Vision

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Vision

• CAMRAs vision is to lead the nation in
• Shaping Engineers for Tomorrow Changes.
• CAMRA will always strive to be a world-renowned
  research
• Center specializing in integrated
  microelectronics emphasizing
• microwave technology, engineering research and
• management.
• CAMRA believes that by committing resources to
  developing
• both research and education, this will allow
  growth,
• enhancements, which leads to a sustainable
  mission.

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Client
CAMRA fulfills research request and provides a
pipeline of engineers with advanced degrees and
adaptable skills to the nation.
Research Outcomes
Student Pipeline
Service Center
Faculty(Research Center Director)
ATMO
Researchers
Student(s)
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CAMRA Accomplishments 2002-2005

• 5 - DEs graduated
• 7 - MEs graduated
• 3 - Accepted in other graduate schools (VA Tech,
  MI State)
• 2 - DEs placed at NASA GSFC
• 17 - Graduate students in pipeline
• 40 - Undergraduates in pipeline
• 7 - Faculty members/Researchers supported

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Strengths and challenges of CAMRA

• Strengths
• Student Pipeline
• Training program for undergraduates
• PACE Program
• Student Internship program
• Provide PGS GS on-the-job training in managing
  human and capital resources
• ATMO Services
• Challenges
• Graduate Research Program (provide just-in-time
  technical training to conduct research, while
  developing work ethics, accountability,
  time/project management skills).
• The recruitment of Grad students outside of
  Morgan.
• The recruitment of faculty members and
  researchers.
• The ability to obtain funds for quality research
  to develop the pipeline.
• Real-time Pipeline Modifications
• Data collection / Analysis
• Application / Assessment
• Feedback and results

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Undergraduate

• Scholar Academic Statistics
• (21 Selected Scholars)
• Scholars with 3.5 or better G.P.A.'s.- 38
• Scholars with 3.3 or better G.P.A.'s.- 51
• Scholars with 3.0 or better G.P.A.'s.- 71
• Scholars with G.P.A.'s between
• 2.99 and 2.5 - 19
• Scholars with G.P.A.s between
• 2.49 and 2.0 9.5

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Number of Graduates
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Student Pipeline
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Publications

• CAMRA
• Conferences/Presentations
• M. Curtis and C. Martin, "An Evaluation of the
  Morgan State University School of Engineering
• Saturday Academy," Sixth Annual Regional HBCU
  Summit on Retention, March 13 - 15,
• Ocean City, MD, 2003.
• Reece, M. Development of a New Integrated Student
  Agency to Increase the Number of
• Minorities with Advanced Degrees in Engineering.
  ASEE 2004.
• Donawa, A., Martin, C., White C, Redesigning PACE
  (Pre Freshmen Accelerated Curriculum
• In Engineering). HBCU Retention Conference.
  March 2005.
• Mallory, A. D., White, C., Martin, C., Work in
  Progress Incorporating a New Learning Model
• into the Pre Accelerated Curriculum in
  Engineering (PACE). Frontiers in Education (IEEE
• Affiliate) October 2005.
• Martin, C., Donawa, A., White C., Undergraduate
  Research Model and Its Effect on
• Retention. HBCU Retention Conference. March
  2005.

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Publications

• Conferences/Presentations
• B. Davis, C. White, M. Reece, B. Bayne, W.L.
  Thompson, II, N. Richardson,
• and L. Walker, "Dynamically configurable pHEMT
  model using neural networks
• For CAD," IEEE MTT-S International Microwave
  Symposium, Philadelphia, PA,
• 2003.
• W. L. Thompson, II, C. White, and B. Davis,
  "Adaptive control network for RF
• Amplifier system," IEEE Region 4
  Electro/Information Technology Conference,
• Indianapolis, IN, 2003.
• W. L. Thompson, II, W. Hall, J. Piepmeier, and C.
  Johnson-Bey, "Low-power
• Radio frequency SiGe analog-to Digital
  converter," International Geo-science
• and Remote Sensing Symposium, Toulouse, France,
  2003.
• M. A. Reece, C. White, J. Penn, B. Davis, M.
  Bayne, N. Richardson, W.L.
• Thompson, II, and L. Walker, "A Ka band class F
  MMIC amplifier design
• utilizing adaptable knowledge based neural
  network modeling techniques, EEE
• MTT-S International Microwave Symposium,
  Philadelphia, PA, 2003.

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Publications

• Scientific Publications
• Wallis, R.E., Reece, M.A., Sequiera, J.I., White,
  C., Advances
• in Ka-band Power Amplifier Technology for Space
  Communications
• Systems, Hopkins APL Technical Digest, Volume
  25, Number 4,
• October-December 2004, pp. 295-305.
• Conferences and Presentations
• Johnson, C., Weiss, S. White, C., Scott, C. A
  Dual Polarized
• Aperture Coupled Microstrip Antenna with Active
  Switching, IEEE.
• 2004.
• J. I. Upshur1, Carl White2, M. E. Bayne, Jr.2,
  Member IEEE, Ben
• Davis2, Lawrence Walker2, Jr., M. A. Reece1, W.
  L. Thompson, II2,
• Member IEEE, S. Cheng1, and R.E. Wallis1,
  Advanced Non-linear
• Model for Accurate Prediction of Harmonically
  Terminated Power
• Amplifier Performance, IMS. 2004.

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Publications

• Conferences and Presentations
• Chicando, E., White, C., Thompson, W. A Low Power
• MMIC Digital Receiver for Microwave Radiometry
• IGRASS 2005.
• Richardson, N. Thompson, W., Walkins, D., Davis,
  B.,
• White, C., Self- Recovery System for an
  Intelligent RF
• Front End Amplifier. IEEE Sarnoff Conference
  2005.
• Thompson, W., Richardson, N., Davis, B., White,
  C.,
• Adaptive Control Network for an Intelligent RF
  Front
• End Amplifier. IEEE Sarnoff Conference 2005.