· Coordinator, ECE Colloquium, 1999-present
Updated: 2/05