Graduates
Ph.D. Dissertations -- Prof. Chang
G.K. Gopalakrishnan, "Microwave and Optoelectronic Performance of Hybrid and Monolithic Microstrip Ring Resonator Circuits," May 1991. (Joined U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.)
H.B. Chu, "Analysis of Waveguide Discontinuities and Aperture Antennas," August 1991. (Joined Chung Yuan University, Taiwan.)
M.A. Pollock, "Analysis, Measurement and Experience with the Naval Ocean Systems Center Ultra-Wideband Radar," May 1992. (Joined Naval Ocean Center.)
M. Ho, "Rigorous Analysis of a Waveguide-Excited Microstrip Patch Antenna of Arbitrary Shape," August 1993. (Joined National Yun-Lin College, Taiwan.) Co-advised with Prof. Krzysztof A. Michalski.
T. Yoo, "Experimental and Theoretical Study on 35 GHz RF-to-DC Power Conversion Receiver for Millimeter-Wave Beamed Power Transmission," December 1993. (Joined Korea Electronics Research Institute.)
C. Ho, "Slotline, CPW Ring Circuits and Waveguide Ring Cavities for Coupler and Filter Applications," May 1994. (Joined Garmin Inc.)
K.A. Hummer, "The Cylindrical Cavity for Antennas, Periodic Structures, and Power Combiners," May 1994. (Joined TRW.)
J.M. Carroll, "Improving Microwave Circuit Testing and Producibility with Statistical Techniques," August 1995. (Joined Texas Instruments.)
J.A. Navarro, "Inverted Stripline Technology for Integrated Active Antenna and Microwave Integrated Circuit Applications," December, 1995. (Joined Boeing.)
M.A. Magerko, "Analysis and Implementation of Multi-Layered Configurations to Reduce Mode Coupling Problems in Conductor-Backed Coplanar Waveguides for Wide Frequency-Band Microwave Integrated Circuit Applications," May 1996. (Joined Hughes Aircraft Co.)
J.C. McCleary, "Studies of Quasi-Optical Devices," August 1996. (Joined Hughes Aircraft Co.)
Z. Ding, "Active Antennas and Spatial Power Combining Arrays," December 1996. (Joined Motorola.)
S. Kanamaluru, "Analysis of Aperture Coupled Microstrip Patch and Slot Antennas and Arrays Fed by Dielectric Image Lines," December 1996. (Joined Millitech.)
C.M. Montiel, "A Study of the Self-Mixing Characteristics of Integrated Active Antennas and Their System Applications," December 1997. (Joined Texas Instruments.)
J.O. McSpadden, "Rectifying and Oscillating Integrated Antennas," August 1998. (Joined Boeing.)
J.F. Swidzinski, "Advanced Computer Aided Design Techniques for Robust RF and Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuits," December 2000. (Joined Maxim.)
T.Y. Yun, "One-Dimensional Photonic Bandgap (PBG) Structures and Piezoelectric Transducer (PET) Controlled Devices for Microwave Applications," May 2001. (Joined TriQuint.)
Y.H. Suh, "Coplanar Stripline Analysis and Applications to Filters, Antennas and Wireless Power Transmission," May 2002. (Joined Mimix Broadband.)
B.H. Strassner, "Microwave Rectifying Circuits and Antennas for Radio Frequency Identification and Wireless Power Transmission Applications," August 2002. (Joined Sandia National Laboratories.)
H. Tehrani, "Microstrip-Fed Slot Ring Multi-Frequency Antennas and Dielectric Image Line Antenna Beam Scanning," August 2002. (Joined Stolar Horizon.)
P. Zepeda, "Modeling and Design of Compact Microwave Components and Systems for Wireless Communications and Power Transmission," August 2003. (Joined Intel.)
L.H. Hsieh, "Analysis, Modeling and Simulation of Ring Resonators and Their Applications to Filters and Oscillators," May 2004. (Joined Stolar Horizon.)
C.T. Rodenbeck, "Novel Technologies and Techniques for Low-Cost Millimeter-Wave Phased Arrays and Scanning Antennas," August 2004. (Joined Sandia National Laboratories.)
