Joseph G. McMichael
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
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Link to presentation, “Development of Long-Code Capability at Goldstone and Initial Results for NEA (357439) 2004 BL86, Venus, and Galilean Satellites”
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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)
Education
S.M. in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011 (advisor: Prof. Alan Oppenheim)
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Seattle University, 2009
Projects
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