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Program in Electrical Engineering
2011 Program Highlight
2010 NSR EE REU Scholars and Research Topics
2011 REU Scholars |
Research Topics |
Faculty Mentors |
|---|---|---|
Christopher Curven |
POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF THUNDERCLOUD INDUCED RADIATION BURSTS ON AIRCRAFT PASSENGERS AND CREW |
Prof. Victor Pasko (5-3467) |
Sean McDonough |
ACCURATE MODELING OF ION CONDUCTIVITY IN THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE |
Prof. Victor Pasko (5-3467) |
Christopher Hong |
STUDY OF DOPPLER VELOCITY ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES ON METEOR-HEAD RADAR REFLECTIONS |
Prof. Julio Urbina (863-5326) |
Dimitri Ressetar |
STUDY OF PROCESSING TECHNIQUES FOR REMOVAL OF EQUATORIAL ELECTROJET ECHOES TO ENHANCE METEOR DETECTION AT JICAMARCA |
Prof. Julio Urbina (863-5326) |
Christopher Jones |
CONSIDERATIONS FOR AN INTRA-SOLAR SYSTEM LASER SATELLITE DATA NETWORK |
Prof. John Mathews (865-2354) |
Christopher Galvan |
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF COMMUNICATION AND POWER LINK BETWEEN OLITE 2 SATELLITE AND HIGH ALTITUDE STUDENT PLATFORM |
Prof. Sven Bilen (863-1526) |
Luis Olique |
DEVELOPMENT OF A CHARGING METHOD FOR THE GEOPEBBLES USING WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION |
Prof. Sven Bilen (863-1526) |
Danielle Sova |
ROBUSTNESS AND FAULT TOLERANT CAPABILITIES OF TRANSFORM DOMAIN FIR FILTERS WORKING ON REAL SIGNALS |
Prof. Ken Jenkins |
Jacob Wilson |
VERIFICATION OF A MARGINAL OSCILLATOR FOR CONTINUOUS-WAVE QUADRUPOLE RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY |
Prof. Jeff Schiano (865-5422) |
Bahareh Ardestani |
OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS OF FREE STANDING MICROELECTROMECHANICAL STRUCTURES |
Prof. Srinivas Tadigadapa (5-2730) |
Christina DiMarino |
GROWTH AND OPTICAL ANALYSIS OF BRANCHING SILICON WIRE ARRAYS |
Prof. Joan Redwing (5-8665) |
Ruth Nan |
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEAR-FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPE SYSTEM |
Prof. Zhiwen Liu (5-2362) |
Matthew Feldman |
MRI MICROCOILS FOR IMAGING INDIVIDUAL CELLS |
Prof. Mike Lanagan (5-6992) |
2011 REU Participants
- Mr. Christopher Curnwen, Penn State University
- Mr. Dimitri Ressetar, Penn State - Harrisburg
- Mr. Christopher Jones, Washington State University
- Miss. Christina DiMarino, James Madison University
- Miss. Bahareh Ardestani, American River College
- Mr. Luis Olique, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
- Mr. Sean McDonough, University of Rochester
- Miss. Ruth Nan, Washington University in St. Louis
- Mr. Jacob Wilson, West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Miss. Danielle Sova, George Mason University
- Mr. Christopher Hong, Cooper Union College
- Mr. Matthew Feldman, University of Florida
- Mr. Christopher Galvan, New Mexico State University
NSF EE REU 2011 Summer Program
Weekly Scientific Seminar
Department of Electrical Engineering
Room 101 EE East, 9:40 – 10:30 AM, Tuesdays
(Followed by REU Weekly Workshop on Professional Development, 12:30-1:30 PM)
Date |
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| June 7 | Systems Design Lab | Sven Bilén |
| June 14 | Integrating Nanowire-based Sensors with CMOS Electronics Using Directed Self Assembly | Theresa Mayer |
| June 21 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Jeff Schiano |
| June 28 | The Wild Historical Tug-a-War Between DSP Theory and IC Technology | Ken Jenkins |
| July 5 | What’s Next? Graduate School, of Course! | David Salvia |
| July 12 | Lightning-related Transient Luminous Events in the Middle Atmosphere | Victor Pasko |
| July 19 | Emerging Techniques in Radar Remote Sensing: Cognitive Radars and Beyond | Julio Urbina |
| July 28 | NSF EEREU Symposium | REU Students |
Suggestions and inquiries: eereu@engr.psu.edu
NSF EE REU 2011 Summer Program
Weekly Workshop on Ethics and Entrepreneurship
Department of Electrical Engineering
Room 101 EE East; 10:50 - 11:50 AM Tuesdays
Date |
Workshop Topic Addressed |
Weekly |
Faculty Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 7 | Frameworks of Ethics | Week 1 | Andy Lau |
| June 14 | Research Ethics | Week 2 | Andy Lau |
| June 21 | Intellectual Property Issues | Week 3 | Phil Boyer |
| June 28 | Sustainability and Materials Selection in Product Development | Week 4 | Andy Lau |
| July 5 | Student Entrepreneur Panel: “What’s it take to be an entrepreneur?” | Week 5 | Erik Davidson |
| July 12 | Ethics Issues in Entepreneurship | Week 6 | Andy Lau |
| July 19 | Getting Funding to Pursue Your Idea | Week 7 | Phil Boyer |
| July 26 | Student Presentations of Tech Transfer Ideas of Research Projects | Week 7 | REU Students |
Suggestions and inquiries: eereu@engr.psu.edu