S.G. Kim, "Wideband Two-Dimensional and Multiple Beam Phased Arrays and Microwave Applications Using Piezoelectric Transducers," May 2005.
C. Han, "Dual-Band Reflectarray Using Microstrip Ring Elements and Their Applications with Various Feeding Arrangments," Augus 2006. (Joined Ethertronics)
S. Hong, "An Ultra wideband Transmit/Receive Module Using 10 to 35 GHz Six Channel Microstrip Multiplexers and Its Application to a Phased Array Antenna Transceiver System," August 2006. (Joined Samsung)
W.H. Tu, "Wideband Phased Array Antennas and Compact Harmonic-Suppressed Microstrip Filters," December 2006. (Joined National Central University, Taiwan)
Y.J. Ren, "Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Rectifying Circuit Arrays and Ultra-Wideband Antennas for Wirless Power Transmissions and communications," December 2007. (Joined Research In Motion)
S.H. HSU, "Dual-Band Beam Scanning Reflectarrays and Novel Wideband and Polarization Diversified Planar Antennas," December 2008. (Joined Research In Motion)
C.H. Ahn, "High Efficiency Rectenna Design for Wireless Power Transmission," December 2010. (Joined Samsung)
S.W. Oh, "Wideband Reflectarray Using Compact Coupled Element and Rectifying Antenna Combined with Reflectarray," Agust 2011. (Joined Korean Navy Research Center)
J.N. Hansen, "Dual-Polarized, X-Band, Flat-Panel Phased Array," December 2011. (Joined Lockheed Martin)
C.H. Kim, "Reconfigurable Microstrip Bandpass Filters, Phase Shifters Using Piezoelectric Transducers, and Beam-scanning Leaky-wave Antennas," May 2012.
D.J. Jung, "Microstrip Bandpass Filters and Phased Array for Radar Applications," May 2012.
M.S. Theses -- Prof. Chang
T.S. Martin, "A Study of the Microstrip Ring Resonator and its Applications," December 1987. (Joined Texas Instruments.)
J. Bong, "A Study on the Effects of Parasitic Packaging on Diode Digital Phase Shifters," December 1987. (Joined Indonesian Government.)
M. Pollock, "System Feasibility Study of a Microwave/Millimeter-Wave Radar for Space Debris Tracking," December 1987. (Joined Texas A&M for Ph.D. studies.)
J.L. Klein, "Investigation of Dielectric Overlay Microstrip Circuits," August 1988. (Joined Texas Instruments.)
K.A. Hummer, "Experimental Investigation of Active Microstrip Patch Antennas for Power Combiner Applications," December 1988. (Joined Texas A&M for Ph.D. studies.)
R.E. Miller, "Electronically Tunable Active Antenna Using Microstrip Annual Ring," August 1989. (Joined Texas Instruments.)
J.A. Miller, "The Development of Microstrip to Dielectric Waveguide Transitions and Beam Steering Techniques," August 1989. (Joined Texas Instruments.)
M.K. Skrehot, "Microwave Characteristics of the High Temperature Superconductor," August 1989. (Joined Texas Instruments.)
G.B. Eastham, "Analysis of Transverse Apertures in a Circular Waveguide," August 1989. (Joined Texas Instruments.)
J.A. Navarro, "Hybrid Integrated Active Antennas, Voltage-Controlled Oscillators and Switchable and Tunable CPW-Slotline Filters," December 1990. (Joined Texas A&M for Ph.D. studies.)
A.M. Kirk, "Image-Line Voltage Controlled Oscillators and Grating Antennas," May 1991. (Joined U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.)
J.C. McCleary, "Studies on Beam Propagation Pertaining to Beamed Microwave Power Transmission and Open Resonator Quasi-Optics," December 1991. (Joined Texas A&M for Ph.D. studies.)
G. Luong, "Analysis of Interconnect Microstrip Lines," August 1992. (Joined Texas A&M for Ph.D. studies.)
J.M. Carroll, "Accurate Characterization and Improvement of GaAs Microstrip Attenuation," December 1992. (Joined Texas A&M for Ph.D. studies.)
A.M. Brown, "A System Engineering Approach to the Analysis of Wireless Power Transmission Systems," August 1993. (Joined Texas Instruments.)
