<s>
Microwave	B-Algorithm
engineering	I-Algorithm
pertains	O
to	O
the	O
study	O
and	O
design	O
of	O
microwave	O
circuits	O
,	O
components	O
,	O
and	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
theories	O
and	O
devices	O
that	O
pertain	O
to	O
this	O
field	O
are	O
antennas	O
,	O
radar	B-Application
,	O
transmission	O
lines	O
,	O
space	O
based	O
systems	O
(	O
remote	B-Application
sensing	I-Application
)	O
,	O
measurements	O
,	O
microwave	O
radiation	O
hazards	O
and	O
safety	O
measures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
microwave	B-Algorithm
engineering	I-Algorithm
played	O
a	O
significant	O
role	O
in	O
developing	O
radar	B-Application
that	O
could	O
accurately	O
locate	O
enemy	O
ships	O
and	O
planes	O
with	O
a	O
focused	O
beam	O
of	O
EM	O
radiation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
characteristics	O
are	O
ideal	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
both	O
military	O
and	O
civilian	O
radar	B-Application
and	O
communication	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microwave	O
frequency	O
usage	O
is	O
significant	O
for	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
shipboard	O
radar	B-Application
because	O
it	O
makes	O
possible	O
the	O
detection	O
of	O
smaller	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
microwave	B-Algorithm
engineering	I-Algorithm
discipline	O
has	O
become	O
relevant	O
as	O
the	O
microwave	O
domain	O
moves	O
into	O
the	O
commercial	O
sector	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
longer	O
only	O
applicable	O
to	O
20th	O
and	O
21st	O
century	O
military	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
areas	O
are	O
radar	B-Application
,	O
satellite	B-Application
,	O
wireless	O
radio	O
,	O
optical	O
communication	O
,	O
faster	O
computer	O
circuits	O
,	O
and	O
collision	O
avoidance	O
radar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
colleges	O
and	O
universities	O
offer	O
microwave	B-Algorithm
engineering	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
University	O
of	O
Massachusetts	O
Amherst	O
provides	O
research	O
and	O
educational	O
programs	O
in	O
microwave	O
remote	B-Application
sensing	I-Application
,	O
antenna	O
design	O
and	O
communications	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specialties	O
include	O
microwave	O
and	O
RF	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
design	O
,	O
antenna	O
engineering	O
,	O
computational	O
electromagnetics	O
,	O
radiowave	O
propagation	O
,	O
radar	B-Application
and	O
remote	B-Application
sensing	I-Application
systems	O
,	O
image	O
processing	O
,	O
and	O
THz	O
imaging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
peer	O
reviewed	O
journals	O
and	O
other	O
scholarly	O
periodicals	O
that	O
cover	O
topics	O
that	O
pertains	O
to	O
microwave	B-Algorithm
engineering	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
