Graduate Researchers:
Samuel Fedorka
Sam is a lifelong learner, having studied Astrophysics, Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering and 3D modeling before becoming a student at UML. Currently, Sam is researching for a PhD in Electrical Engineering. Sam is very interested in the discovery and characterization of new processes and technologies.
Basil Vanderbie
Basil is a Master’s student currently working on electromagnetic research ranging from nanoantenna photodetectors to frequency selective surfaces for radome applications. Basil hopes to use his knowledge gained during graduate school to advance the state of the art over a variety of photonic material and application spaces.
Jotham Kasule
Basil is a PhD student currently researching planar-multi signal format additively/printed connectors, flexible printed connectors, printed circuit boards. Additionally, he plans to explore Additively Manufactured transparent antennas, electrically small antennas, and high speed signaling.
Christopher Molinari
Chris is a graduate student in Electrical Engineering with a B.S. degree in both Electrical Engineering and Physics at UMass Lowell. His research aims to integrate skills from both fields, i.e. electromagnetics and solid-state device physics. In his free time, he enjoys playing his bass guitar and designing electromechanical contraptions for his friends and family.
Lucas Unger
Lucas is a graduate student in Electrical Engineering with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering at UMass Lowell. His research aims to improve reliability and ruggedization of printed systems through test and characterization.
Shawn Kelliher
Shawn is an M.S. student at UMass Lowell majoring in Electrical Engineering. Shawn is interested in wireless communications. Through his research, Shawn aims to explore the integration of additive manufacturing techniques into various wireless systems.
Research Alumni
Eric Brown
Eric is a graduate of The University of Massachusetts Boston with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He earned Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering in the Fall of 2020 while specializing in RF design and modeling. He is now working in industry on RF devices and advancing the state of the art RF design.
Katherine Berry
Graduated with a MS in CE during the spring of 2022. Kate’s research interests included a combination of Mechanical, Electrical, and Computer Engineering. Her work is focused on utilizing her knowledge of mechanical systems to integrate unique electrical and electromagnetic structures within a flexible or 3D design space. She is now working in industry integrating her knowledge of Computer Engineering with RF design.
Bradley Pothier
Bradley graduated UML in 2021 with a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering. His research interests while working on his Master’s degree were electromagnetic waves and materials. Other work involved RF design, materials development, and novel test. He is now working in industry on RF devices and advancing the state of the art RF design.
Elias Aguirre Contreras
Elias was an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student and intern at the Printed Electronics Research Collaborative (PERC) at UML. He excels at applying his knowledge & expertise to real-world applications. Elias is now working in academic research specializing in physics.
Mark Pothier
Mark was an undergraduate Electrical Engineering student of UML and performed research on an advanced materials characterization for Analog Devices. He has was interest in logic design, solid state devices, and electromagnetics. Mark received is B.S. and M.S. from UML and he is currently and RF design engineer.
Michelle Connolly
Michelle is a graduate student in Electrical Engineering with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics at UMass Lowell. Her research aims to understand electromagnetic fields, waves, and structures as they transition to 2.5D and 3D geometries.
Advanced Master’s Project
Zachary Liebold
Zach is a graduate of UML with a M.S. in Electrical Engineering with a focus on digital systems for RF applications. His work at UML was moving towards practical implimentation of fractional time delay for RF phased array applications. Zach was also a graduate of the Analog Devices Inc. Fellows Program at UML.
Fredrick Hwang
Fred is a graduate of UML with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with a focus on RF / microwave. His background includes testing and debugging of RF devices using test equipment such as network analyzer and spectrum analyzer. Fred was researching how to design RF systems and sub-systems for 3D, conformal, and flexible applications.
Jessie Johnson
Jessie completed an Advanced Master’s Project in Spring of 2021 entitled “Adhesion Considerations for Silver Nanoparticle Inks on Polyethylene Based Plastics.” This work involved the printing and characterization of silver nanoparticle inks on alternative substrates using a variety of surface functionalization techniques.