Professor Emeritus
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Smith’s work involves the analysis of the generation, propagation and detection of ultrasonic mechanical waves through crystalline materials, and the use of these waves in processing communication signals. Key areas of research involve:
– Surface acoustic wave device design
– Finite-difference time-domain and coupling of modes modelling of acoustic wave devices
– Design of radio-frequency circuits employing acoustic wave devices
– Design of highly stable frequency sources
Dr. Smith is the former Regional Student Activities Chair for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers as well as the former Director of Engineering 1, former Associate Dean (Academic) and former Associate Vice-President (Academic)
F. Chagla and P. M. Smith
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS AND FREQUENCY CONTROL, VOL. 53, NO. 10, PP. 1895-1901
This paper shows how the FDTD method can be applied to the analysis of ultrasonic wave propagation in single- and multi-layer piezoelectric crystals
P. M. Smith
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS AND FREQUENCY CONTROL, VOL. 48, NO. 1, PP. 171-179
This paper explains how multidimensional Green’s functions can be employed to model ultrasonic devices
I. D. Avramov, P. J. Edmonson and P. M. Smith
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS AND FREQUENCY CONTROL, VOL. UFFC-38, NO. 3, PP. 194-198
This paper shows many possible uses of ultrasonic devices in communication circuits
A. Ternawly, R. Kleimann and P. M. Smith, “Effect of gamma and neutron radiation on quartz SAW resonators,” 2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, pp. 1882-1885
F. Chagla and P. M. Smith, “Stability considerations for perfectly matched layers in piezoelectric crystals,” 2005 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, pp. 438-441
F. Chagla, C. Cabani and P. M. Smith, “Perfectly matched layer for FDTD computations in piezoelectric crystals,” 2004 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, pp. 517-520
H. Kitabayashi and P. M. Smith, “Analysis of SAW propagation in gratings on ZnO/diamond substrates,” IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 249-261, January 2001
B.Eng.Mgt., M.Eng., Ph.D. (McMaster, Canada)
P.Eng.
Undergraduate Advisor for the Electrical Engineering program (ECE Department, McMaster University)
Chair of the Recruitment Committee (ECE Department, McMaster University) ;
