The Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Education and Research (CERSER) presented its 2008 Fall Distinguished Lecture Series with guest speaker Dr. Gerald Bernitz, Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dr. Benitz spoke on the research being conducted at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and the opportunities for students. He then proceeded to present his research into Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and the advances being made in Adaptive Signal Processing. His presentation was titled “Adaptive SAR Results with the LiMIT Testbed" and dealt with the formation of images and increasing their resolution through multiple signals versus larger antennas. Dr. Cynthia Warrick, Dean of the School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, closed the program and presented Dr. Bernitz with a certificate of appreciation. Dr. Bernitz’s presentation can be viewed here in Windows Media format (wmv).

Prior to the lecture, the IEEE-GRSS Northeastern North Carolina Chapter held its fall meeting. Chapter president, Dr. Linda Hayden, Assistant Dean of the School of Mathematics, Science and Technology welcomed local and visiting guests. The minutes from the February 2008 meeting were read by Mr. Jeff Wood, GRSS Chapter Secretary. Dr. Hayden presented the IGARSS 2008 Report followed by Dr. William Porter, GRSS Chapter Vice-President, who gave the ADCom Report. Mr. Je’aime Powell, president of the GRSS Student Chapter, led a meeting of the chapter presenting information on upcoming events and membership registration.

Adaptive phased-array radars promise significant performance enhancements for synthetic aperture radar (SAR). One obvious application is to provide electronic protection (EP) against interference. Another application is to mitigate range and/or Doppler ambiguities, thereby potentially enabling multiple simultaneous modes of operation, increased area rates, and higher-resolution scan modes.