David Birkett, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Dr. Birkett is an Assistant Professor in the Electronics Engineering Technology Program at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University, New York City, in Applied Physics. His doctoral thesis was entitled "The Free Electron Laser, a source of millimeter radiation." He was awarded an M.S. in Electrical Engineering, which he also earned from Columbia University and he received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University. Dr. Birkett's main area of academic interest and specialization is Electromagnetic Field Theory. He has taught Waves and Transmission for DPCS.

Subsequent to his research thesis in Columbia University, Dr. Birkett worked in the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC, as a Consultant, assisting in the design of free electron laser cavity. He also worked in Vectron Laboratories in Connecticut and Perkin Elmer Corporation in Connecticut. In 1984, Dr. Birkett, employed by the RCA Missile and Surface Radar in Moorestown New Jersey, developed the group delay analyzer, a method based on the analysis of Fast Fourier Transforms for measurement of radar receiver signal path delay. In Textron, MA, 1989, he developed and analyzed the microstrip radiator of circularly polarized millimeter radiation.

Dr. Birkett has several years teaching experience, in addition to his valued Industrial experience. He has taught in a variety of Colleges and Universities, including Boston University, Northeastern University and ITT Technical Institute. He has a special interest in Scientific Animations (language HPVee), which encapsulate animations of wave equation, heat equation, brachistrone and transmission lines.