The Microwave Road Scholarship

The Microwave Road Association Awards Scholarship for Master’s Thesis Projects

The scholarship is awarded to one female and one male student at the Master of Science (Engineering) or Master’s level, who have each completed a commendable thesis project with a clear connection to antenna and microwave technology.

The scholarship consists of a diploma plus SEK 10,000 per thesis project. If the thesis project has been carried out by two or more students, they share the scholarship amount. The scholarship is awarded in connection with the association’s joint activities during the spring.

Criteria and Procedure for Selecting Scholarship Recipients

  • The association appoints an award committee consisting of: a convenor (from the association), two members from the association’s board, and a faculty representative from Chalmers University of Technology.
  • In December, the convenor contacts member companies and Swedish universities of technology requesting nominations.
  • The Vice Heads of Department select commendable thesis projects, which best meet the scholarship requirements, from the theses completed during the year. Selected thesis projects are submitted to the award committee (No later than December 31st). The best thesis projects (authored by a woman and a man, respectively) are selected based on the following criteria: originality, methodology, writing and communication skills. The thesis report must also be publicly available via Open Access.
  • In February, the award committee selects two of the nominated thesis projects.
  • Someone from the committee briefly presents the recognized thesis projects, and the scholarship award takes place at a suitable event during the spring.

The Award Committee
Convenor from the board, Hans Hjelmgren
Board member, Mattias Thorsell
Board member, Anders Sundbye
Board member, Katrin Persson
Faculty representative at Chalmers, Jan Stake

Previous Receivers of the Microwave Road Scholarship

2018

Martin AnderbergDesign of a 183 GHz Subharmonic Mixer Using Membrane Integrated GaAs Schottky Diode Technology, Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology

Lowisa HanningPulse Shaping of Radar Transmitters Compensation of Memory Effects through Digital Pre-distortion, Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology

Rikard ReinhagenThe technical feasibility of providing passenger Wi-Fi with 60 GHz WiGig networks on board trains, Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology

Frida StrömbeckEnergy Efficient High Data Rate RF-DAC based PAM Modulator – A MMIC solution using an InP-based DHBT-process at Millimeterwave Band, Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology

2017

Ida KläppevikAnalysis, construction and evaluation of radial power divider/combiner, Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology

Johan BremerCompensation of thermal effects by dynamic bias in low noise amplifiers, Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology

2016

Marika Svensson,  Properties of sparse array antennas – a trade-off investigation Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology

Gergely HrubóFull 3D modeling of waveguide-embedded frequency multiplier arrays Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology

2015

Ewa SimpanenThe impact of GaN-buffer C-doping profile on short-channel effects and ohmic contact formation for millimeter wave III-nitride HEMTs. Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology

Björn PerssonAnalysis and improvement of phase noise performance of a PLL-based RF synthesizer. Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology

Tomas RydholmMeasurement of complex permittivity and permeability through a cavity-perturbation method. Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology

2014

Audrey ZakBow-tie antenna-coupled graphene FETs for direct detection at 0.6 THz. Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology.

Marcus AhlstrandNumerical Simulations of Device Scaling of a Pseudomorphic InP HEMT. Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology.

2013

Mehbuba TanzidNoise Parameter Characterisation of Graphene Field Effect Transistors in the 2-8 GHz Frequency Range. Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology.

Sebastian GustafssonDesign and analysis of multi-band transmitters for wireless communications. Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology.

2012

Ninva Shamoun,Wildfire detection usingRF-technology. Göteborg: Chalmers University ofTechnology (Ex -Institutionen för signaler och system, Chalmers tekniska högskola, nr:EX056/2012).

Michael AnderssonNoise Characterisation of Graphene FETs. Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology.