Charan Litchfield, Ph.D.
In August 2018, Dr. Charan Litchfield joined the School of Engineering and Sciences,
WVU Tech, as an Assistant Professor. Prior to joining WVU Tech, Dr. Litchfield
had over 10 years of academic and industrial experience. His prior academic appointment
at University of Greenwich, he instigated, developed and taught M.Sc. wireless
communication engineering courses for a new postgraduate communications program.
Activities included being a lead supervisor for fifty-one M.Sc. projects and co-supervisor
for two Ph.D. students. Outcomes of academic appointment include IET accreditation
for the courses “Advanced Communication Systems” and “Wireless Communication Systems”.
Dr. Litchfield actively contributed to an increase in student numbers from 23 in
2007 to 128 in 2010, generating over £1.4 million ($2.25million) for the department.
During his time at WVU Tech, Dr. Litchfield has taught several classes including
Introduction to Communication Systems and Signals and Systems I and II. Dr. Litchfield
received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Kent at Canterbury
in 2006.
- Academic experience: >10 years, PhD 2006, MSc 2002, BEng 2000.
- Research Contributions: >10 refereed research papers, 20 Industrial reports.
- Research Proposals: >3
- Postgraduate Research Supervision: >50 MSc students graduated, >2 PhD students graduated. >10 years Industrial experience.
- Professional Membership: IEEE member (since 2006).