EDUCATING MICROWAVE ENGINEERS IN THE UNITED-STATES

Three knowledge areas in which a Microwave Engineer needs to be educat ed are reviewed, and implementation means discussed. It is shown that Microwave Engineering education in the U.S. occurs primarily after rec eipt of the first (Bachelor's) engineering degree. The inevitability o f specialized academic education within the field of Microwave Enginee ring is pointed out. Overall results from a broadly based survey of U. S. Electrical Engineering departments' Microwave Engineering programs are presented. They include information on Master's and Doctorate degr ees awarded, faculty, and sources and level of research funding. Addit ional reference sources which contain information on U.S. Microwave En gineering are identified. Opportunities for making educational improve ments on the graduate level of this multifaceted engineering specializ ation, which is not centrally regulated, are pointed out and illustrat ed by a specific example.