The Grainger College of Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering

Erhan Kudeki

Erhan Kudeki
Erhan Kudeki
Professor
(217) 265-0128
2080 Electrical & Computer Eng Bldg
Associate Head for Undergraduate Affairs/Chief Advisor
(217) 265-0128
2080 Electrical & Computer Eng Bldg

Education

  • PhD, Electrical Engineering, Cornell University January 1983
  • BS, Electrical Engineering, Cornell University June 1978

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Projects in ionospheric radar signal processing for students with ECE 310, 313 and 350 background.

Research Interests

  • Incoherent Scatter Radar Theory and Measurements
  • Ionospheric Propagation and Sounding Techniques
  • Ionospheric Plasma Instabilities and Equatorial Electrodynamics
  • Mid-latitude Field Aligned Irregularities and Meteor Trails
  • Atmospheric Winds Waves and Turbulence
  • Radar Remote Sensing

Research Areas

  • Antennas for communication and wireless sensing
  • Atmospheric and ionospheric measurements
  • Atmospheric and ionospheric theory
  • Atmospheric waves
  • Coherent optics/imaging
  • Radar and LIDAR
  • Radar scattering
  • Radio and optical wave propagation
  • Remote Sensing

Research Topics

  • Charge particle physics and engineering
  • Data science and analytics
  • Decision science
  • Electronics, Plasmonics, and Photonics
  • Imaging science and systems
  • Photonics: optical engineering and systems
  • RF and microwave engineering

Honors

  • NSF CEDAR Prize Lecture 2006 (2006)

Teaching Honors

  • 2018 ECE George Anner Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award
  • 2013 ECE Ronald W. Pratt Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award
  • 2003 Advisors List, College of Engineering
  • List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by Their Students, numerous times since Spring 1987

Research Honors

  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Center of Excellence, 2004 Equis II Sounding Rocket Campaign Team
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Center of Excellence, 1998 Cocqui II Sounding Rocket Campaign Team

Recent Courses Taught

  • ECE 200 - Seminar
  • ECE 210 - Analog Signal Processing
  • ECE 211 - Analog Circuits & Systems
  • ECE 329 - Fields and Waves I
  • ECE 350 D (ECE 350 ONL, ECE 350 X, ECE 350 ZJ1, ECE 350 ZJU) - Fields and Waves II
  • ECE 458 - Applic of Radio Wave Propag