ETS-Lindgren gift to OSU enhances national reputation

From left: Karl N. Reid, dean, OSU College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology; Mark Mawdsley, managing director of Asia Operations, ETS-Lindgren; Chris Brown, director of sales, ETS-Lindgren; Doug Bailey, manager, ETS-Lindgren Durant Plant; Stephen W. S. McKeever, vice president for research and technology transfer, OSU; Kefeng Liu, product development manager, ETS-Lindgren; Michael Foegelle, director of technology, ETS-Lindgren; Charles Farris, consultant, CF Scientific Systems.

An ETS-Lindgren gift of a $275,000 Smart 80 reverberation chamber to Oklahoma State University’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering enhances the university’s national reputation in electromagnetic compatibility.

ETS-Lindgren officials were in Stillwater recently for an appreciation event.

Commenting on the gift, Stephen W.S. McKeever, vice president for research and technology transfer, acknowledged ETS-Lindgren's generous gift and the company's commitment to advancing technology through education and training.

According to ETS-Lindgren President Bruce Butler, the company has a longstanding history of partnering with universities to further science and technology.

The Smart 80 reverberation chamber is used to evaluate the emissions and immunity of electronic devices in the frequency range of 80MHz to 18GHz. The reverberation chamber is co-located next to an anechoic chamber at the University Multispectral Laboratories at OSU’s Richmond Hills complex. There are only six locations in the United States where this combination of testing can be accomplished in one location.

Chuck Bunting, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, believes OSU can be a national leader in electromagnetic testing and education. The ETS-Lindgren gift will allow the university to offer a host of educational and testing capabilities that did not exist before. Positive responses from government and industry sources indicate interest in the additional testing capabilities at the university.

The reverberation chamber will be incorporated into the educational component of the OSU program. According to Bunting, this training isn’t offered at any other university in the country. Instrumentation will support existing research and education tools for the OSU Robust Electromagnetic Testing and Simulation Laboratory. It will provide local academic and industrial research groups with a center of expertise in electromagnetic compatibility.

ETS-Lindgren is an international manufacturer of components and systems that measure, shield and control electromagnetic and acoustic energy. The company’s products are used for electromagnetic compatibility, microwave and wireless testing, electromagnetic field measurement, radio frequency personal safety monitoring and control of acoustic environments.

ETS-Lindgren, headquartered in Cedar Park, Texas, has manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ESCO Technologies, a leading supplier of engineered products for growing industrial and commercial markets.