Chi-Chih Chen
Senior Research Associate

Campus Address:
213 ElectroScience Laboratory
1320 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH 43212

phone: (614) 292-3403
fax: (614) 292-7297
email: chen.118@osu.edu

Biography

Dr. Chen was born in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1966. He received the B.Sc.E.E degree from National Taiwan University in 1988, the M.Sc.E.E. and PhD from The Ohio State University in 1993 and 1997, respectively. He has been with the ElectroScience Laboratory of the OSU as graduate research associate from 1992 to 1997 and is currently a Senior Research Associate. His main research interests include ground penetration radar (GPR) applications, radar signal processing, broad bandwidth antenna development. His currently involved in developing GPR systems for the detection/classification of drainage pipes, anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordnance.

Research Interests

electromagnetic theory
radar signal processing
mathematical modeling of radar target scattering
subsurface target recognition
GPR antenna development
ground penetrating radar applications
detection, identification and deactivation of landmines
low frequency target recognition

Professional Memberships

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Antenna Propagations Society

Phi Kappa Phi

Sigma Xi, The American Scientific Research Society

Antenna Measurement Techniques Association, Inc. (AMTA)

Publications

Journal Papers

C.-C. Chen and L. Peters Jr., "Buried Unexploded Ordnance Identification via Complex Natural Resonances", IEEE Transactions on Antenna and Propagations, Vol. 42, pp. 1645-1654, Nov. 1997
C.-C. Chen, "Electromagnetic Resonances of Immersed Dielectric Spheres", IEEE Transactions on Antenna and Propagations, Vol. 46, No. 7, pp. 1074-1083,July, 1998. M
C.-C. Chen, Soumya Nag, Walter D. Burnside, Jennifer Halman, Keith Shubert and Leon Peters Jr."A Stand-off, Focused-Beam Land Mine Radar", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 507-514, January, 2000.
C.-C. Chen, Kishore Rama Rao and Robert Lee "A Ultra-Wide Bandwidth Dielectric Rod Antenna for Ground Penetrating Radar Applications", Accpted for publication in IEEE Transaction on Antennas and Propagation.
C.-C. Chen, M.B. Higgins, K. O'Neill and R. Detsch, "UWB Fully-polarimetric GPR Classification of Subsurface Unexploded Ordnance", IEEE Transaction on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 39, No. 6, pp.1221-1230, June 2001.
C.-C. Chen, K. Rama Rao and R. Lee, "A Tapered-Permittivity Rod Antenna for Ground Penetrating Radar Applications," J. of Applied Geophysics, Vol.47/3-4, pp.309-316, Sep. 2001.

