"Overview of numerical methods for computational electromagnetics"
Speaker: Dr. Manohar D. Deshpande
Electromagnetic Research Branch,
NASA Langley Research Center

Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 6:30 PM,

Dr. Deshpande, in this talk, will discuss about various computational methods used for solving present electromagnetic problems faced by electrical engineers in Radar Cross Section (RCS) estimation, antenna radiation pattern prediction, electromagnetic interference estimation encountered in the aviation electronics. He will also discuss application of these computational methods to synthesize smart materials for electromagnetic applications.

Dr. Deshpande [m.d.deshpande@larc.nasa.gov] is a computational electromagnetics researcher in the Electromagnetic Research Branch (ERB) of NASA Langley Research Center. He has been with NASA Langley since 1987. Before joining NASA Langley he was an Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), India where he taught basic and advanced electrical engineering courses. Dr. Deshpande received his Bachelor of Engineering (1970), Master of Technology (1972), and Ph. D. (1980) all in Electrical Engineering from IIT, India. After his Ph. D., he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the George Washington University where he developed original full wave techniques to design printed antennas. During his long association with the ERB, Dr. Deshpande developed numerous computational electromagnetic tools based on the Method of Moments, Finite Element, and Hybrid Approaches. He currently leads NASA’s Creativity and Innovation efforts to develop meta material, material with negative permittivity and permeability. Dr. Deshpande also serves as a mentor for NASA’s Faculty Fellowship Program (NFFP), Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP), and Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholarship (LARSS) programs. He currently lives in Yorktown, VA.

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Agenda

• 6:00 PM Executive Committee Meeting
• 6:30 PM Social Period
• 7:00 PM Dinner
• 8:00 PM Technical Presentation

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• Students $10.00
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