A Modern Undergraduate Microwave Engineering Laboratory

A recently established undergraduate microwave laboratory at the University of Massachusetts is playing an important role in the instruction of electromagnetic and microwave theory. The laboratory, which includes many modem instruments, permits students to work with state of the art equipment in performing planned laboratory exercises and special projects. The use of sophisticated microwave equipment allows the students the opportunity of learning measurement techniques that are presently being used in industry and research. In addition to increasing the students' interest in microwave theory and techniques, the new laboratory has increased the teaching efficiency by reducing the time spent performing tedious and repetitious tasks.