Lecture Series in Computational Science and Engineering
An Overview of Computational Electromagnetics in Real-World Problems
Dr. Charles Macon
High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi)
Tuesday, March 18, 2003 at 3:30pm Schaefer Auditorium, School of Engineering
Computational electromagnetics (CEM) comprises the methodologies
for numerically solving Maxwell's equations in the time and frequency
domains. The range of applications is diverse and encompasses areas
such as: modeling radiation and scattering from platforms, RCS,
antenna design and analysis, and the design of high-speed electronic
circuits to list just a few. Various solution methodologies have been
developed (e.g. finite element, finite difference-time domain, etc.) to treat
certain classes of problems. In the military arena, CEM is being applied
to realistic problems involving complex geometries, multiple length-scales,
multiple frequency bands, and complex material treatments for which no
one methodology suffices. An overview of the fundamental computational
issues associated with each method as applied to realistic problems will
be given. A few of the current DoD research efforts that address these
issues will also be discussed.
Dr. Charles Macon received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in
electrical engineering from Michigan State University in 1993, 1998,
and 2001, respectively.
In 2002, Dr. Macon joined High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi)
as a Computational Scientist specializing in computatianal
electromagnetics.
He is currently assigned as the On-site lead for Computational
Electromagnetics and Acoustics (CEA) under the Programming Environment
and Training (PET) program at the Army Research Laboratory in Aberdeen,
Maryland.
Prior to joining HPTi, he had been with Consumers Energy Company as a
power system engineer from 1993 to 1997.
From 1999 to 2001, he served as a research assistant in the
electromagnetics research group at Michigan State University.
His work there dealt with the development and application of the
finite element-boundary integral method in modeling electromagnetic
radiation from conformal antennas.
Dr. Macon is a member of the IEEE.
Contact:
Dr. Jules Kouatchou, School of Engineering, jules@eng.morgan.edu,
1-443-885-4737 http://www.eng.morgan.edu/~jules/lecture.html
