MTT TCC Speakers Bureau

Updated 09 September, 2008

(Also see MTT-S Distinguished Microwave Lecturers.  Click here.)

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TOPICAL AREA

Speaker

 e-mail

MTT-1 Computer Aided Design

 

 

Terahertz Technology Fact or Fiction

Dr. Chris Snowden

c.m.snowden@elec-eng.leeds.ac.uk

Physical Models for Microwave and Millimeter- Wave CAD

Dr. Chris Snowden

c.m.snowden@elec-eng.leeds.ac.uk

Simulation and Modeling of Electrically Large Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Systems

Dr. Michael Steer

m.b.steer@ieee.org

Microwave CAD Using Space Mapping Technology

Dr. John W. Bandler

j.bandler@ieee.org

 

 

 

Mtt-2 Microwave Acoustics                             

 

 

Wireless, Passive Surface Acoustic Wave Tags and Sensors

Dr. Donald C. Malocha

d.malocha@ieee.org

RF Front-Ends for Multi-Mode, Multi-Band Cellular Phones

Dr. Clemens Ruppel

Clemens.ruppel@epcos.com

SiP/SoC Integration of RF SAW/BAW Filters

Dr. Ken-ya Hashimoto

k.hashimoto@ieee.org

Thin Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonators and Filters

Dr. Ken Lakin

klakin@aol.com

Wireless SAW-Based Sensing and Identification

Dr. Leonhard M. Reindl

reindl@iieee.org

 

 

 

Mtt-3 Microwave Photonics 

 

 

Techniques and Applications of Analog Optical Links

Dr. Charles Cox, III

ccox@photonicsinc.com

Fiberoptic Links for Satellite Communications

Dr. Afshin S. Daryoush

daryoush@ece.drexel.edu

Optoelectric Ultra-Wideband RF/Wireless Communications

Dr. Chi H. Lee

chlee@eng.umd.edu

Synergy of Optical and Microwave Technologies

Dr. Tibor Berceli

berceli@nov.mht.bme.hu

 

 

 

Mtt-4 Terahertz Techniques

 

 

Terahertz Technology in Outer and Inner Space

Peter H. Siegel 

phs@caltech.edu

 

 

 

Mtt-5 Microwave High-Power Techniques 

 

 

Minimizing Power Amplifier Memory Effects, or Alternate:

Linearization: Reducing Distortion in Power Amplifiers

Dr. Allen Katz

a.katz@ieee.org

Design and Performance of Microwave and Millimeter-wave High Efficiency Power Amplifiers

Dr. James Komiak

james.j.komiak@baesystems.com

RF/DSP Co-Designed Power Amplifiers/Transmitters for Advanced Wireless and Satellite Applications

Dr. F. M. Ghannouchi

fghannouchi@ieee.org

An Enabling Technology for 3G+ Systems

Dr. F M. Ghannouchi

fghannouchi@ieee.org

 

 

 

MTT-6 Microwave & Millimeter-Wave Integrated Circuits 

 

 

RF/Analog Circuit Design for Wireless Communication Networks

M. Madihian

Madihian@IEEE.Org 

 

 

 

MTT-7 Microwave & Millimeter-Wave Solid State Devices  

 

 

Contact Committee Chair

 

m.gupta@ieee.org

 

 

 

MTT-8 Filters and Passive Components 

 

 

Analysis and Design of Dielectric Resonators and Filters

Dr. Chi Wang 

chi.wang@ieee.org

Present and Future Filter Design Philosophy: Paradigm Shift in Progress

Dr. R.V. Snyder 

r.snyder@ieee.org

Computing and Enhancing Power Handling in Bandstop Filters

Dr. R.V. Snyder 

r.snyder@ieee.org

Waveguide Filters for Satellites

Prof. V. E. Boria-Esbert

vboria@dcom.upv.es

 

 

 

MTT-9 Digital Signal Processing 

 

 

Contact Committee Chairs

 

Hermann.boss@rohde-schwarz.com

vkchen@lalcatel-lucent.com

 

 

 

MTT-10 Biological Effects and Medical Applications

 

 

Terahertz Technology in Outer and Inner Space

Dr. Peter Siegel 

phs@caltech.edu

 

 

 

MTT-11Microwave Measurements   

 

 

Non-Linear Measurements: From the Power Meter to the LSNA

Jan Verspechi and

Andrea Ferrero

contact@janverspecht.com

ferrero@polito.it

High-Frequency Measurements of Dielectric Substrate Materials

Michael D. Janezik

janezic@boulder.nist.gov

 

