New course offering!

After reflecting on several of my recent client engagements, I realized one of the most important areas I add value is in instruction of the fundamentals of ultrasonic and piezoelectric device analysis. Toward that end, I decided to start creating formal online courses to provide a structured environment to facilitate that learning. My first course will be on impedance analysis and will be available August 11, 2021 (1 week from today!).

Course on impedance analysis of ultrasonic/piezoelectric transducers

Impedance measurements are the most fundamental measurements one can do to characterize, analyze, and develop ultrasonic devices. Many engineers working in this field have an incomplete understanding of this topic, so this course will help fill their knowledge gaps and increase their confidence and competence. 

You can find more information about the course at the following link:

• Impedance Analysis of Ultrasonic/Piezoelectric Transducers

All the topics in the course are extremely practical and fundamental to working in ultrasonic transducers. I am just a few edits away from having all of the content uploaded.

Why start with a course on impedance analysis?

Most textbooks start with teaching students with anisotropic material properties and the crystal structure origin of piezoelectricity. This loses most people and quite frankly is not very important or practical for a device designer. What is important is a working knowledge of phenomena which can help lead a transducer developer to important analysis and design decisions - the best way to accomplish that is with understanding the impedance response.

Please contact me if you are interested in this course and help me spread the word!