Dr. Michael Lichter

Title: Assistant Professor of Practice
Dept/Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Phone: 330-972-6744
Email: mlichter@uakron.edu

Biography

Dr. Michael Lichter is from Mitchell, SD and graduated from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, SD with a BSEE. He started work at NASA Lewis Research Center in 1989 (which later became NASA Glenn Research Center) and worked there in many different EE roles until he retired in August 2023, after 34 years of service.

Research

Electro-optics & Optics; Digital Signal Processing and Algorithms; Embedded Systems Design; Digital and Analog Circuits; Flight Avionics; Software Programming in C, C++, Python, Java, Excel, and other; Electromagnetic Environment Effects Testing and Analysis; Programming Complex Electronics such as PLDs and FPGA devices, including VHDL; Wireless Technology and Computing Space Radiation effects on Electronics; Computer Aided Simulation for electrical circuits; Applied RF Satellite communications theory and practice; Computer communications networks; Hardware buildup in the laboratory and field; Instrumentation

Education

• Ph.D., U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology
• M.S., Electrical Engineering, Cleveland State University
• B.S., Electrical Engineering, South Dakota Mines