Ionospheric Research
In 1963 faculty and students in the Electrical Engineering dept's ionosphere research lab developed a radio wave cross-modulation facility consisting of a high-power transmitter and antenna beamed to the ionosphere. It furthered our understanding of the upper atmosphere and allowed for improved methods to optimize long-distance communications. The first of its kind in the western hemisphere, the facility was inspired by Arthur Waynick, the lab's founder and director.