James Zhang
Department of Engineering & Technology
Dean, Professor of Electrical Engineering
Phone: 828-227-2159
Email: zhang@wcu.edu
Office Address: Belk 161
Website: http://paws.wcu.edu/zhang/
Education:
- Ph.D. Purdue University
- M.S.E. Purdue University
- M.A. Indiana University
- B.S.E.E. Hunan University, PRC
Areas of Interest:
Professional interests include Communications Theory, Wireless Communications Networks, Bandwidth Efficient Modulation Schemes, Signal Design and Information Coding, and Digital Signal Processing Techniques for Communications.
Selected Publications & Presentations:
- (Invited) J. Z. Zhang, R. Adams, K. Burbank, “Using Matlab to Improve Learning Effectiveness and Quality in an Undergraduate Course on Wireless Communications and Systems,” To appear in Global J. of Engng. Educ., Vol. 11, No. 1, 2007.
- J. Z. Zhang, M. Teslow, P. Sanger, “An Engineering-Health Science Interdisciplinary Approach to Promoting Mobile Technology for Multidisciplinary Applications,” To appear on the Special Issue on Mobile Technologies of International Journal of Engineering Education, 2007.
- L.T. Zhang, S. Wu, L. B. Zhang, J. Z. Zhang, “Adaptive Reliable and Robust H-Infinity Control for Nonlinear Systems with Parametric Uncertainties and External Disturbances,” IEEE 9th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics, and Vision (ICARCV), December, 2006.
- Scott Heggen, J. Z. Zhang, and Aaron Ball, “Effects of Power, Barrier Materials, and Data Rates on Object Detection Using Ultra-Wideband Technology,” Proceedings of the International Journal of Modern Engineering Conference, October, 2006.
- Alan Windham, J. Z. Zhang, Aaron Ball, “Verification and Optimization of an Operational Amplifier Simulation Model Utilizing a Designed Experiment,” Proceedings of the International Journal of Modern Engineering Conference, October, 2006.
- Manuel Mira, J. Z. Zhang, Aaron K. Ball, “Optimizing Reflow Oven Parameters for Lead-Free SMT/SMD Production,” Proceedings of the International Journal of Modern Engineering Conference, October, 2006.
- R Adams, J. Z. Zhang, M. Azadpour, “Lossless Image Decomposition and reconstruction Using Haar Wavelets in Matlab for ECET Students,” Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, ASEE, 2006.
- J. Z. Zhang, A. K. Ball, M. Clare, W. Extine, “Design of a Real-Time Remote-Access Engineering Laboratory Using Integrated Web Service and Wireless Technology for Distance Learners,” World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 231-234, 2005.
- J. Z. Zhang, R. Adams, K. Burbank, “Theory, Practice, and Systems - A New Approach to Teaching Electronic Communications with Matlab®,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 612-617, 2005.
- J. Z. Zhang, R. Adams, K. Burbank, “The Design of RF Labs Using Mini-Circuits Modules to Improve the Quality of Teaching in a Course on Wireless Communications and Systems,” World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp.39-42, 2005.