Dr. Michel Reece, Director
Dr. Michel A. Reece is currently an assistant professor and research director of the Center of Microwave, Satellite, and RF Engineering (COMSARE) in the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering at Morgan State University. Previously she served as a post- doctoral researcher of the Microwave Systems Section of the RF Engineering Group at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. She received her B.S. and D.Eng. from Morgan State University in 1995 and 2003 respectively, and her M.S. from the Pennsylvania State University in 1996, all in electrical engineering. She joined the APL Space Department in 2003 and served as a technical monitor for an APL HBCU university support grant. From 1999 to 2003, Dr. Reece, served as the Deputy Director of the Center of Microwave, Satellite, and RF Engineering (COMSARE) at Morgan State University. As Deputy Director, she successfully was able to monitor undergraduate student academics, research, and training activities; manage external grants, monitor advanced high frequency device model development activities, and design and test C-band and Ka-band SSPAs for APL IRAD highly efficient SSPA efforts.
Dr. Ben Davis, Senior Researcher
Dr. Davis earned his B.S.E.E from Morgan State University in 1997. He received his Master of Engineering degree, also from Morgan, in 1999. He earned his Doctor of Engineering in 2003 from Morgan State University with a concentration in device modeling system development.
Dr. Davis' research interests include software system development and computer-aided design modeling of semiconductor devices.
Duane Harvey, Chief Technologist
Mr. Harvey earned his MSEE and his BSEE degrees from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Morgan State University in 2001 and 1996, respectively. He is currently seeking his doctorate degree here at Morgan State University where he is currently focused on intelligent circuits for advanced communication systems.
Mr. Harvey's research interests also include WiMAX transceiver architectures, RF MEMs for reconfigurable matching networks and digital system implementations on FPGA using VHDL.
Dr. Carl White, Founder
Dr. White has been at Morgan State University since 1987. He earned his B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from Howard University and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University with a concentration in device fabrication. Dr. White teaches the undergraduate course Electronic Materials and Devices. He also teaches graduate courses Microwave Transmission and Microwave Devices. Dr. White is a full professor who serves on the Engineering Graduate School Committee.
Dr. White is also the director of the Center of Advanced Microwave Research and Applications (CAMRA), a multi-million dollar NASA funded university research center. CAMRA has undertaken the task of increasing the number of high-quality minority doctorate graduates.
The COMSARE organization is made up of students whose classifications range from freshman undergraduate to doctorate level graduate students. Currently, COMSARE has 12 student associates. Students become members of COMSARE most commonly through the CAMRA student pipeline. Several students become members as a result of exemplary performance in the Electronic Materials and Devices course in the School of Engineering. Membership may also be gained through recommendations from current associates, summer enrichment programs, or status as a graduate student.
Doctorate Students
Doctorate students are largely responsible for the management and execution of COMSARE’s research projects. They work with the undergraduate students and collaborate with industry engineers to complete tasks. In addition, doctorate students oversee the maintenance of all COMSARE lab facilities.
Master Students
Students earning their Master's degrees work alongside the doctorate students in completing projects. Training undergraduates is a large part of the R&D associates’ duties.
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate associates primarily engage in training. Training in specific areas pertinent to COMSARE prepare them to do research work. In addition, COMSARE fosters and promotes academic excellence in all student associates.