Cornelis Jan (Keith) Kikkert

B.E (Hons), PhD., FIE Aust, SMIEEE, CPEng

Associate Professor,

Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Registered Professional Engineer

Address

School of Engineering Eletrical and Computer Engineering;

James Cook University

Townsville,

Queensland, Australia, 4811

Telephone (W): +61-7-4781 4259

                (H): +61-7-4725 4255

Facsimile; (W): +61-7-4781 5177

Email: Keith.Kikkert@jcu.edu.au

 

Research Activities

• JCUMetSat Weather Satellite Receiving System
• Satellite Beacon Receiver
• Satellite Transmission Rain Attenuation Project
• Spread Spectrum Network Analyser
• BPSK demodulator using EPLDs
• Microwave Thermometer
• High Speed Analogue to Digital Converters.
• Multi-user OFDM
• 850 MHz Linear Power Amplifier

Teaching Activities

• CC2510:03 Digital Logic and Computing Methods
• EE3700:03 Communication Systems 1
• EE3300:03 Electronics 2
• EE4306:03 Electronics 3

Expertise

• Electronics Design, with particular emphasis on RF Electronics and Communications Hardware.
• Low Noise Satellite Receivers, Satellite Beacon Receivers.
• Low Distortion RF amplifiers.
• DSP applications to Communication Receivers.
• High Speed Analogue to Digital Converters.
• Phase locked loops, with particular emphasis on phase detectors.
• Asynchronous Sequential Logic Design.
• Communications, with particular emphasis on modulation methods, FM, COFDM.
• Computer Simulation of Measurement and Electronic Communication Systems.
• Writing Electronic Commmunication Related Software.

Personal

I was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and received my primary and high school education there.

I obtained a BE with first class honours and a PhD from the University of Adelaide.

I have been married to my wife Maxine since 1969. We have two sons and a daughter.

I am an active Christian and an Elder of the Townsville Central Uniting Church.