Conference Papers

M.B. Higgins, C.-C. Chen, K. O'Neill and R. Detsch, "Tyndall AFB Measurement Results of UXO Characterization Using Full-Polarimetric, UWB GPR", US UXO Forum, May, 2000.
M.B. Higgins, C.-C. Chen, K. O'Neill and R. Detsch, "UWB Full-Polarimetric Horn Fed Bow-tie (HFB) GPR Antenna for Buried Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Discrimination", IGARSS 2000, Honolulu, July, 2000.
K.-H. Lee, K. Rama Rao, C.-C. Chen and R. Lee, "Electromagnetic Scattering Characteristics of UXO and Non-UXO Objects in The Presence of a Water Table", IGARSS 2000, Honolulu, July, 2000.
C.-C. Chen and L. Peters Jr., "Ramp Response Signatures for UXO's", IGARSS 2000, Honolulu, July, 2000.
S.J. Radzevicius, J.J. Daniels, C-C. Chen and L. Peters Jr., "GPR H-Plane ANtenna Patterns for A Horizontal Dipole on A Half-Space Interface" The Eigth International GPR Conference, SPIE vol. 4084, Gold Coast, Australia, May, 2000.
C.-C. Chen and J.D. Yound, "Unfurlable Folded-Dipole UWB Antenna for Mars Explorer Subsurface Sensing"The Eigth International GPR Conference, SPIE vol. 4084, Gold Coast, Australia, May, 2000.
M.B. Higgins, C.-C. Chen and K. O'Neill, "Improvement of UXO Classification Based on Fully-Polarimetric GPR Data," USA UXO/Countermine Forum, New Oleans, April, 2001. (Also click here for slide presentation ).
C.-C. Chen and J.D. Young, "Buried UXO Classification Using the Polarization and Resonance Signatures", Invited Paper at XXVI URSI General Assembly Workshop, August, 1999.
C.-C. Chen and J. D. Young, "The Subsurface Radar Clutter of The YPG UXO Site", US UXO Forum, May, 1999.
C.-C. Chen, "Ramp Response Signatures for the Detection of Anti-Personnel Mines", SPIE, April, 1999.
Soumya Nag, Inder J. Gupta, Leon Peters Jr. and Chi-Chih Chen, "Ramp Response Signatures for the Detection of Anti-Personnel Mines", SPIE, April, 1999.
Chi-Chih Chen, "Buried Ordnance Identification Using the Polarization and Natural Resonance", URSI, Colorado, Jan 1999.
J. L. Salvati,C.-C. Chen and J. T. Johnson "Theoretical Study of a Surface Clutter Reduction Algorithm", IGARSS, July, 1998.
Francois Baumgartner, Jens Munk, Jeffrey Daniels and C-C. Chen, " GPR Scattering of Dielectric Cylinders", Government GPR Workshop, 1998.
Inder J. Gupta, Andria van der Merwe, andC-C. Chen, " Extraction of Complex Resonances Associated with Buried Targets", (SPIE) 1998.
C-C. Chen, " A New Ground Penetrating Radar Antenna Design -- The Horn-Fed Bowtie (HFB)", Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA) Symposium, October 1997.
W.D. Burnside, K. Sickle, C-C. Chen and R. McArthur, " A Novel Cellular/PCS Basestation Antenna Measurement System", Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA) Symposium, October 1997.
C.-C. Chen, L. Peters Jr., "Complex Natural Resonances of Dielectric Structures", Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), 724, July 1997.
C-C. Chen, F. Paynter, J.D. Young and L. Peters Jr., "Ground Penetration Radar Target Classification via Complex Natural Resonances", Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Forum, 394-398, March 1996.
C-C. Chen, F. Paynter, J.D. Young and L. Peters Jr., "Ground Penetration Radar Target Classification via Complex Natural Resonances", American Electromagnetics, May 1996.
C-C. Chen, L. Peters Jr. and W.D. Burnside, "Ground Penetration Radar Target Classification via Complex Natural Resonances", Institute Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, vol. 3, 1586-1589, June 1995.
Leon Peters Jr., C-C. Chen and F. Paynter, "Ground Penetrating Radar Antennas", International Union of Radio Science Meeting, 266, June 1995.
C-C. Chen, "Complex Natural Resonance Extraction Using Prony Method", Third Government Ground Penetrating Workshop, December, 1994.

