Professional Development

The Global EMC University: 2010 IEEE International
Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility
July 27 to 29, 2010

Global EMC University was first offered at the 2007 IEEE EMC Symposium in Honolulu, Hawaii as a means of helping engineers who were new to EMC to get up to speed on a variety of topics that are an important part of EMC engineering. The overwhelming response to this program caused the EMC Society to add it to the technical program for the 2008 symposium in Detroit and 2009 in Austin. Both years it again received high praise from those who were in attendance. We are pleased to be able to offer Global EMC University once again at the 2010 IEEE International EMC Symposium in Fort Lauderdale Florida.

Global EMC University is 20 hours of instruction on basic EMC-related topics that is run in parallel with the traditional technical sessions at the symposium. Students are encouraged to participate in symposium workshops, exhibits and social activities when they are not in class. Classes are taught by an international panel of educators, who are selected for this program based on their reputation for excellence in areas of practical importance to EMC engineers and their demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students who are new to the field. 

The targeted audience is EMC engineers who have been in the EMC profession less than 5 years; however past classes have included many individuals who were EMC veterans wanting to improve their understanding of basic concepts. The overall objective of this sequence of lectures is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the basic concepts and skills that are necessary to be successful in the EMC profession.

For Global EMC University schedule details, please click the Final Program button located in the right column of this page.  See pages 38 & 39.

For a concise event schedule, please click the Pocket Guide button located in the right column of this page.

Learning Objectives/Outcomes

Capacitance and Inductance
– Al Ruehli, IBM
Introduction to the concepts of capacitance and inductance as they relate to electromagnetic coupling and the high-frequency behavior of components.

Transmission Lines: Time-Domain and Signal Integrity
– Jim Drewniak, Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology
An introduction to the time-domain solution of the transmission line equations, SPICE solutions, effects of mismatch, signal distribution, power distribution and decoupling, and the effects of losses.

Transmission Lines: Frequency-Domain and Crosstalk
- Marco Leone
An introduction to frequency-domain transmission line analysis including models for electrically short lines (inductive and capacitive coupling), shielded wires and twisted pairs, numerical methods for electrically long and/or lossy lines.

Conducted Emissions and Power Supply Filters
– Mark Steffka, GM
A brief review of the conducted emission regulatory requirements, the LISN, common-mode and differential-mode currents, and analysis of typical power supply filters.

Overview of Numerical Methods
– Chuck Bunting, Oklahoma State University
A brief overview of numerical methods for solving problems in electromagnetics including FDTD, BEM, FEM techniques and the software that employs them.

PCB Layout and System Configuration for EMC
– Todd Hubing, Clemson University
Printed circuit board layout techniques that reduced radiated emissions and improve a product’s immunity to external noise sources including electrostatic discharge, conducted transients and radiated electromagnetic interference.

EMC Applications of Composite and other Novel Materials
– Sabrina Sarto, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’
The electromagnetic properties of composite and other novel materials. Their uses in EMC applications. Measurements of these properties.

Antennas and Radiation EMC Standards
– Andy Marvin, University of York
An introduction to Hertzian and loop dipoles, the half-wave dipole and the quarter-wave monopole, antenna arrays, general properties of antennas, Friis transmission formulas, multipath propagation, standard test sites and measurement equipment.

Mode-Stirred Chambers
– Frank Leferink, Thales & Twente University
Principles of operation of mode-stirred chambers. Measurements in mode-stirred chambers.

Electromagnetic Shielding
– Chris Holloway, NIST
Principles of shielding of planar materials and shielding of enclosures. Techniques for the measurement of shielding.

A certificate of completion will be provided to students who have signed in and signed out each day thereby confirming 100% attendance at all lectures.  CEUs will be assigned to this course.

Prerequisites: Engineering or Technology Degree with Electrical Theory

Who is it for: Entry Level Engineers, technicians and professional that want to gain insight to EMC Technology

Note:  Attendance is based to those who pre-register for the Global University (on site registration limited to openings due to cancelations), pay the full registion fee, and an additional registration fee of $250 (before June 27) or $275 (after June 27) for these special classes. 

To register for the EMC Symposum and the Global EMC Univerity, click on the submission button below.