Is Any Expertise Enough?
In Support of Workforce Development with a Vision
Prof. Jennifer T. Bernhard
ECE Department, University of Illinois
• As the M&S workforce ages and declines in numbers
without replacement, is this simply the “market”
working?
• Is just having more graduates in M&S enough, or are
there specific critical sub-disciplines that need special
attention to maintain advantage and/or promote growth?
• What is the vision of the M&S future? What are the
critical skills and approaches that the country should
support explicitly to fulfill this vision? Where is the
leadership who can enable this vision?
© Jennifer T. Bernhard, 2010
Faculty Demographics for Supply Survey
Total Faculty Surveyed: 94 from 58 institutions
Faculty by Rank
19%
Assistant
Associate
Full
Faculty by Gender
12%
59%
22%
Female
Male
Country of Origin (est)
US
NUS
44%
56%
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88%
MS Antenna Degree Survey Results
MS in Antennas by Gender, 2003-2008
• Total Faculty Surveyed: 94
• Number of Responses to
Date: 80
• Total Number of MS
Degrees: 433
18%
Female MS
Male MS
82%
MS in Antennas by Work Status, 2003-2008
US MS
PR MS
FN MS
41%
54%
MS in Antennas by First Job Placement
3%
6%
11%
0%
5%
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57%
23%
US-A
US-I
US-G
NUS-A
NUS-I
NUS-G
PhD Antenna Degree Survey Results
PhD in Antennas by Gender, 2003-2008
• Total Faculty Surveyed: 94
• Number of Responses to
Date: 80
• Total Number of PhD
Degrees: 235
11%
Female PhD
Male PhD
PhD in Antennas by Work Status, 2003-2008
89%
31%
62%
US PhD
PR PhD
FN PhD
7%
13%
1%
13%
11%
13%
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PhD in Antennas by First Job Placement
49%
US-A
US-I
US-G
NUS-A
NUS-I
NUS-G