Low-power, miniaturized RF components for wireless, communications and sensing systems to engage a broad cross-section of students for Navy-relevant STEM careers
Abstract
ABSTRACTHistorically, a hallmark of the US Navy~s electronic warfare technical leadership has been wellrooted in Radio Frequency (RF) engineering. RF engineering is the backbone for wireless communications, radar, sensing and embedded systems that are crucial for the Navy~s situational awareness needs and target detection. These systems can also be developed in reconfigurableformats for high-frequency applications using RF micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS), such as RF MEMS switches, high Q inductors and capacitors, varactors, phase shifters, filters and phased-array-antennas, where the reconfigurable architectures enable agile microwave and millimeter-wave systems for sensing, imaging, and wireless communications. The North Texas-(NT-) Navy STEM Coalition (NSC) formed in response to this ONR STEM solicitation from the College of Engineering (COE) and the PACCAR Technology Institute (PTI) at the University of North Texas (UNT) will enable a dynamic program aimed at engaging students in the STEM disciplines broadly, with a particular Naval focus on RF engineering and RF MEMS componentsfor wireless communications and sensing systems. We propose three educational tasks and one research task over the course of three years to provide a balanced experience for students in this program in order to integrate education, training and research. The four tasks will engage middleschool, high school, Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (Navy-JROTC), community college, undergraduate and graduate students in the core foci of the program which are: curriculum development, mentoring and training activities, diversity initiatives, and sparking interest in research for students to pursue more advanced graduate degrees in the STEM fields.Low-power, miniaturized RF components for wireless, communications and sensing systems to engage a broad cross-section of students
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Apr 24, 2019
- Source ID
- N000141912142
Entities
People
- Anupama Kaul
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of North Texas