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Zhenggang Cheng

PhD Candidate @ Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University

Add: 129 Hudson Hall, Duke University; Durham, NC, 27708, USA

Tel: 919-660-5232; Email:zc@ee.duke.edu

Supervisor: Dr.Cummer

Research Interests

Center for Advanced Remote Sensing

Ionosphere D&E region remote sensing by lightning
Sferic-based detection of ionospheric disturbance
LWPC and earth-ionosphere wave guide, ELF & VLF & Lightning
Electromagnetic Measurement & Instrumentations
Signal Integrity in High Speed Digital Design

Courses

(at Duke)

ECE272 Electromagnetic Communication System ECE299 Wavelet based Signal Processing ECE271 Advanced Electromagnetics

ECE288 Image and array signal processing ECE299 Waves in matter ECE273 Computational Electromagnetics

ECE216 Devices Integrated CKT ECE275 Microwave Electronic CKT MATH225 Scientific Computing II

ECE251 Advanced Digital System Design ECE261 Full custom VLSI design MATH225 Scientific Computing I

(at HUST in China)

Digital Signal Processing Computer Network Modern Electromagnetic Measurement

Optical fiber sensors Power Electronics Intelligent Control theory

Signal and System Intelligent Instrumentations Introduction to Modern Management

Education

Phd Candidate, Duke University, Electrical Engineering (2001~Present)
Research: ionospheric remote sensing, lightning and electromagnetic measurement&instrumentations;
General Task: besides my phd research work, I am also responsible for maintenance of the ULF and ELF-VLF lightning recording systems at duke forest. The job includes collecting, checking and uploading the data and making the corresponding data catalog; the job also covers debugging and fixing the system either on hardware (like preamplifier or the antennas in most cases) or software (LABVIEW for data recording OR MATLAB for data browsing) when it gets broken down.
M.S., Huazhong University of Sci&Tech (Wuhan, China), Electrical Engineering (1997~2000)
Thesis: the research of harmonic influence upon heavy DC comparator
B.S., Huazhong University of Sci&Tech (Wuhan, China), Electrical Engineering (1993~1997)
Thesis: the research of on-site loss measurement of transformer

Conferences and Papers (Phd at Duke)

Paper in preparing for J. G. R.---"Broadband VLF measurement of D region ionospheric perturbations caused by lightning electromagnetic pulse", 2006, check the manuscript status---editor Zuyin Pu (Peking University, China).
Cheng, Z., S. A. Cummer, D. N. Baker, and S. G. Kanekal (2006), Nighttime D region electron density profiles and variabilities inferred from broadband measurements using VLF radio emissions from lightning, J. Geophys. Res., 111, A05302, doi:10.1029/2005JA011308, 05 May, 2006.
National Radio Science Meeting in Boulder, Colorado January 3-7, 2006, Z.Cheng and S.A. Cummer, "Broadband VLF measurement of D region ionospheric disturbances caused by fast discharging lightning-EMP"-- 2nd place in Student Paper Competition
CEDAR Workshop 2005 (June 26-July 1), Santa Fe, NM,---"Nighttime D region electron density profiles and variability measured using broadband VLF energy from lightning"
Z. Cheng and S. A. Cummer,(2005)---"Broadband VLF Measurements of lightning-induced ionospheric perturbations", Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 32, No. 8, L08804 10.1029/2004GL022187, 19 April, 2005.
AGU Conference, Dec 2004, SF, CA,"Measurement of D region ionospheric perturbations caused by direct lightning-ionosphere interactions"
AGU Conference, Dec 2003, SF, CA,"Measurement of Externally Driven D region Ionospheric Variability"-- Outstanding Student Paper Award
CEDAR Workshop 2003, Longmont, CO, "Multi-path D region remote sensing"-- Honorable Mention Award
AGU Conference, Dec 2002, SF, CA, "Ionospheric remote sensing by lightning"
CEDAR Workshop 2002, Longmont, CO, "Ionospheric remote sensing using EM energy from lightning"

Papers (MS at HUST in China)

Zeng Qinhui, Hu Xiulin, Zhang Yunyu, Cheng Zhenggang, "Adaptive Fuzzy Control Filter For Mobile Satellite Communication Astro-net", Journal of HUST, 2001, 29(4).
Zhenggang Cheng, Xiaoli Chen, Jianhua Dai and Wei Li "Overviews about the access network technology" Modern Communication Technology 2001(3).
Li Weibo, Cheng Zhenggang, "A New Intelligent System for Temperaure Measurement", Journal of Sichuan University of Science&Technology, 2001,20(1).
Cheng Zhenggang, "The Research of Harmonic Influence Upon Heavy DC Comparator used in On-line Measurement", Huazhong University of Sci & Tech, 2000 (Master's Thesis).
Ren Shiyan, Cheng Zhenggang, Liu Xiaojun, "The Research of Harmonic Influence Upon Heavy DC Comparator", ACTA METROLOGICAL SINCA, 2001(3).
Ren Shiyan, Cheng Zhenggang, Hu Wenyi, "Wide Band Measurement of Precision Magnetic Potentiometer with Proportion-integral-differentiator for Heavy Pulse Current", IEEE Conference Digest on Precision Electro-magnetic Measurement, July 1998.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Chinese Government Award for outstanding self-financed students abroad, 2006.
URSI Student Paper Competition, 2nd place, National Radio Science Meeting in Boulder, Colorado Jan. 2006.
URSI Student Fellowship Grant Award from the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) for National Radio Science Meeting in Boulder, Colorado January 3-7, 2006.
Travel grant award for the NATO Advanced Study Institute on 'Sprites, Elves, and Intense Lightning Discharges' in Corte on Corsica, July 24-31, 2004.
Outstanding Student Paper Award at 2003 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
Honorable Mention in NSF CEDAR 2003 Workshop Student Presentation Competition.
1998---Excellent graduate for Social Activity
1997---Chinese Apparatus and Instrumentation Scholarship and Excellent Graduate of HUST
1996---Chinese Electrical Foundation Scholarship (2 out of ~ 1200) and Excellent Student of HUST
1995---Jinlin Scholarship and Most Excellent Student of HUST (10 out of ~ 20000)
1994---Alumna Foundation Scholarship and Excellent Student of HUST (10 out of ~ 300)
1994---2nd prize, Advanced Mathematics Competition of HUST (2 out of ~ 300)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Member, American Geophysical Union since 2002

Reviewer for Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics

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Hobbies and personality:

Sports especially soccer and basketball and Weiqi---a traditional brain-consuming chess game of east Asia.

Love challenges, Open minded, tough, adaptive, responsible, great learning capability, play hard and work harder... :)

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if you have any comments, please contact me by: zc@ee.duke.edu

Visitor statistics Last modified 05/05/06

ECE272 Electromagnetic Communication System	ECE299 Wavelet based Signal Processing	ECE271 Advanced Electromagnetics
ECE288 Image and array signal processing	ECE299 Waves in matter	ECE273 Computational Electromagnetics
ECE216 Devices Integrated CKT	ECE275 Microwave Electronic CKT	MATH225 Scientific Computing II
ECE251 Advanced Digital System Design	ECE261 Full custom VLSI design	MATH225 Scientific Computing I

Digital Signal Processing	Computer Network	Modern Electromagnetic Measurement
Optical fiber sensors	Power Electronics	Intelligent Control theory
Signal and System	Intelligent Instrumentations	Introduction to Modern Management