Reports

C.-C. Chen and Jonathan D. Young, "Radiation Pattern Improvement of the ROSS Antenna," ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 740389-1, The Ohio State University, March 2001.
C.-C. Chen, Matthew B. Higgins and Kevin O'Neill "Preliminary Data Processing Results for GPR UXO Classification Demonstration at Blossom Point Site Measuremen," ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 737990-5, The Ohio State University, March 2001.
C.-C. Chen, Matthew B. Higgins and Kevin O'Neill "Demo II ESTCP Technology Demonstration Plan - Application of Fully Polarimetric GPR for Subsurface UXO Classification: Blossom Point Test Site," ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 737990-4, The Ohio State University, November 2000.
C.-C. Chen, Matthew B. Higgins and Kevin O'Neill "Data Processing Results for UXO Classification Using UWB Full-Polarimetric GPR System," ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 737990-3, The Ohio State University, July 2000.
C.-C. Chen, Matthew B. Higgins and Kevin O'Neill "Preliminary Data Processing Results for Phase I Tyndall UXO Characterization GPR Measurement," ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 737990-2, The Ohio State University, July 2000.
C.-C. Chen, Matthew B. Higgins and Kevin O'Neill "ESTCP Technology Demonstration Plan 1: Application of Fully Polarimetric GPR for Subsurface UXO Classification- Tyndall AFB," ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 737990-2, The Ohio State University, December 1999.
Jonathan D. Young and C.-C. Chen "Clutter Analysis and Processing Applied to Ground Penetrating Radar Data from Yuma Proving Ground, Novemer,"ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 733346-2, The Ohio State University, November 1999. 1999.
Jonathan D. Young and C.-C. Chen "Unfurlable Folded Dipole UWB Antenna for Mars Explorer Subsurface Sensing,"ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 737669-1, The Ohio State University, September 1999.
C.-C. Chen "Quarterly Report - GPR Clutter Study on YUMA Proving Ground Data",ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 734724-3, The Ohio State University, December 1998.
C.-C. Chen "1998 YUMA GPR Data Processing Result - Target Natural Resonant Frequency Extraction",ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 734724-1, The Ohio State University, July 1998.
C.-C. Chen and Leon Peters Jr., "Focused-Beam Antenna Using a Parabolic Reflector and Transmission-Line Feed",ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 734879-1, The Ohio State University, Apr. 1998.
A. van der Merwe, I. J. Gupta, C.-C. Chen and A. Gandhe, "Evaluation of the Time Domain TLS-Prony Method for Estimation of Complex Natural Resonances of a Target", ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 733348-1, The Ohio State University, Dec. 1997.
C.-C. Chen, "Design and Development of Ground Penetrating Radar Systems for the Detection and Classification of Unexploded Ordnances and Land Mines", ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 733348-1, The Ohio State University, August 1997.
C.-C. Chen, S. Nag, W.D. Burnside and L. Peters Jr., "A Ground Penetrating Radar Study for the Detection and Identification of Anti-Personnel Mines", ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 730181-2, The Ohio State University, Apr. 1996.
J. D. Young, Leon Peters Jr, C.-C. Chen and F. Paynter , "Subsurface Ordnance Characterization System", ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 730001-1, 1995.
C.-C. Chen, "Complex Natural Resonance (CNR) Extraction and Target Discrimination for Ground Penetration Radar (GPR)", ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 727388-6, Feb. 1995.
C.-C. Chen, F. Paynter, J. D. Young and L. Peters Jr., "Preliminary System Design Trade Study Report", ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 727388-3, Sep. 1994.
C.-C. Chen and J.D. Young, "Soil Permittivity and Conductivity Measurement in JPG.", ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 727388-3, 1994.
C.-C. Chen, F. Paynter, J.D. Young and L. Peters Jr., "Use of Ground Penetration Radar (GPR) for Detection of Unexploded Ordnance", ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 727388-2, 1994.
C.-C. Chen, "Design and Applications of Two Low Frequency Guided Wave Electromagnetic Measurement Structures", ElectroScience Laboratory Technical Report 721929-6, May 1993.

Book Chapter Co-author

Jonathon D. Young, Leon Peters Jr. and C.-C. Chen, "Characteristic Resonance Identification Techniques for Buried Targets Seen by Ground Penetrating Radar", Chapter 5, "Detection and Identification of Visually Obscured Targets" (1998) Edited by Carl E. Baum, Published Taylor & Francis

Inventions

C.-C. Chen and Walter D. Burnside, "Dielectricly-Loaded TEM Horn-Fed Bowtie Dipole Antenna For Ground Penetration Radar Applications", The Ohio State University, July 1995.

C.-C. Chen, Jonathan D. Young and Leon Peters Jr., "Ultra Wide Bandwidth Near-Field Probe Antenna Design", The Ohio State University, January 1998.

Thesis and Dissertation

C.-C. Chen, "Design and Development of Ground Penetrating Radar Systems for the Detection and Classification of Unexploded Ordnances and Land Mines", (Ph.D. dissertation), The Ohio State University, August 1997.
C.-C. Chen, "Design and Applications of Two Low Frequency Guided Wave Electromagnetic Measurement Structures", (M.Sc. thesis), The Ohio State University, May 1993.

Chi-Chih ChenSenior Research Associate

Biography

Research Interests

Professional Memberships

Publications

Chi-Chih Chen
Senior Research Associate