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This article explores some dominant trends in teaching classical electromagnetic (EM) field theory in electrical engineering (EE) undergraduate curricula. The acronym EM will be used interchangeably to designate either electromagnetic or electromagnetism. The intended significance will be evident from the context.

Electromagnetics (EM) and its applications have been a vital part of scientific and engineering instruction for well over a century. As approaches, applications, and curricular models evolve, educators in the field face many challenges and pressures. Here, we consider issues that face those who teach EM theory, identify some of the trends and opportunities that lie ahead, and make recommendations for

The "flipped classroom" has become a popular teaching method. Students watch video lectures before class, saving time for active learning (problem solving, demonstrations, applications, and so forth). This article provides a useful guide for busy professors who would like to try the flipped-classroom approach. Recommendations for four teaching components are given: 1) planning the flipped classroom

Competence-oriented education aims to teach individuals the cognitive skills required to solve specific problems and the readiness needed to apply such solutions in versatile situations. We find that competence-oriented teaching is a promising paradigm in applied courses for antennas, propagation, and wireless communications. Competenceoriented laboratory courses are easy to implement when the mechanical

Innovative teaching methods that address paramount challenges in modern electromagnetic (EM) engineering education are presented. An entire ecosystem of novel and interconnected strategies and tools has been developed by the ELEDIA Research Center to build a long-term educational and training framework for future EM professionals. According to an ELEDIA “recipe,” students acquire higher self-confidence

In this article, we present mobile teaching and learning of coupled-line structures using the multiple-1D coupled-line finite-difference time-domain (M1D CL-FDTD) method. The formulation of the M1D CL-FDTD method applicable for CL structures is provided. The method bypasses the more computationally intensive full-wave 3D method, and it is well suited for implementation on mobile devices. Several mobile

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Phased array (PA) and reflector antennas are widely used in spacecraft, aircraft, and ground communications applications. This article provides design equations and guidelines that engineering professsionals can use for the quick and reasonably accurate design of these antennas without resorting to time-consuming simulations. It also provides insight into the various parameters and their impact on

This article is the second part of a two-part article that presents a bottom-up description of electromagnetic chirality, which occurs in materials composed of particles with structural handedness.

This article describes a set of simple experiments conducted at the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder and Technische Universit?t (TU) Wien, for teaching electromagnetic (EM) waves in the third year of undergraduate studies [electrical and computer engineering (ECEN) 3400 and ECEN 3410 at CU Boulder and wave propagation at TU Wien]. The experiments require simple household items and basic undergraduate

Both empirical and ray-tracing models are powerful tools for studying propagation in indoor environments. Although the empirical models perform well in many cases, their physical significance is not clearly understood. Ray tracing is based on physics fundamentals, and its application as well as the interpretation of its results is more general. We compare the performance of both models for indoor environments

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A ±45°, dual-polarized, high-isolation, 1 × 2 multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) antenna array for wideband microbase-station application is presented in this article. The proposed antenna element incorporates two perpendicular magnetic coupling feeding (MCF) networks and an H-shaped slot in the ground plane to improve the port isolation. Simulation results indicate that it has an isolation of

In this report, a Ku-band, compact, polarization-reconfigurable, multilayered, wideband antenna is proposed. Two orthogonal linear polarizations can be realized by switching the ON-OFF state of four p-i-n diodes that are embedded into the polarization-reconfigurable coupling slots. The p-i-n diode switches and capacitors are installed in the middle layer of the microwave multilayer board to reduce

A novel compact wideband circularly polarized (CP) directional loop antenna is presented in this article. The antenna is formed by an inner loop with periodic capacitive loading and an outer concentric loop, both of which are placed on the top side of a dielectric substrate and fed by nonradiating slots. A traveling-wave feed network is adopted to excite the slots, thereby providing the loops with

Pathloss-model calibration, or tuning, is the practice of refining the nominal parameters of a model according to measurement samples collected in a specific area. It is widely used by mobile providers because it can reduce error up to tens of decibels depending on the model category. It comes, however, at the expense of both time and monetary resources. Given the prohibitive amount of resources required

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In this “Women in Engineering” column, Cecilia Occhiuzzi from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, and Johanna Virkki from Tampere University of Technology, Finland, present the “pink” side of the academic and industrial research activities on radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology. They present an analysis of how women are making contributions to this technology and report about a

This article is the first in a two part article (the second part [1] will be published in an upcoming issue of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine) that presents a bottom-up description of electromagnetic chirality, which occurs in materials composed of particles with structural handedness (see "Side Note 1").

In this issue's "Measurements Corner" column, the authors present a survey of 20 common building materials' complex permittivity across a frequency band from 0.2 to 67 GHz. In the measurement campaign, two probes for low- and high frequency bands with an overlapped bandwidth were used, enabling data validation. After the measurement, the permittivity data were fitted with the Cole -Cole and Debye models

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At present, the ultrahigh frequency (UHF) radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is more popular than several other autoidentification (auto-ID) technologies. An ultrarugged UHF RFID reader antenna is made from a concrete substrate that is sandwiched between a stubbed quarterwave radiator and a folded ground plane is proposed for fixed UHF RFID readers. This linearly polarized antenna operates

Increasingly sophisticated computational electromagnetics (CEM) methods, together with the proliferation of high-performance computing resources, is leading to less frequent use of measurements for the verification of new methods. Nevertheless, in the development of any practical system, the alignment of simulated and measured data is paramount. This issue's "EM Programmer's Notebook" column describes

This article describes a new method for designing, training, and building antennas. Unlike methods used in conventional antenna designs, this new method involves attaching antenna hardware cells to each other like brick pieces. Antenna cells include both metal and dielectric cells. Computational electromagnetics (CEM) software programs discretize the solid structure into pieces called mesh cells. This

Vikass Monebhurrun is a recipient of the 2019 IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) International Award "For significant contributions to the development of international standards related to the fields of antennas and propagation." This award may be presented annually to an IEEE SA individual member who has made an extraordinary contribution to establishing the IEEE-SA as a world-class leader in standardization

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The topics for this column include a simple piece of software for comparing files, a utility for showing the properties of USB devices attached to your computer, what Windows 7 “end of life” really means and what you should do about it, and an inexpensive but good quality external microphone and earpiece set for video conferencing.

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An efficient procedure for modeling medium frequency (MF) communications in coal mines is introduced. In particular, a hybrid approach is formulated and demonstrated utilizing ideal transmission line equations to model MF propagation in combination with full-wave sections used for accurate simulation of local antenna-line coupling and other near-field effects. This work confirms that the hybrid method