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Multi-Band, Multi-Mode Software-Defined Radio Platform –
This work advances the state-of-the-art radio platform for telemetry
applications by 1) supporting bi-directional communications for
net-centric telemetry, 2) providing tri-band operation for improved
spectrum utilization, and 3) improved spectrum efficiency in support
of multiple DoD communication waveforms. The platform consists of
three subsystems: the multi-band front end (MBFE), the multi-mode
digital radio (MMDR), and the configuration and control (C2) using
state-of-the-art system-on-chip (SoC) technology. This work was the
first Department of Defense (DoD) prime contract issued to Morgan
State University & an HBCU by Test Resource Management Center
(TRMC).
Wireless Flexible Sensor Technologies – The
research collaboration with the University of
California, San Diego, focused on advancing
several key technologies in the development of the
first wireless flexible sensor for biomedical
applications. Technologies included flexible
antennas, integrated RF design techniques for
flexible electronics, and chip-on-flexible substrates
integration. Part of this work was published in the
IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and the
IEEE Propagation & Wireless and Microwave Tech-
nology Conference.
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GPG Chapter II. C.2.j.
Postdoctoral Researcher Mentoring Plan. Each proposal that requests funding to support postdoctoral
researchers must include, as a supplementary document, a description of the mentoring activities that will be
provided for such individuals. In no more than one page, the mentoring plan must describe the mentoring that
will be provided to all postdoctoral researchers supported by the project, reg ardless of whether they reside at the
submitting organization, any subrecipient organization, or at any organization participating in a simultaneously
submitted collaborative project. Proposers are advised that the mentoring plan must not be used to circumvent
the 15-page Project Description limitation. See GPG Chapter II.D.5 for additional information on collaborative
proposals. Mentoring activities provided to postdoctoral researchers supported on the project will be evaluated
under the Broader Impacts review criterion.
Examples of mentoring activities include, but are not limited to: career counseling; training in preparation of
grant proposals, publications and presentations; guidance on ways to improve teaching and mentoring skills;
guidance on how to effectively collaborate with researchers from diverse backgrounds and disciplinary areas;
and training in responsible professional practices.
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