This picture was taken in my backyard. The hibiscus plants are over ten feet tall.

My Education

B. E. Sc. Electrical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, 1978.

M.S. Electrical Engineering, Tulane University, 1987.

Ph. D. Electrical Engineering, Tulane University, 1990.

My Experience

My Early Industry Experience

I began my technical career in 1970, while I was in high school: I worked after school and during all breaks from school, as an electronics technician at Dudley's, a consumer electronics company. While I was getting the practical experience at work, I was also studying a home study electronics course, in order to gain the much needed theory. I graduated from high school (St. John's College, Nassau, Bahamas) in 1972, with the best academic results for that year.

In 1973, Dudley's awarded me a full scholarship to study Electrical Engineering at the University of Western Ontario (UWO). However, as preparation, I had to take Grade 13 at Brescia College (an all girl's affiliate of UWO: there were only three other males in that program). In 1974, I began my engineering studies, which culminated in my Bachelor of Engineering Science with specialty in Electrical Engineering Degree, in 1978.

During the summer months of my undergraduate studies, I worked at Dudley's. Upon graduation, I was named the Service Manager there, with responsibilities that included servicing of electronic equipment, the training and supervision of six technicians, and the design and supervision of installations of small MATV, intercom, and PA systems.

My College of The Bahamas (COB) Experience

I joined COB in January 1983, as an Assistant Lecturer. I was awarded paid study leave in September 1985 for my master's and, as it turned out, my Ph.D. as well.

I was promoted to Lecturer in January 1986. I returned from study leave in September of 1990 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in September 1995. However, COB has now begun to use the American system of ranking for faculty members; hence, all Senior Lecturers became Associate Professors. I was also fortunate to be one of the two first faculty members to be promoted to Professor, effective Sept. 2006.

During the many years at COB, I chaired and sat on many committees. I also coordinated the Associate of Arts (AA) programmes in Pre-Engineering and Electronics Engineering Technology. Presently, I coordinate the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) Programme with the Electrical Engineering Technology Option. I also help to manage the Pre-Technology Programme.

My Teaching

I teach analog electronics, electrical circuits, digital and analog communications, digital signal processing, and sometimes math.

My Research Interests

I conduct research mainly in digital communications. Most of this research is published in the journals and conference proceedings listed below. However, I am also interested in clarifying well known results to make them more accessible to students. For example, one of my latest publications shows how the root-mean-square (rms) value of voltages (or currents) can be obtained for many waveforms without calculus. Likewise, another of my latest publications shows how the maximum power transfer theorem can also be derived without calculus. Yet another of my latest publications uses the little known fact that the slope at a point on a quadratic curve can be found without the calculus concept of a limit: I apply this fact to find the exact transconductance of a field effect transistor without calculus. These three publications should be of great help to students who have not yet had the opportunity to learn calculus, or indeed for those students who are weak in the subject, or for those students who just want an alternative viewpoint.

My Publications

Journal and Conference Proceedings

For a complete list, please see COB Faculty Publications.

Most Recent

Kenneth V. Cartwright and E. J. Kaminsky, " A Further Look at the ' Reactance of a Parallel RLC Circuit'," Lat. Am. J. Phys. Educ. Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 505-508, 2011.

Kenneth V. Cartwright, " Correction to 'A New Method for Solving Quartics'," Sutra: International Journal of Mathematical Science Education, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 30 – 31, 2011.

Kenneth V. Cartwright, " Derivatives without Limits: Application to a Quadratic Function Divided by a Linear Function," Journal of Mathematical Science and Mathematics Education, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 8-12, 2011. K.V. Cartwright, E. Joseph and E. J. Kaminsky, " Finding the Exact Maximum Impedance Resonant Frequency of a Practical Parallel Resonant Circuit without Calculus," the Technology Interface International Journal, Fall/Winter 2010, Vol.11, No.1, pp. 26-34, ISSN 1523-9926. This paper maybe downloaded from http://www.tiij.org/ .
 
Quinteros, M. I., Kaminsky, E. J. and Cartwright, K. V., "A Trellis-Coded Modulation Scheme with a Novel Expanded 16-Dimensional Constant Envelope Q2PSK Constellation," presented at IEEE Global Communications Conference 2009, Globecom ' 09, Honolulu, Hawaii, 30 Nov. - 4 Dec. 2009. This paper will be included in the Proceedings of the conference.

Kenneth V. Cartwright, "Derivation of the Exact Transconductance of a FET without Calculus," the Technology Interface Journal, Fall 2009, Vol. 10, No. 1, ISSN 1523-9926.

Quinteros, M., Cartwright, K., Kaminsky, E., and Gallegos, R.,  "A novel expanded constant envelope 16-dimensional Q2PSK constellation", presented at the IEEE Region 5 PBASICS2 Conference, Kansas City, MO, 17-20 April 2008.This paper will be included in the Proceedings for the conference.

Kenneth V. Cartwright, "Non-Calculus Derivation of the Maximum Power Transfer Theorem," the Technology Interface Journal, Spring 2008, Vol. 8, No. 2, ISSN 1523-9926.  

Kenneth V. Cartwright, "Determining the Effective or RMS Voltage of Various Waveforms without Calculus," the Technology Interface Journal, Fall 2007, Vol. 8, No. 1, ISSN 1523-9926. 

Ph.D. Dissertations

Kenneth V. Cartwright, " Digital Transmission in the Presence of Depolarization Crosstalk with Four-Dimensional Constellations," Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1990.

Collaboration with Dr. Edit Kaminsky on chapters 2 and 3 of her Ph.D. dissertation entitled, “Trellis Coding and Adaptive Estimation in Dually Polarized Systems”, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Tulane University, June 1991,pp. 4 - 67.

My Referee Participation

I have served as a referee for the following journals:

IEEE Transactions on Communications

IEEE Communication Letters

IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

IEEE Signal Processing Letters

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

The peer reviewed open access online journal,  the Technology Interface Journal, now superseded by the Technology Interface International Journal .

Signal Processing

My Professional Membership

I have been a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) for 35 years.

My Honors

I am a member of Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu.

I received the Seto Award from Tulane University for Outstanding Graduate Student (1989 - 1990).

I received awards from The College of The Bahamas for Outstanding Performance for 1993 and 1994.

(No awards were offered by COB after the latter year).