L. Wilson Pearson
Professor
Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0915
Phone: (864) 656-3946
Fax: (864) 656-3946
 

Professional preparation:
Ph.D., University of Illinois , 1976, Electrical Engineering

M.S., University of Mississippi , 1973, Engineering Science

B.S., University of Mississippi , 1968, Electrical Engineering

2001 ff Director, Center for Wireless Communications Research, Clemson University

1994 ff. Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University

1990 - 1994 Professor and Head of Electrical and ComputerEngineering, Clemson University

1984 - 1990 Senior Scientist (1984) Principal Scientist (1987) McDonnell Douglas Research Laboratories

1989 - 1990 Affiliate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Washington University

1981 - 1984 Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Mississippi

1976 - 1980 Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Kentucky

Some relevant publications:
W. Wang and L. W. Pearson , " Experimental Study of Planar Finte Grid Oscillator Arrays, " International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, August, 1999.

W. Wang and L. W. Pearson, "Frequency Stabilization of Power Combining Grid Oscillator Arrays," IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, MTT-50(5), May, 2002, pp. 1400-1407

W. Wang and L. W. Pearson, "Phase Modulation of A Loop Phase Locked Grid Oscillator Array," Microwave and Wireless Component Letters, 11 (11) 441 (2001)

J. Shen and L. W. Pearson, "A Two Dimensional Coupled Oscillator Array with MMIC Frequency Multipliers," 2001 National Radio Science Meeting, Boston, MA, July 2001.

X. Wang, M. Colwell and L. W. Pearson, "Oscillator Locking-Bandwidth Enhancement for Coupled-Oscillator Applications," Proceedings of 2001 European Microwave Conference, London, October, 2001.

L. W. Pearson, A. F. Peterson, L. J. Bahrmasel, and R. A. Whitaker, Inward-looking and Outward-looking Formulations for Scattering from Penetrable Objects, IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat. AP-40 (6), 714 (1992).

J. E. Harriss, L. W. Pearson, X. Wang, C. H. Barron, Jr., and A.-V. Pham, "Membrane-Supported Ka Band Resonator Employing Organic Micromachined Packaging," IEEE International Microwave Symposium, June 11-16, 2000 .

Bassem A. Shenouda, L.Wilson Pearson, and James H. Harriss, "Etched-Silicon Micromachined W-Band waveguides and Horn Antennas," IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, MTT-49(4), 724 (2001).

J. Shen and L. W. Pearson, "How To Increase Locking Range Of Coupled Oscillator Cells Without Lowering Q," to be presented at the 2002 IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Seattle Washington, June, 2002.

K. Yegin and L. W. Pearson, "Experimental Verification of the Edge-Wave Mechanism in High-Frequency Diffraction," to be published in the IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat.

Synergistic activities:
Participant in Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program at Clemson University , May 2002 ff.

Supervisor of two senior honors theses during 2001-2002 academic year (typical to supervise at least one student per year)

Invited workshop lecturer at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium, June, 2000.

Invited workshop lecturer at the European Microwave Symposium, October, 2001.

President, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society , 2002.

Editor in Chief, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation , July, 1998-2001

Editorial Board, Proceedings of the IEEE , January 2000-December 2002

Contract, "Measurement and Evaluation of the Ambient Noise Floor," [in the UWB context], NASA Glenn Research Center , January 2003 ff.

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