Jens Munk

Jens Munk
Professor/Department Chair
Electrical Engineering
EIB 409B
907-786-7754
jmunk2@alaska.edu

Education

Ph.D. Geophysics, Ohio State University, 1999
MS Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1992
BS Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1990

Teaching Responsibilities

EE A203 - Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
EE A314 - Electromagnetics I
EE A324 - Electromagnetics II
EE A353 - Circuit Theory
EE A354 - Signals and Systems
EE A438 - Senior Design
EE A458 - Antenna Theory
ES A309 - Elements of Electrical Engineering

Professional & Department Service

2006-present Faculty advisor to the IEEE Student Branch
2006-present Electrical Engineering Equipment Committee
2007-present Graduate Advisory Committee
1996-present Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), Member
1996-present Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Member
1999 Outstanding PhD. Dissertation
1999 Presidential Fellowship
1990 Caldwell Scholarship (for outstanding EE undergraduate)

Research Interests

Electromagnetic modeling, inverse problems, material measurements, ionospheric studies, shallow geophysics, remote sensing.

Publications

Hysell, D., J. Munk, M. McCarrick, 2014, 鈥淪poradic ionization layers observed with radar imaging and ionospheric modification鈥, Geophysical Research Letters41, 20, 6987-6993.

Schnabel W. J., J. Munk, and A Byrd, 2015, 鈥淔ield Note: Comparative Efficacy of A Woody Evapotranspiration Landfill Cover Following the Removal of Aboveground Biomass鈥, International Journal of Phytoremediation, 17, 159-164.

Miceli R., D. Hysell, J. Munk, McCarrick M., J. D. Huba, 2013 鈥淩eexamining X-mode suppression and fine structure in artificial E-region field aligned plasma density irregularities鈥, Radio Science, 48.

Hysell D., Miceli R., Munk J., Hampton D. L., Heinselman C., Nicolls M., Powell S., Lynch K., and Lessard M.,2012 鈥淐omparing VHF coherent scatter from the radar aurora with incoherent scatter and all-sky airglow imagery鈥, Journal of Geophysical Research, Space Physics, Vol. 114, A10313.

Schnabel W. J., J. Munk, W. J. Lee, and D. Barnes, 2012, 鈥淔our-year performance evaluation of a pilot-scale evapotranspiration landfill cover in Southcentral 熊猫在线视频鈥, Cold Regions Science and Technology, 82, 1-7.

Schnabel W. E., J. Munk, T. Abichou, D. Barnes, W. Lee, and B. Pape, 2012, 鈥淎ssessing the performance of a cold region evapotranspiration landfill cover using lysimetry and electrical resistivity鈥,International Journal of Phytoremediation, 14(S1):61-75.

Munk J., W. Schnabel, D. Barnes, and W. Lee, 2011, 鈥淎tmospheric loading effects on free-draining lysimeters鈥, Water Resources Research, vol. 47.

Munk J., K. Jezek, R. R. Forster, S. P. Gogineni, 2003, 鈥淎n accumulation map for Greenland dry-snow zone derived from space-borne radar鈥, Journal of Geophysical Research:, 108(D9).

Baumgartner, F., J. Munk, K. C. Jezek and S. P. Gogineni, 2002, 鈥淥n reconciling ground-based with space-borne surface backscatter measurements鈥, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 40 494-496.

Baumgartner F., J. Munk, J. J. Daniels, 2001, 鈥淎 geometrical optics model for high frequency electromagnetic scattering of dielectric cylinders鈥, Geophysics, 66, 1130-1140.

Career History/Work Experience

2014-Present Professor, 熊猫在线视频
2006-2014 Associate Professor, 熊猫在线视频
2002-2006 Assistant Professor, 熊猫在线视频
2002 Visiting Assistant Professor, Technical University of Denmark
2001-2002 Term Assistant Professor, Physics, 熊猫在线视频
1999-2001 Post Doctoral Researcher, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University