Ward College of Technology, University of Hartford
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & PAPERS PRESENTED
Contributing Author, Laplante, Phillip A. (Editor in Chief), Comprehensive Dictionary of Electrical Engineering, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1999; ISBN 0-8493-3128-5.
"Making RF Microwave Theory Come Alive Through Laboratory Experiences", Engineering Technology Division Poster Session, accepted for presentation at the 1999 ASEE Conference in Charlotte, NC, June, 1999.
Presenter at "Writing and Reviewing for Technical Journals", Engineering Technology Division-sponsored Panel Sessions, at the 1997, 1998 & 1999 ASEE Conferences in Milwaukee, WI, Seattle, WA & Charlotte, NC.
Eleven (11) Electronic Laboratory Experiments, Titled: "Power Supply Inrush Current", "Phase-Shift Oscillator","PhaseLocked Loop", "Tungsten Lamp Inrush Current", "Contact Bounce of a Mechanical Switch", "Contact Bounce of a Relay","Hints About Digitizing Scopes", "Measuring a Complex Waveform", "Familiarization with the HP 54601B", "Power Supply Turn-On Times", "AM and FM", Located At AGILENT (used to be Hewlett-Packard's) World-Wide Web URL Agilent Educators Corner http://www.educatorscorner.com/, April, 1997.
"A User's Guide to Electronic Engineering Technology Software," ASEE Journal of Engineering Technology, Vol. 13, No. 1, Spring 1996.
"Integration and Applications of Digitizing Oscilloscopes in a BSEET Program," paper presented at the 1994 ASEE Conference in Edmonton, Alberta, June 28, 1994. Paper with this title published in the 1994 ASEE Conference Proceedings.
"Simulating Lossy Transmission Lines With PSpice," RF Design Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 1, January, 1993, pp. 25-27. This article was selected as the "Featured Technology" article of the month.
Banzhaf, W., Computer-Aided Circuit Analysis Using PSpice, 2nd Edition, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1992; ISBN 0-13-159534-2.
"Author's Friend or Foe? What Does a Reviewer Look For in Your Article?," Invited panelist, Panel on Writing and Reviewing for the Journal of Engieering Technology, American Society for Engineering Education 1991 Annual Conference, June, 1991.
"Using SPICE for Circuit Analysis," ElectroSoft Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, March 1991 (Special Issue on Advances in Electrical Engineering Software), pp. 21-34. This was an invited paper.
"Applications of PSpice in An E.E.T. Linear Integrated Circuits Laboratory," 1990 ASEE Conference Proceedings, pp. 765-768.
"Applications of SPICE in E.E.T. Laboratories," CoED (Computers in Education) Journal of the American Society for Engineering Education, Vol. X, No. 3, July - September, 1990 issue.
Banzhaf, W., Computer-Aided Circuit Analysis Using SPICE, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1989; ISBN 0-13-162579-9.
"Workshop/Demonstration On Fiber Transmission Links," 1989 ASEE Conference Proceedings, pp. 1213-1215.
"Applications of SPICE in E.E.T. Laboratories," 1989 ASEE Conference Proceedings, pp. 1105-1107
"SPICE: How to Put It to Work in Your Courses," presented at American Society for Engineering Education New England Section 66th Annual Conference, October 14, 1988.
"Put Some SPICE In Your Electronics Laboratory," CoED (Computers in Education) Journal of the American Society for Engineering Education, Vol. VII, No. 2, April - June, 1987 issue.
"Using SPICE in The Electronics Curriculum," The International Journal of Applied Engineering Education, Volume 3, Number 3, 1987. This was an invited paper.
INVITED LECTURES
Presentations on Computer-Aided Circuit Analysis given at Gateway Comm./Tech. College, North Haven, CT, 1987; ASEE New England Section Annual Conferences, 1988, 1989; Naugatuck Valley Comm./Tech. College, Waterbury, CT, 1995; Guam Community College, Guam, March 1996.
AWARDS
Hewlett-Packard Co. Equipment Grant, RF Vector Network Analyzer & Logic Analyzer, valued at $28,000, June 1997.
ASEE Engineering Technology Division Mini-Grant ($500) to publish and distribute A User's Guide to Electronic Engineering Technology Software, June, 1995.
Hewlett-Packard Co. Equipment Grant, 10 4-Channel Digitizing Oscilloscopes, valued at $30,000, Dec. 1992.
Roy E. Larsen Award For Teaching Excellence, University of Hartford, May, 1987.
Vincent Coffin Grant, University of Hartford, for support of scholarly activity, March, 1987.
Superior Achievement Award, Naval Underwater Systems Center, New London, CT, February, 1983.
MEMBERSHIPS
Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Education.
Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Manuscript Editor for the ASEE Journal of Engineering Technology, 1994-98.
LICENSING
Registered Professional Engineer, State of Connecticut, #12104.
CONSULTING
Forensic engineering consultant to law firms; perform investigations and provide expert written opinions in cases where electrical or electronic devices caused personal injury or property damage. Consultant to City of Hartford (fire alarm systems), State of Connecticut (Engineering Technology programs). Instructor of 3-hour segment of Professional Engineering Review Course, Rensselaer at Hartford, twice yearly.