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Dissertations and Theses Supervised
  • M.S. Thesis: A Directional Modulation Technique for Phased Arrays. Michael P. Daly, December 2008. Continuing for a Ph.D.
  • M.S. Thesis: A Compound Reconfigurable Antenna. Matthew J. Slater, December 2008. Continuing for a Ph.D.
  • M.S. Thesis: Reconfigurable Beam-Steering Microstrip Patch Antenna. Jessica Ruyle, August 2008. Continuing for a Ph.D.
  • M.S. Thesis: Investigation into the Effects of Solid State Switches on Reconfigurable Antenna Performance. William Bornhoff, May 2008. Northrop Grumman Corporation.
  • M.S. Thesis: Improved Antenna Designs For Next Generation RFID Systems: People And Object Tracking For Homeland Security Applications. Morgan Reeder, May 2008. Somat Corporation.
  • M.S. Thesis: Investigation into the Relationship between Width and Efficiency of Patch Antennas. Siwen Yong, May 2008. Continuing for a Ph.D.
  • M.S. Thesis: Investigation of Methods to Create Prescribed Frequency Shifts in Transmitted Signals Using a High Impedance Surface. Rasa K. Dovilas, May 2008. Toyon Research Corporation.
  • Ph.D. Dissertation: Analysis and Design of a Broadband Antenna for Software Defined Radio. Zhuohui Zhang, December 2007. Impinj RFID.
  • M.S. Thesis: Investigation of Techniques to Achieve Compatibility between Multiband Cellular Phone Antennas and Hearing Aids. Priyanka Bhandari, August 2007. Singapore.
  • M. S. Thesis: Performance Study of Pattern Reconfigurable Antennas in Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Communications Systems. Joshua D. Boerman, May 2007. Motorola.
  • M.S. Thesis: Investigation of Frequency Selective Surfaces for Remote Sensing. Joseph Banasiak, December 2006. Motorola.
  • Ph.D. Dissertation: A Radiation Reconfigurable Magnetic Line Source Antenna: Modeling, Integration with RF MEMS, and Applications. Gregory H. Huff, October 2006. Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University.
  • M. S. Thesis: Investigation and Analysis of Sectioned Substrate Microstrip Patch Antenna, Joshua Fladie, August 2006. Northrop Grumman Corporation. Now in Graduate School at the University of Arkansas.
  • M.S. Thesis: Design and Analysis of Electrically-Small Inductively Loaded Dual Sector Antennas for Surface Sensing Applications. Nicholas C. Soldner, May 2006. Ultitech Corporation, Shanghai. Now with Ultitech Corporation, USA.
  • M.S. Thesis: Investigations of Methods for Isolating Two Co-located Microstrip Antennas. Graham R. Alvey, May 2006. Motorola.
  • M. S. Thesis: Efficiency of an Electrically Small Monopole for Animal Tracking, Jacqueline M. Martin, December 2005. SAIC.
  • Ph.D. Dissertation: A Pattern Reconfigurable Microstrip Parasitic Array: Theory, Design, and Applications, Shenghui Zhang, August 2005. Chinese Heng-Xing Inc., Beijing, China.
  • M. S. Thesis: Design and Analysis of Wideband Canted Sector Antennas for Use in Aperiodic Arrays, Garvin Cung, August 2005. Northrop Grumman Corporation.
  • M.S. Thesis: Sidelobe Level and Wideband Behavior of Arrays of Random Subarrays, Kiersten Kirby, May 2005. Continuing for Ph.D.
  • M.S. Thesis: A Comparative Study of Diversity Gain and Spatial Coverage: Fixed Versus Reconfigurable Antennas for Portable Devices, Tyrone L. Roach, May 2005. Continuing for Ph.D.
  • M.S. Thesis: Beam Steering in Phased Arrays Using a Pattern Reconfigurable Antenna, Kevin N. Hietpas, December 2004. Amphenol Antel Inc.
  • M.S. Thesis: A Pattern and Frequency Reconfigurable Microstrip Spiral Antenna, Gregory H. Huff, December 2003.
  • M.S. Thesis: Millimeter Wave Frequency Tunable Oscillators, Judy Feng, UIUC, October 2003.
  • M.S. Thesis: An Analysis and Design Tool for Evaluation of Integrated Antenna Diversity Systems in Portable Wireless Devices, Daniel Chen, UIUC, August 2003.
  • M.S. Thesis: Analysis and Design of U-slot Microstrip Antennas, Eric C. George, UIUC, August 2003.
  • M.S. Thesis: A Stacked Reconfigurable Bowtie Antenna for Dual Polarization and Wide Switchable Bandwidth, Jeffrey E. Hazen, UIUC, August 2003.
  • M.S. Thesis: Design and Optimization of a Dual-Band Two-Slot Planar Inverted-F Antenna, Brian J. Herting, UIUC, May 2003.
  • M.S. Thesis: Microstrip Diplexer Design and Implementation for Wireless LAN, Kanhua S. Liang, UIUC, May 2003.
  • M.S. Thesis: Electromagnetic Study of Integrated Hearing Aid Antennas, Mitesh Parikh, UIUC. September 2002.
  • M.S. Thesis: Frequency Reconfigurable Microstrip Antenna using Plastic Deformation Magnetic Actuation, Jean-Christophe Jacques Paul Langer, UIUC. May 2002.
  • Ph.D. Thesis: Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Packaging Strategy for Integrated Antennas in Mobile Communication Equipment, David Strohschein, UNH. May 2002.
  • M.S. Thesis: Analysis and Design of Broadband Single-layer Rectangular U-slot Microstrip Patch Antennas, Steven Weigand (through exchange with University of Darmstadt, Germany), June 2001.
  • M.S. Thesis: Novel Active Antenna Elements for High Performance Phased Reflectarrays, Randall Clark, UIUC. May 2001.
  • M.S. Thesis: Experimental Study of Reconfigurable Cavity-Backed Slot Antennas, Patrick Codd, UIUC. December 2000.
  • M.S. Thesis: Antenna Efficiency Measurement and the Effects of a Nearby Object on Radiation Efficiency, Rong Hua Wang, UIUC. December 2000.
  • M.S. Thesis: A Design Model for Rectangular Microstrip Antennas with Lossy Dielectric Materials, Helen (Kankan Wang) Pan, UIUC. December 2000.
  • M.S. Thesis: Frequency Domain Characterization of the Wideband Multipath Channel at 2.4 GHz, Adam Healey, UNH. May 2000.
  • M.S. Thesis: Evaluation of Integrated Antenna Diversity Systems, Pedro Irazoqui-Pastor, UNH. May 1999.