W.K. Leverich, "FET Active Notch Antennas for Quasi-Optical Power Combining," August 1993. (Joined Shason Microwave.)
J.O. McSpadden, "Theoretical and Experimental Study of 2.45 GHz Rectifying Antennas," December 1993. (Joined Texas A&M for Ph.D. studies.)
S. Kanamaluru, "Microwave Characterization and Applications of High-Tc Superconducting Films," December 1993. (Joined Texas A&M for Ph.D. studies.)
R.D. Javor, "Design and Performance of a Microstrip Reflectarray Antenna," August 1994. (Joined Motorola.)
K.A. Tilley, "Coplanar Strip Analysis and Component Development," August 1994. (Joined Motorola.)
R.A. Flynt, "Low Cost and Compact Active Integrated Antenna Transceiver for System Applications," December 1995. (Joined Texas Instruments.)
T.J. Ashour, "A Study of Microstrip Delay Lines on High Dielectric Constant Substrates," May 1996. (Joined Texas Instruments.)
B.R. Heimer, "A Study of Hybrid Ring and Branch Couplers Utilizing Uniplanar Asymmetric Coplanar Stripline," August 1997. (Joined Texas Instruments.)
A. Kolsrud, "Multiple Frequency Printed Slot and Dipole Antennas," December 1997. (Joined Lucent Technologies.)
A. Echeverria, "Analysis and Design of Frequency Tunable Feedforward Amplifier for PCS Applications," December 1997. (Joined Texas Instruments.)
B.H. Strassner, "Nonlinear Harmonic Modeling of PHEMT Devices for Increased Power Amplifier Efficiencies," December 1997. (Joined Texas A&M for Ph.D. studies.)
Y. Yang, "Microstrip Antenna Couplers and Active Antenna Amplifying Arrays," December 1997. (Joined EMC Test Systems.)
D.J. Guill, Jr., "A Study of Microstrip T-Junction Discontinuity Effects and Modeling on GaAs Substrates," December 1999. (Joined PrimeCo PCS.)
M.R. Coutant, "Electrically Long Vertical Interconnects for Microwave Circuits and Antennas," August 2000. (Joined TriQint.)
C.T. Rodenbeck, "A Novel Millimeter-Wave Beam-Steering Technique Using a Dielectric-Image-Line-Fed Grating Film," May 2001. (Joined Texas A&M for Ph.D. studies.)
C.C. Kidder, "A Compact Broadband Multilayer Patch Antenna and its Applications for Phased Arrays," December 2002. (Joined Raytheon.)
S.J. Kokel, "Retrodirective Phase-Lock Loop Controlled Phased Array Antenna for a Space Solar Power Satellite System," December 2004. (Joined Kobe University, Japan)
A.D. Scher, "Microstrip Post Production Tuning Bar Error and Compact Resonators Using Negative Refractive Index Metamaterials," May 2005. (Joined University of Colorado)
M.F. Faroogui, "Compact Circularly Polarized Slot-Ring Antenna and Microstrip Bandpass Filter Using Triangular Open-Loop Resonators," December 2006. (Joined Arizona State University)
Ph.D. Dissertations -- Prof. Michalski
D. Zheng, "Radiation, Scattering and Guidance of Electromagnetic Fields by Conducting Objects of Arbitrary Shape in Layered Media," December 1988. (Joined Ansoft, Boulder, Colorado.)
M. Ho, "Rigorous Analysis of a Waveguide-Excited Microstrip Patch Antenna of Arbitrary Shape," August 1993. (Joined National Yun-Lin College, Taiwan.) Co-advised with Prof. Kai Chang.
J. Wu, "Analysis of Inhomogeneous Dielectric Waveguides in Plane-Stratified Media," August 1995. (Joined Lucent, New Jersey.)
M.S. Theses -- Prof. Michalski
M.D.G. Karunaratne, "Electromagnetic Scattering from a Conducting Strip Loaded by a Dielectric Cylinder," December 1984. (Joined Intel, Santa Clara, California.)
R. Mydur, "Application of Evolutionary Algorithms and Neural Networks to Electromagnetic Inverse Problems," December 2000. (Joined Schlumberger, Sugerland, Texas.)