 

 

MTT-12 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Packaging  

 

 

T/R Modules Using 3D and SIP Packaging

Rick Sturdivant

RF_DesignerMan@Yahoo.com

Liquid Crystal Polymer for RF and Millimeter Wave Multi-layer Packages and Modules

Anh-Vu Pham

pham@ece.ucdavis.edu

 

 

 

MTT-13 Microwave Ferrites  

 

 

Ferrite Phase Shifters

Dr. Charles R. Boyd Jr.

crboyd@magsmx.com

 

 

 

MTT-14 Microwave Low-Noise Techniques

 

 

Ultra Low Noise, InP Field Effect Transistors Radio Astronomy Receivers: State -of-the - Art

Dr. Marian Pospieszalski

mpospies@nrao.edu

 

Noise Analysis in Field Transistors Operating Under Small or Large Signal Operation

Dr. Francois Danneville

francois-danneville@iemn.univlille1.fr

 

 

 

MTT-15 Microwave Field Theory 

 

 

Leaky Modes and High-Frequency Effects on Microwave Integrated  Circuits

David R. Jackson

djackson@uh.edu

Geometrical Concepts in Teaching Electromagnetics

Prof. Peter Russer  

ruser@tum.de

 

 

 

MTT-16 Microwave Systems 

 

 

Receiver Protectors for Intense EM Fields

Dr. Roger Kaul

rkaul@ieee.org

State-of-the-Art Time-Domain Measurement and Modeling Techniques for Nonlinear Components and Systems  

Dr. Christopher P. Silva

 chris.p.silva@aero.org

 Microwave Sensors for Industrial Applications

Reinhard Knoechel 

rk@tf.uni-kiel.de

Transmit/Receive Modules for Phased Array Antennas

Bruce Kopp

bkopp@dpmconsulting.com

 Integrated Millimeter-Wave (Sub-) Systems for Future Satellite Communications  

 Arne F. Jacob

 jacob@tuhh.de

 

 

 

MTT-17 HF/VHF/UHF Technology  

 

 

Microwave Phase Modulators and Shifters

Jozef W. Modelski

j.modelski@ire.pw.edu.pl

A Fully Monolithic HMIC Low Noise Amplifier

T. Boles 

bolest@amp.com

Design of Darlington Based Silicon MMIC Gain Blocks

T. Boles 

bolest@amp.com

RF and Microwave Solid-State Control

Dr. R. Caverly

r.caverly@ieee.org

High Efficiency Amplification of Variable Envelope Signals for Modern Wireless Communications Systems: Doherty and Chireix Re-Visited

Dr. S.C. Cripps

Steve.Cripps@BTInternet.com

High-Efficiency RF-Power Amplifiers

Dr. F.H. Raab  

f.raab@ieee.org

Kahn-Technique Transmitters

Dr. F.H. Raab  

f.raab@ieee.org

Low-Cost High-Efficiency HF Power Amplifiers

Dr. F.H. Raab  

f.raab@ieee.org

Class E Switching-Mode High-Efficiency Power Amplifiers - from RF to Microwave (1 hr.)

N.O. Sokal 

nathan.sokal@compuserve.com

RF Power Amplifiers, Class A through S - How They Operate, and When to Use Each (4 hr. Tutorial) 

N.O. Sokal 

nathan.sokal@compuserve.com

 

 

 

MTT-18 Microwave Superconductivity 

 

 

Contact Committee Chairs

 

j.m.pond@ieee.org

charles.wilker@usa.dupont.com

 

 

 

MTT-19 Microwave Technology Business Issues  

 

 

Engineering Your Retirement

Dr.  Mike Golio

m.golio@ieee.org

 

 

 

MTT-20 Wireless Communication  

 

 

Recent Advances in Printed Antennas for Wireless and Satellite Communications

Dr. Rainee N. Simons

Rainee.N.Simons@grc.nasa.gov

 

 

 

MTT-21 MEMs   

 

 

Three Dimensional Millimeter Wave Circuits

Dr. J. Robert Reid

James.Reid@hanscom.af.mil

RF MEMS Devices Using Piezoelectric Thin Films

Dr. Ronald G. Polcawich

rpolcawich@arl.army.mil

Distributed RF-MEMS Circuits

N. Scott Barker 

barker@virginia.edu

 

 

 

MTT-22Signal Generation and Frequency Conversion 

 

 

Contact Committee Chair

 

apskhanna@ieee.org

ecamargo@ieee.org