Electromagnetics and Remote Sensing at UIUC

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Electromagnetics and Remote Sensing at UIUC

• Jonathan J. Makela
• Assistant Professor
• Remote Sensing and Wave Propagation

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What is it?

• Electromagnetics Study of the physics and
  applications of electricity and magnetism
• Remote Sensing Analysis of received signals to
  deduce the properties of the media the signals
  have propagated through

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Research Areas

• Integrated circuits
• Optical tomography/microscopy
• Optoelectronic devices and lasers
• Fiber-optic sensors
• Fast efficient algorithms for EM modeling
• Antenna design
• Wireless Communications
• Lidar, radar, and optical remote sensing
• Ionospheric/space plasma physics

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What can I do with it?

• Wireless Communications
• Motorola, Qualcomm, Vodafone, Nokia, Samsung,
  etc
• Integrated Circuits and Complex
  Computing/Communication Systems (EMI/EMC)
• Intel, IBM, AMD, etc
• High Performance Communication and Radar Systems
• Northrop Grumman, BAE, Lockheed Martin, Boeing,
  Rockwell Collins, Raytheon, etc
• National Laboratories
• NASA, Sandia National Labs, Naval/Army/Air Force
  Research Laboratories, etc
• Academia

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What should I study (EM)?
Core Elective
Lab/Subdiscipline Electives
ECE 451 Automated Microwave Measurements
ECE 452 Electromagnetic Waves Electro-Optics
ECE 453 Radio Communication Circuits
ECE 454 Antennas
ECE 450 Lines, Fields and Waves
ECE 455 Optical Electronics
ECE 457 Microwave Devices and Circuits
ECE 459 Communications I
ECE 460 Optical Imaging
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What should I study (RS)?
Core Elective
Lab/Subdiscipline Electives
ECE 452 Electromagnetic Waves Electro-Optics
ECE 453 Radio Communication Circuits
ECE 454 Antennas
ECE 458 Applications of Radiowave Propagation
ECE 450 Lines, Fields and Waves
ECE 459 Communications I
ECE 460 Optical Imaging
ECE 461 Communications II
ECE 468 Optical Remote Sensing
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Who should I talk to?

• Electromagnetics
• Prof. Bernhard
• Prof. Boppart
• Prof. Cangellaris
• Prof. Carney
• Prof. Chew
• Prof. Choquette
• Prof. Chuang
• Prof. Jin
• Prof. Michielssen
• Prof. Rao
• Prof. Schutt-Aine

• Remote Sensing
• Prof. Chew
• Prof. Franke
• Prof. Gardner
• Prof. Kamalabadi
• Prof. Kudeki
• Prof. Makela
• Prof. Rao
• Prof. Swenson