Paul Aiken Visiting Assistant Professor of Engineering

Howe 207
540-458-8850
paiken@wlu.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Paul Aiken teaches courses in electrical circuits, analog and digital electronics, and introduction to engineering. He is a professional engineer and senior academic with over 35 years of industry and academic experience, during which time he led teams of engineers to conceptualize and implement new ideas, and to find innovative solutions to existing technical problems, such as performing signal and power integrity analyses on high-speed digital components, interconnects and systems. He has a very strong foundation in electrical engineering and physics with emphasis on analog and digital circuits and systems, RF and microwave circuits and systems, electromagnetism, signal and power integrity, power electronics and semiconductors devices and circuits. He had developed several engineering courses and programs and facilitated their ABET accreditation. His current research is in the areas of high-speed digital systems and RF technology, energy sources and systems and novel instruments.

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA

M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, Columbia University, NY, USA

MPhil Applied Physics (Electronics), UWI Mona, Kingston, Jamaica

B.S. in Physics – The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Kingston, Jamaica

Research

High-speed digital systems and RF technology, energy sources and systems and novel instruments.

Teaching

ENGN/PHYS 207 – Electrical Circuits

ENGN/PHYS 208 – Electronics

ENGN 295 – Analog Circuits and Applications (new)

ENGN 178 and PHYS 178 - Introduction to Engineering

Selected Publications

1. Latchman, H.; Aiken, P.; Anderson, S.; Bernard, R.; Gordon, R.; (2021); “A hybrid asynchronous-synchronous learning network (HASLN) flipped-classroom approach in engineering education.” 12th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics, IMCIC 2021.

2. Sanderson, D, Alli, K. & Aiken, P.; “An Integrated Cadmium Extraction System (ICES) effective reduction of cadmium in the soil for bench-scale and field study application”; Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering; Volume 4, December 2020, No. 100107.

3. Aiken, P. and West, D. (2007); “Demand & supply for science and technology teachers at the secondary and tertiary levels within Jamaica and wider CARICOM region”; Proceedings on IEEE Education Conference, Munich, Germany.

4. Aiken, P., Peterson, P., McSweeney, G., Gerbus, D., Albertson, T., Coggin, D., Chu, W., and Peil, B.; (2005); “Standard Test Hook Interface for high volume CPU testing”; Intel Design and Test Journal (DTTJ).

5. Aiken, P. and Albertson, T. and Bensalem, B.; (2005); “Test socket influence on high-speed differential signals and channel performance”; DesignCon Publication.

6. Aiken, P. and Albertson, T. (2004); “Differential signals in high-speed data channels”; Intel ATT Journal.

7. Aiken, P. and Diament, P; (2004); “Design of a phased array driver with controllable phases and magnitudes”; IEEE Transaction on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Volume: 52, Issue: 5, Pages: 1558-1564, May 2004.