Janet catches up with Conor Brennan (DCU School of Electronic Engineering Professor, Research Associate Dean + Engineering and Computing Faculty) at EuCAP 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden. Conor, who is serving as the EuCAP 2026 Chair, talks about what led him to that position, as well as how the conference benefits attendees, acts as an industry community and provides timely content. 

During EuCAP 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden, Janet talks with Anouk Hubrechsen (ANTENNEX) and Dennis Lewis (The Boeing Company) about the efficiency and growing popularity of reverberation chambers, along with the emergence of the first reverb chamber standard!

 At the Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA) conference, Janet meets with Steve Brumley, Vice President and CTO of Denmar Technical Services. Their discussion explores Steve’s industry experience and centers on enhancing anechoic absorber performance and refining manufacturing methodologies for radar cross-section (RCS) test chambers. They also examine recent innovations in absorber design and production. 

While at AMTA 2024, Janet meets with Roger Richardson, CEO of Delta Sigma Company.  Roger and Janet discuss the origins of Delta Sigma and the significance of robotics to the industry.  They also talk about Delta Sigma's focus on designing solutions to address challenges and the enjoyment associated with solving those challenges and crafting unique solutions.

Janet sits down with Dr. Brian Kent at the AMTA 2024 Symposium in Cincinnati.  Dr. Kent, who has more than 30 years of experience and formerly served as a Senior Scientist for Applied Research and Chief Technology Officer at Air Force Research Lab in Dayton, OH, now acts as an Aerospace Consultant.  

In this episode, Dr. Kent and Janet discuss the modern history and evolution of antenna measurement systems, highlighting some of the challenges the industry is experiencing in terms of new talent development and the transfer of knowledge.

They also discuss a new paper Dr. Kent is working on, which happened to be the subject of his talk at AMTA 2024.  The paper and the presentation incorporate his interest in naval aviation history, focusing on the engineering missteps that led to a horrible accident on board the USS Forrestal while operating in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War.  

During AMTA 2024 in Cincinnati, OH, Janet meets with Vince Rodriquez, Ph.D., Adjunct Research Professor of Electrical Engineering at University of Mississippi and AMTA Distinguished Speaker Award Winner, Benoit Derat, Senior Director of Engineering VNA, EMC and Antenna Test at Rohde & Schwarz, and Zhong Chen, Chief Engineer at ETS-Lindgren.  Vince, Benoit, and Zhong will be speaking at an upcoming event sponsored by the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society at INTI in Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 22nd.  Vince starts the conversation by providing some history on how the event came to fruition and Benoit, Vince and Zhong discuss the topics their respective presentations will cover and what they hope attendees of the event will take away. 

The event is free to attend in person or virtually and those interested can register at the following link: IEEE & INTI *** 2024 Technical Committee on Antenna Measurements (TCAM) One-Day Workshop in Argentina : vTools Events

Janet visits with Rob Kleihortst, Keynote Speaker at EMC Europe 2024.  Rob and Janet discuss his keynote presentation, Navigating Risk-Based EMC in Medical Device Design: Insights and Best Practices.  Rob highlights the importance of including content in the presentation for the engineering starting their career to a senior engineer with countless years of experience.

Johan Catrysse, Professor Emeritus at KU Leuven, and Davy Pissort, Professor at KU Leuven and Chair of EMC Europe 2024, take time out of their EMC Europe 2024 schedule to meet with Janet.  Johan and Davy discuss the history of EMC Europe, the growth of EMC Europe over the years, and the future direction of the symposium.

Janet meets with Carl Hager with the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Dahlgren, VA at the IEEE EMC + SIPI 2024 Symposium in Phoenix, AZ.  Carl is a best paper recipient for papers published in 2014, 2015, and 2024.  Janet and Carl discuss Carl's experience with reverb chambers and his most recent paper on nested reverb chambers.

While at IEEE EMC + SIPI 2024 in Phoenix, AZ, Janet meets with Lee Hill, a Founding Partner of Silent Solutions, LLC.   Lee and Janet talk about how Lee developed a passion for EMC and started his career.  They go on to discuss how the EMC workforce has evolved and change over the years with the development of programs at universities and in industry.