Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
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Matolak, David
Professor
David Matolak has over 20 years of experience in R&D, design, and deployment of wireless communication systems for terrestrial, satellite, & aeronautical applications. He has worked for AT&T Bell Labs, MITRE, L3 Communications, Lockheed-Martin, & Ohio University, with research funded by NSF, NIST, NASA, DoD, etc. Work focuses on the physical layer of wireless communication systems, and includes modulation/detection, signal processing, radio propagation and channel modeling
Biographical Profile
- College
- Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing
- Department
- Electrical Engineering
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- wireless, electromagnetic propagation, stochastic processes, modulation, detection, mobile networking
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Science and Engineering (Other)
- Personal Focus Areas
- Wireless Communications, Wireless Channel & Propagation Modeling, Radio Link and Networking Design
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | Ph.D. | Electrical Engineering |
| 1987 | University of Massachusetts | Amherst, MA | M.S. | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| 1983 | Pennsylvania State University | State College, PA | B.S. | Electrical Engineering |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 09/1999 - 08/2005 | Assistant Professor, School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Ohio University |
| 09/1999 - 08/2012 | Professor, School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Ohio University |
| 09/2005 - 08/2009 | Associate Professor, School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | Ohio University |
| 06/2009 - 08/2009 | Visiting Professor | National Institute of Standards & Technology, Boulder, CO |
| 06/2010 | Visiting Professor | University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain |
| 06/2011 - 08/2011 | Visiting Professor | NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH |
| 08/2012 - Present | Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering | University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Award | Breakthrough Leadership in Research Award | University of South Carolina |
| 2021 | Award | Russell Research Award for Science, Mathematics and Engineering | University of South Carolina |
| 2020 | Fellowship | Fellow in recognition for his contributions in “Wireless Channel Modeling and Applications.” | IEEE |
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