Erhan Kudeki
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