Rate My Professor Sonam Peden

Dr. Sonam Peden serves as Lecturer in Physics and Electronics within the School of Science and Technology at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics at the same institution, with her doctoral research centered on RF loss through eucalyptus vegetation with varying water content, incorporating both modeling and experimental approaches. This work was undertaken as part of the Precision Agriculture Research Group and supported by a UNE Tuition Scholarship. Prior to her current role, she was a postgraduate student in the group. Her academic journey reflects a commitment to advancing knowledge in electronics and physics applications relevant to agriculture and technology.

Peden coordinates several key undergraduate units, including Sensors and Signal Processing (PHYS213), Digital Electronic Systems (PHYS511), and Applied Photonics (PHYS313). These courses equip students with specialized cognitive and technical skills in areas such as signal analysis, digital circuit design, geometric optics, and photonics principles. Her teaching emphasizes practical applications, including data analysis from field experiments and modeling using tools like MATLAB in the context of wireless communication technologies. In research, Peden focuses on RF propagation through vegetation, particularly for precision agriculture. She developed models for RF loss in tree canopies and a two-point iteration method to predict canopy water content from RF measurements. Key publications include 'A two-point iteration method to predict canopy water content from RF loss' (Smart Agricultural Technology, 2021), 'Prediction of Water Content of Eucalyptus Leaves Using 2.4 GHz Radio Wave' (2021), 'A Model for RF Loss through Vegetation with Varying Water Content' (2021), and 'Computational analysis of light metal decorated C3N2 monolayers for efficient hydrogen storage' (co-authored, recent). Her contributions appear in journals like Smart Agricultural Technology and Open Journal of Applied Sciences, with datasets from her PhD research made publicly available. Peden's work bridges electronics, environmental monitoring, and sustainable technologies, supporting innovations in smart farming and energy storage.