program self-study report - Lamar University Electrical Engineering

Name and Academic Rank: Bernard J. Maxum, Professor of Electrical EngineeringDegrees: Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1963M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1957B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, 1955Number of years service on this faculty: Fourteen years – Professor, August 1992Other related experience-teaching, industrial, etc.:TeachingCommunity College (4yrs)University (4 yrs)IndustrialManaged research and development, Rockwell International Space Systems Division,Seal Beach, CA, 13 yearsIndustrial research laboratories: Hughes Aircraft Co., Cornell Aeronautical, GTE: R & DProject Manager, Section head, Principal Engineer, 15 years.OtherPrincipal Investigator on research grant, WorldCom Corp., Dallas, TX, 2000-2005Expert Witness, Superior Court, Beaumont, TX, 1999Southern Avionics Corporation, non-directional beacons, 1994NDE Corporation, El Toro, CA, on nondestructive testing of composite materials, 1985Two patents on microwave phase shifter, 1958Consulting, Patents, Etc.: NoneStates in which registered:California, Electrical EngineeringCalifornia, Mechanical EngineeringPrincipal publications of last five years:• Tao Xu and B. Maxum, “Improved transmission performance by hybrid opticalamplification in DWDM systems”, Op. Eng. J., 42(3) 882-885 (2003).• Ronie George and Bernard Maxum, “Two-stage all-fiber soliton-effect optical pulsecompressor”, Op. Eng. J., 43(7) 1665-1669 (2004)• Book: Bernard Maxum, Field Mathematics for Electromagnetics, Photonics, andMaterials Science: A Guide for the Scientist and Engineer, SPIE Press, ISBN 0-8194-5523-7 (2005)Scientific and professional societies of which a member:Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Treasurer, President, Program ChmnTexas Association of College Teachers (TACT)American Society of Engineering EducatorsAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsAmerican Institute of PhysicsScientific Research Society of AmericaNational Energy Research AssociationEE Program Self-Study Report-2006 116