Alumni

Gabriel Altman MSc

Thesis Title: Deployable Electrically Small Folded Cylindrical Helix HF Antenna and Drone Based Metrology System. University of Colorado, 2024.
Employed by D.O.D.
 

Theodore Prince PH. D.

Thesis Title: Millimeter-Wave Lens and Reflector Antennas for Broadband Applications. University of Colorado, 2024.
Employed by D.O.D.
 
 

Dong-Chan Son PH. D.

Thesis Title: Wideband, Highly Directional Antennas with Fixed and Steerable Patterns. University of Colorado, 2024.
Employed by Apple.
 
 

Songyi Yen PH. D.

Thesis Title: Unconventional Arrays for HF and Other Applications. University of Colorado, 2023.
Employed by University of Colorado Boulder.
 

Gaeron Friedrichs PH.D.

Thesis Title: Machine Learning Enhanced Antenna Systems. University of Colorado, 2023.
Employed by D.O.D.
 
 

Jake Cazden PH.D.

Thesis Title: Antenna Systems for Wideband Direction Finding and Spectrum Sensing. University of Colorado, 2022.
Employed by Custom Microwave Inc.
 

Ljubodrag Boskovic MSc

Thesis Title: Design of Passive Millimeter-Wave Coaxial Components for Additive Manufacturing. University of Colorado, 2022.
Employed by University of Colorado Boulder.
 

Conrad Andrews PH.D.

Thesis Title: Wide Bandwidth and High EIRP Antennas and Arrays. University of Colorado, 2021.
Employed by Lockheed Martin.
 
 

Carlos Mulero Hernandez PH.D.

Thesis Title: Lens Based High Directivity Simultaneous Transmit and Receive System. University of Colorado, 2021. 
Employed by ANSYS.
 

Aman Samaiyar PH.D.

Thesis Title:  Planar Array Apertures for In-Band Full-Duplex Systems. University of Colorado, 2021.
Employed by ANSYS.
 

Prathap Prasannakumar PH.D.

Thesis Title: Wideband Bi-static and Monostatic STAR Antenna Systems. University of Colorado, 2019.
Employed by META.
 
 

Elie Tianang PH.D.

Thesis Title: Simultaneous Transmit and Receive (STAR) Antennas for Geo-Satellites and Shared-Antenna Platforms. University of Colorado, 2019.
Employed by Aerospacelab.
 

Maxim Ignatenko 

Post-Doc Research Field: HF Antennas, Phased Arrays. 2019
Employed by Custom Microwave Inc.
 

Sara Manafi PH.D.

Thesis Title: Wideband Passive Components for High-Power MillimeterWave Applications. University of Colorado, 2018.
Employed by JPL.
 
 

Riley Pack PH.D.

Thesis Title: Wideband Dual-Polarized Digital Direction of Arrival Sensors. University of Colorado, 2018.
Employed by CACI.
 
 
 

Muhannad AlTarifi 

Post-Doc Research Field: W-band Components for Decoy Applications. 2018.
Muhannad is currently on tenure track position in Jordan.
 
 

Ehab Etellisi PH.D.

Thesis Title: Wideband Monostatic Co-Channel Simultaneous Transmit and Receive (C-STAR) Antenna and Array Systems. University of Colorado, 2018.
Employed by Blue Canyon Technologies.
 

Bradley Allen MSc

Thesis Title: Isolation Enhancement for Cylindrical Structure Millimeter-Wave Repeaters. University of Colorado, 2018.
Employed by Lockheed Martin.
 
 
 

Saurabh Sanghai PH.D.

Thesis Title: Low-Profile, High-Power and Wideband Antennas for Diverse Military Platforms. University of Colorado, 2018.
Employed by Trackonomy.
 

Milica Notaros BS

Graduate Research Assistant at MIT.
 
 

David Garrido PH .D.

Thesis Title: Low-Profile Multiband and Flush-Mountable Wideband Antennas for HF/VHF and K/Ka Band Applications. University of Colorado, 2016.
Employed by Apple Inc.
 
 

Jaegeun Ha PH.D.

Thesis Title: High Power Wideband Antennas for Electronic Warfare Systems. University of Colorado, 2016.
Employed by Nokia Bell Labs.
 
 

Brian Simakauskas MSc

Thesis Title: Phase Center Stabilization in a Horn Antenna and its Application in a Luneburg Lens Feed Array. University of Colorado, 2015.
Employed by MIT Lincoln Labs.
 
 
 

Timothy Samson MSc

Thesis Title: Characterization of Alternative Mounting of Vehicular Antenna Systems Near Real Grounds. University of Colorado, 2015.
Employed by Lockheed Martin.
 

Nathan Jastram PH.D.

Thesis Title: Passive Front-Ends for Wideband Millimeter Wave Electronic Warfare. University of Colorado, 2014.
Employed by Lockheed Martin.
 

Rohit Sammeta PH.D.

Thesis Title: Low-Profile Antennas for Wideband Transmit Applications in HF/UHF Bands. University of Colorado, 2014.
Employed by Amazon.
 
 

Mohamed Ali Elmansouri PH.D.

Thesis Title: Joint Time/Frequency Analysis and Design of Spiral Antennas and Arrays for UWB Applications. University of Colorado, 2013.
Employed by Fisica.
 
 

Joseph Mruk PH.D.

Thesis Title: Wideband Monolithically Integrated Front-End Subsystems and Components. University of Colorado, 2011.
Employed by MITRE.
 
 

Hongyu Zhou PH.D.

Thesis Title: Wideband Microwave, Millimeterwave, and Light-Wave Antennas. University of Colorado, 2011.
Employed by META.
 
 

Matthew Radway PH.D.

Thesis Title: Mode Theory of Multi-Armed Spiral Antennas and Its Application to Electronic Warfare Antennas. University of Colorado, 2011.
Employed by Northrop Grumman.
 

Neil Kefauver PH.D.

Thesis Title: Multi-Polarized Spiral Antennas for RF Sensing. University of Colorado, 2011.
Employed by Lockheed Martin.
 

Kichul Kim PH.D.

Thesis Title: Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanowires and Their Application. University of Colorado, 2010.
Employed by Agency for Defense Development, Korea.
 
 

James McDonald PH.D.

Thesis Title: UWB Dipole-like Antennas and Arrays, University of Colorado, 2010.
Employed by First RF Corp.
 
 

Yuya Saito PH.D.

Thesis Title: Analysis and Design of Monolithic Coaxial Lines for Minimum Coupling and Integration in Various Passive Devices and Networks, University of Colorado, 2008.
Employed by ITT, Japan.
 

Arian Lalezari MS

Thesis Title: Exploitation of Body Interaction Effects for the Enhancement of a Body-Borne Radio Geolocation System, University of Colorado, 2008.
Employed by First RF Corp.
 

Lars Grimsrud MS

Thesis Title: Low-Loss L-band Fixed Beam Circular Array, University of Colorado, 2008.
Employed by First RF Corp.
 

Milan Lukic PH.D.

Thesis Title: Modeling and Design of Microfabricated Rectangular Coaxial Lines and Antennas, University of Colorado, 2007.
Employed by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Inc.
 

Michael Buck PH.D.

Thesis Title: Multifunctional, Multipolarized Spiral and Sinuous Antennas, University of Colorado, 2007.
Employed by Ball Aerospace.
 
 

Keneth Vanhille PH.D.

Thesis Title: Design and Characterization of Microfabricated Three-Dimensional Millimeter-Wave Components, University of Colorado, April 2007. (Co-Advisor. Principal Advisor Prof. Z. Popovic). 2007. 
Employed by Sandia National Laboratories.
 

Yongjae Lee PH.D.

Thesis Title: Design of RF Circuits with Embedded Multi-Physics Models of MEMS Devices, University of Colorado, 2006.
Employed by Cobham.
 
 

Nathan Stutzke MS

Thesis Title: Slot Spiral Antennas for Single and Multimode Applications, University of Colorado, 2005.
Employed by Ball Aerospace.