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Charan Litchfield, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
304.929.1635 charan.litchfield@mail.wvu.edu Robert C. Byrd Learning Resource Center, Room 300L Download CV

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. 

Career highlights:
  • 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).
Academic Qualifications: 
2006: PhD Department of Electronics, University of Kent at Canterbury - Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom Thesis: Single-User Receivers for Frequency Selective WCDMA Channels. 

2002: MSc with Distinction, Broadband and Mobile Communications, Department of Electronics, University of Kent at Canterbury - Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom Thesis Title: Multichannel Power Amplifier Design for Multicarrier CDMA 

2000: B.Eng, Electronics Engineering 1st Class Honour’s, Department of Electronics, University of Kent at Canterbury - Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom