Joseph G. McMichael

Radar Science & Engineering Section, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) M/S 300-331 4800 Oak Grove Dr. Pasadena, CA 91109 Phone: (818) 354-4321 Email: joseph.g.mcmichael [@] jpl.nasa.gov Photo on right: Performing planetary radar tracks at Goldstone Deep Space Communcations Complex, April 2015.

Brief Biography

Joe McMichael is a member of the Radar Algorithms and Processing Group (334D) at JPL. He develops advanced signal processing algorithms in support of planetary and earth-observing spacecraft radar. Since joining JPL in 2014, Joe has supported missions including the MARSIS ground-penetrating radar at Mars, the Goldstone Solar System Radar (GSSR), and the TOPEX ocean altimeter.

Prior to joining JPL, Joe was a member of MIT Lincoln Laboratory in the Airborne Radar Systems and Techniques Group. He has taught lectures on SAR and radar detection theory for MIT Professional Education. Joe received a S.M. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2011 and a B.S. from Seattle University in 2009, both in electrical engineering.

Recent Work

• (Jun 10, 2015) Attended the “Future of Planetary Radio Astronomy” Workshop at Green Bank Telescope, WV.

Link to presentation, “Development of Long-Code Capability at Goldstone and Initial Results for NEA (357439) 2004 BL86, Venus, and Galilean Satellites”

Curriculum Vitae

My CV is available here.

Research

A list of my publications is available here. My research interests include:

• Digital signal processing

• Radar beamforming and waveform design

• Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

• Wireless communication

Professional Experience

• 2014 - present: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Radar Algorithms and Processing Group
  

• 2011 - 2014: MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Airborne Radar Systems and Techniques Group
  

• 2013 - 2014: MIT Professional Education, Synthetic Aperture Radar and Detection Theory Instructor
  

• 2010 - 2011: Bose Advanced Development, Active Noise Cancellation Intern
  

• 2008: Boeing Phantom Works, Math and Computing Technology Intern
  

• 2007: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Microelectronics and Signal Processing Intern

Thesis

• J.G. McMichael. “Timing Offset and Quantization Error Trade-off in Interleaved Multi-Channel Measurements.” S.M. Thesis. MIT, Cambridge, MA, May 2011. (pdf)

• “Quantization Error in Time-Interleaved ADCs” - MIT EECS Masterworks (pdf)

Education

• S.M. in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011 (advisor: Prof. Alan Oppenheim)

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Seattle University, 2009

Projects

• Globe Genie - transports you to a random spot somewhere across the world.
  

  • Media Coverage:

    • New York Times

    • BBC

    • Guardian