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Dr. Michael B Steer

Lampe Distinguished Professor

| Biography

Research Areas: RF and microwave communication, radar and sensor systems; RF and acoustic sensors, technology integration; global modeling; multi physics simulation; circuit simulation; defense systems

| Education

  1. 1983 - PhD in Electrical Enginering, University of Queensland
  2. 1976 - BE (Hons) in Electrical Enginering, University of Queensland

| Primary Research Interests

  1. Electronic Circuits and Systems (Including Computer-Aided Design / Modeling*, Electromagnetic Fields / Antenna Analysis*, Microwave Devices and Circuits*)
*Denotes areas in which student research is supported by Dr. Steer

| Selected Publications

  1. M. B. Steer, “Beyond 3G,” IEEE Microwave Magazine, February 2007.
  2. 3. K. Gard, H. Gutierrez and M. B. Steer, “Characterization of spectral regrowth in microwave amplifiers based on the nonlinear transformation of a complex gaussian process,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Techniques, Vol. 47, July 1999, pp. 1059–1069.
  3. A. M. Victor, J. Nath, D. Ghosh, B. Boyette, Jon-Paul Maria, M. B. Steer, A. I. Kingon and G. T. Stauf, “Noise characteristics of an oscillator with a Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) varactor,” Proc. IEE Part H. Microwave Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 153, No. 1, Feb. 2006, pp. 96–102.
  4. A. Walker, M. B. Steer and K. Gard, “A vector intermodulation analyzer applied to behavioral modeling of nonlinear amplifiers with memory effect,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory and Tech, Vol. 54, Issue 5, May 2006, pp. 1991–1999.
  5. 54. J. R. Wilkerson, K. G. Gard, A. G. Schuchinsky, and M. B. Steer, "Electro-thermal theory of intermodulation distortion in lossy microwave components,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 56, Iss. 12, Part 1, December 2008, pp. 2717–2725.
  6. 5. J. Nath, D. Ghosh, J.-P. Maria, A. I. Kingon, W. Fathelbab, P. D. Franzon and M. B. Steer, “An electronically-tunable microstrip bandpass filter using thin-film Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) varactors,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 53, No. 9, Sep. 2005, pp. 2707 – 2712.

| Awards and Honors

  • 2011 - Distinguished Educator Award, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
  • 2010 - Commander's Award for Public Service, Military Medal from the US Army Research Development and Engineering Command
  • 2010 - Certificate of Appreciation for Distinguished Service, College of Engineering, NC State University
  • 2010 - Microwave Prize, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
  • 2003 - ALCOA Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award (NC State)
  • 2003 - Jack S. Kilby Lecturer
  • 2001, 1998 - Service Recognition Award, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
  • 2000 - Certificate of Appreciation from the Automatic RF Techniques Group
  • 1999 - IEEE Fellow, for contributions to the computer aided engineering of non-linear microwave and millimeter-wave circuits
  • 1996, 1994 - U.S. Army Research Bronze Medallion for Outstanding Scientific Accomplishment
  • 1987 - Presidential Young Investigator Award
  • 1977 - Commonwealth Postgraduate Research Award