David McLaughlin | Electrical and Computer Engineering

Professor

Office: Marcus 211

Mailing Address:
211 Marcus Hall
University of Massachusetts
100 Natural Resources Road
Amherst, MA 01003-9292

dmclaugh@engin.umass.edu

(413) 896-8618; (413) 577-6109

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Education

B.S.E.E., University of Massachusetts, 1984
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1989

Research

Microwave Remote Sensing. Radar Systems. Wireless Networks.

Research Area:

Sensing Systems

Publications

D. McLaughlin, V. Chandrasekar, K. Droegemeier, S. Frasier, J. Kurose, F. Junyent, B. Philips, S. Cruz-Pol, and J. Colom, "Distributed Collaborative Adaptive Sensing (DCAS) for Improved Detection, Understanding, and Prediction of Atmospheric Hazards," preprints, 9th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface, 9-13 January, 2005, San Diego, CA, American Meteorological Society.
D.J. McLaughlin, "Short Wavelength Technology and the Potential for Distributed Networks of Small Radar Systems," World Weather Research Program Symposium on Nowcasting and Very Short Range Forecasting (WSN05), Toulouse, France, 5-9 September, 2005.
X. Zhang, E.M. Twarog, D.J. McLaughlin, M.A. Sletten, G.O. Marmorino, C.L. Trump, and N. Allan, "Radar scattering behavior of estuarine outflow plumes," IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol 42, pp. 367-379, February 2004.
G. Farquaharson, W.N. Junek, A. Ramanathan, S.J. Frasier, R. J. Tessier, D.J. McLaughlin, and M.A. Sletten, "A Pod-Based Dual-Beam SAR," IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 2004, pp. 62 – 65.

Honors

UMass Amherst Distinguished Teaching Award, 2016
UMass Boston Engineering Program Advisory Board, 2015 - present
University of Oklahoma Distinguished Radar Lecturer, 2014
Director, NSF Engineering Research Center for CASA, 2003 - 2013
UMass Amherst Distinguished Lecturer, 2012
UMass Amherst Chancellor's Medal, 2012
UMass Amherst Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creativity Award, 2006
UMass Amherst Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award, 2006
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Distinguished Lecturer, 2005-2008
AIAA New England Section Engineer of the Year, 2004
UMass Amherst Armstrong Career Development Professorship, 2003 - 2006

Society Memberships:

Member of the American Geophysical Union. Member of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation, Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Ocean Engineering, and Geoscience and Remote Sensing Societies. Member of Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu.

Experience

Institutional & Professional Service:

Review papers submitted for publication to IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on Education, Proceedings of the IEEE, Radio Science, and the Journal of Geophysical Research. Invited Session Chair for Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), Seattle, WA, June 1995. Member of the Conference Committee for the IEEE International Phased Array Symposium, Boston, MA, 1996. Member of the Technical Program Committee for the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Symposium (IGARSS'96) Lincoln, Nebraska during May 27-31, 1996.

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Lab Affiliation:

Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere

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