Acquisition of Instrumentation for Ultra-Wide-Band Short-Pulse Electromagnetic Interrogation of Targets and Materials

密歇根州立大学（MSU）的电磁学研究小组（EMRG）在电磁场与电子和生物系统的相互作用方面进行基础和应用研究。 当前和过去的研究活动领域包括电磁辐射和接收过程和系统，波与雷达目标和目标识别的相互作用，电磁波的引导和导波与集成电路的相互作用，材料的微波表征，天线与等离子体的相互作用，电磁场与非离子物种的相互作用，微波与生物体的相互作用，电力线场与人体细胞结构的相互作用和癌症风险评估，以及微波生命探测系统的开发。 EMRG已经存在了三十多年，目前包括教师陈昆木博士，丹尼斯·奈奎斯特博士和爱德华·罗斯韦尔博士。 该小组有重大的研究贡献的记录，并在国内和国际上公认的EM专业知识。 该小组已毕业约60名博士生，其中许多人已在政府，工业和国际商业中获得高级职位。 此外，该小组还发表了约200篇期刊论文，300篇会议论文，几本书的章节，并获得了53项研究赠款和价值超过550万美元的合同。 政府赞助者包括NSF、DARPA、DOE、海军医学研究中心、海军航空系统司令部、海军海洋监视中心、海军技术办公室、海军研究办公室以及海军、陆军和空军部门的其他机构。 公司的支持已经通过洛克希德，通用电气，波音，Thermo Trex，马丁玛丽埃塔，TRW和电力研究所获得。 EMRG的成员在研究和学术方面取得了很高的成就。 这是由成员所持有的奖项和职位，以及他们成功地完成了许多研究项目证明。 陈坤穆博士持有理查德M。洪教授为电机工程系第一位教授。 他是IEEE院士，美国科学促进会院士，并曾获得MSU杰出教师奖，Withrow杰出学者奖和台湾美国基金会杰出成就奖。 Dennis Nyquist博士也是IEEE会员、国际无线电科学联盟委员会B成员、Sigma Xi、Tau Beta Pi和Phi Kappa Phi。 他曾担任IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation和Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications的副主编，并获得MSU杰出教师奖，MSU教师学者奖和Withrow杰出学者奖。 Edward Rothwell博士是IEEE的高级成员，国际无线电科学联盟委员会B的成员，Sigma Xi，Phi Kappa Phi，并两次获得Withrow教学优秀奖。 1.2主要实验室设施密歇根州立大学电磁学研究实验室（EMRL）在工程研究综合体的两个房间中占据了大约4000平方英尺的实验室空间。 房间C-24（3000平方英尺）包含一个自由场散射范围，一个地平面散射范围，和一个低频磁场暴露系统。 它还设有三个较小的实验室，其中两个目前致力于材料的电磁表征。 房间C-12（900平方英尺）包含一个拱形反射散射范围。 磁场暴露系统目前正用于评估电力线频率磁场的潜在健康危害。 它由一个培养箱、两个暴露室和一个储液室组成。 将生物样品置于腔室中，以受控地暴露于各种水平的AC磁场。

The Electromagnetics Research Group (EMRG) at Michigan State University (MSU) performs both fundamental and applied research in the interaction of electromagnetic fields with both electronic and biological systems. Areas of current and past research activity include electromagnetic radiating and receiving processes and systems, the interaction of waves with radar targets and target identification, the guiding of EM waves and the interaction of guided waves with integrated circuits, microwave characterization of materials, the interaction of antennas with plasmas, the interaction of electromagnetic fields with non-ionic species, the interaction of microwaves with biological bodies, the interaction of power-line fields with human cell structure and the assessment of cancer risk, and the development of microwave life detection systems. The EMRG has existed for more than thirty years and currently includes faculty members Dr. Kun-Mu Chen, Dr. Dennis Nyquist, and Dr. Edward Rothwell. This group has a record of significant research contributions, and is nationally and internationally recognized for its EM expertise. The group has graduated some 60 doctoral students, many of whom have gone on to attain high positions in government, industry, and international business. In addition, the group has produced some 200 refereed journal papers, 300 conference papers, several book chapters, and has held 53 research grants and contracts valued in excess of $5.5 million. Government sponsors have included the NSF, DARPA, DOE, Naval Medical Research Conunand, Naval Air System Command, Naval Ocean Surveillance Center, Office of Naval Technology, Office of Naval Research, and other agencies of the Departments of the Navy, Army, and Air Force. Corporate support has been obtained through Lockheed, General Electric, Boeing, Thermo Trex, Martin Marietta, TRW, and the Electric Power Research Institute. Members of the EMRG have demonstrated high levels of achievement in research and scholarship. This is evidenced by the awards and positions held by the members, as well as their successful completion of numerous research projects. Dr. Kun-Mu Chen holds the Richard M. Hong Chair of Electrical Engineering, the first endowed chair in the department. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has been awarded the MSU Distinguished Faculty Award, the Withrow Distinguished Scholar Award, and the Taiwanese American Foundation's Outstanding Achievement Award. Dr. Dennis Nyquist is also a Fellow of the IEEE, a member of Commission B of the International Radio Science Union, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Kappa Phi. He has acted as associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation and the Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, and has won the MSU Distinguished Faculty Award, the MSU Teacher-Scholar award and the Withrow Distinguished Scholar Award. Dr. Edward Rothwell is a Senior Member of the IEEE, a member of Commission B of the International Radio Science Union, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, and has twice received the Withrow Teaching Excellence Award. 1.2 Major Laboratory Facilities The Michigan State University Electromagnetics Research Laboratory (EMRL) occupies approximately 4000 square feet of laboratory space in two rooms of the Engineering Research Complex. Room C-24 (3000 square feet) contains a free-field scattering range, a ground-plane scattering range, and a low-frequency magnetic field exposure system. It also houses three smaller laboratories, two of which are currently dedicated to the electromagnetic characterization of materials. Room C-12 (900 square feet) contains an arch-reflectivity scattering range. The magnetic field exposure system is currently being employed for the assessment of the potential health hazards of power-line frequency magnetic fields. It consists of an incubator, two exposure chambers, and a stock chamber. Biological samples are placed into the chambers for controlled exposure to various levels of AC magnetic field.