About Us
COMSARE, the Center of Microwave, Satellite, and RF Engineering is a multi-tiered academic research center in the School of Engineering at Morgan State University. COMSARE is the primary research center under CAMRA, the Center of Advanced Microwave Research Applications, also based in the School of Engineering. With a foundation in semiconductor device modeling, COMSARE engages in a wide range of research applications centering around microwave communications technology.
Our Mission
To Pursue innovative research and new technologies in RF and Microwave Engineering and across disciplines by expanding the body of knowledge in the field and generating patents and Intellectual property through simulation based engineering.
Our Vision
To be the number one research institution for next generation wireless communications technology.
To be a leading partner to industry and government agencies and the scientific community, through continual collaboration and peer research.
To be highly visible through active participation in conferences and other technical and community activities.
To be leading publishers and contributors to technically significant scientific articles and books.
History
In 1987 Dr. Carl White started a RF/Microwave device modeling program at Morgan State University's School of Engineering with one dummy terminal and a network called SimNet. He began to develop students' skills in circuit design, modeling and simulation of linear and nonlinear, active and passive devices, using commercially available CAD packages. These packages included:
- Spice, MicroCap IV
- Maple, Mathematica, Matlab
- EEsof, (Touchstone, Libra), Compact (Super Compact, Harmonic)
- Cosmos, ANSYS (Finite Element Modeling)
Dr. White used the senior project as a platform to engage students in practical projects in device modeling and simulation. The overall objective of this program is to expose as many undergraduates to semiconductor device modeling and simulation as possible and encourage them to go on to graduate school.
In 1992 he played a key role in bringing Dr. Craig Scott on board. Dr. Scott began to develop students' skills in material characterization using both congenital and novel testing approaches such as:
- Hall Mobility
- CV measurement
- Four point probe measurement
- Automated current vs. voltage measurements
- Fuqua measurement
- Electron Beam Induced Current testing (EBIC)
- Fempto sec optical probing of semiconductor materials
Together these two professors used the senior project as a platform to engage undergraduate students in practical projects in material characterization, device modeling and simulation.