University of Pretoria IEEE MTT-S Student Branch Chapter Annual Colloquium for Student Research

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The University of Pretoria IEEE MTT-S Student Branch Chapter cordially invites you to the annual colloquium for student research. The event will feature a keynote presentation by Prof. T. Stander regarding his work on 3D printed electromagnetic band gap designs and low-loss dielectric filters. Following the keynote presentation, members of the MTT-S SBC will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and present their research topics in an open forum. 

Those with a keen interest in microwave theory and technology are encouraged to attend the event.

Details:
Date: 16th of April 2025
Time: 17:30
Place: CEFIM auditorium, University of Pretoria

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  • Date: 16 Apr 2025
  • Time: 03:30 PM UTC to 06:00 PM UTC
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  • 1 Lynnwood Road
  • University of Pretoria
  • Pretoria, Gauteng
  • South Africa 0002
  • Building: CEFIM
  • Room Number: CEFIM Auditorium

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  • Starts 01 April 2025 10:00 PM UTC
  • Ends 15 April 2025 10:00 PM UTC
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Prof Tinus Stander

Topic:

Advances in 3D printed low-loss dielectric filters and wideband electromagnetic bandgap design.

3D printing has become an invaluable rapid prototype and low-volume production tool for a wide range of industries and applications. The same is true in microwave and mm-wave systems, where previously unmanufacturable geometries can now be created with ease. In particular, the recent availability of new printing materials with low-loss electrical properties have moved 3D printing for RF from a metal-air design space to a new metal-air-dielectric paradigm. Nonetheless, numerous serious challenges remain to the widescale adoption of these processes in production systems. This talk will review the different 3D printing techniques relevant to microwave engineering, and highlight some applications. It will then present some recent advances in the use of low-loss dielectrics in filter design, as well as some recent efforts in wideband electromagnetic bandgap design.  

Biography:

Tinus Stander (Senior Member, IEEE) received B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from the University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa, in 2005 and 2009, respectively. From 2010 to 2012, he served as an RF and Microwave Engineer at Denel Dynamics, Centurion, South Africa (a division of Denel SOC, Ltd.). He joined the Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Computer Engineering, Carl and Emily Fuchs Institute for Microelectronics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, in 2013. He currently serves as the Institute's principal investigator in microwave and millimeter-wave microelectronics, with personal research interests in radio astronomy receivers, built-in self-testing of RF devices, and the use of 3D printing in microwave systems. He is also registered as Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa and serves as a Scientific Advisor with Multifractal Semiconductors (Pty) Ltd., Pretoria.