Raoul Ouedraogo

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7/6/2010

The paper "Effect of Curvature on the Performance of a Cylindrically-Conformal Cavity-Backed E-patch Antenna" has been submitted for publication in the IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters.

7/03/2011

I am chairing a session on electrically small antennas at the IEEE AP-S International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting currently held in Spokane Washington.

3/01/2011

All five papers have been accepted for presentation at the IEEE AP-S International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting to be held July 3-8, 2011 .

1/11/2011

Visited MIT Lincoln Laboratory, excellent place with very smart people and cool projects

1/03/2011

I am in Atlanta for the NSF CMMI Research and Innovation Conference.

12/18/2010

The paper "Waveguide Filter Design Using Optimized Pixelated Inserts" has been submitted for publication in the IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters .

12/13/2010

The paper "A Reconfigurable Microstrip Leaky-wave Antenna with a Broadly Steerable Beam" has been accepted for publication in the journal: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation .

11/29/2010

Passed my comprehensive exam.

11/17/2010

Officially a US citizen

11/12/2010

I was awarded a student participation grant for the 2011 NSF CMMI Research and Innovation Conference

08/09/2010

Preparing for the AIAA conference that will be held in Texas, (September 2010).

07/14/2010

I won third place at the IEEE Antennas and Propagation best student paper competition, held in Toronto, Canada.

07/11/2010

I am in Toronto, Canada, for the IEEE APS/URSI international Symposium.

06/28/2010

The paper entitle " A Self-Tuning Electromagnetic Shutter" has been accepted for publication in the journal: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

02/10/2010

The paper "In Situ Optimization of Metamaterial-Inspired Loop Antennas" has been accepted for publication in the journal: IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters.

Education

  1. Ph.D. Electrical Engineering (Expected July 2011), Michigan State University (MSU). Dissertation: Topology Optimization of Metamaterials and their Applications in RF Major Professor: Dr. Edward Rothwell
  1. 2006 - 2008 Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University (MSU). Masters Thesis: A Self Structuring Electromagnetic Shutter Thesis Advisor: Dr. Edward Rothwell
  1. 2002 - 2006 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Southern Illinois University (SIU). Senior Design Project: Active Phased Array Antennas

 

Patents

  1. 1-Reconfigurable Leaky Wave Antenna (US 8836594 B2 - Granted 2014)
  2. 2-Miniature Ultra-Wideband Multi-Functional Antenna with Frequency and Polarization Agility (Application No. 62/050286 - filed 2014)

 

Professional Activities

  1. 1-Chair of IEEE Antennas & Propagations, Boston Chapter: 2011 - present
  2. 2-Publication Chair of the International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology: 2013 - present
  3. 3-Chair of MIT Lincoln Laboratory African American Network: 2014 - Present

Technical Reviewer

  1. 1-IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagations (TAP)
  2. 2-IEEE Antennas & Wireless Propagation Letters (AWPL)
  3. 3-Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (SMO)
  4. 4-The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Awards & Fellowships

  1. - IEEE Antennas and Propagation International Symposium Student Paper Competition, 3rd place: 2010
  2. - NSF CMMI Research and Innovation Travel Award: 2010
  3. - Michigan State University, Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Scholar Award: 2009, 2010
  4. - Alfred P. Sloan Scholar Fellowship: 2010
  5. - Saint Louis Area Undergraduate Research Symposium Best Poster Award, 3rd place: 2006
  6. - Omron’s Electronics Inc. Scholarship: 2004, 2005
  7. - Southern Illinois University College of Engineering Tuition Award: 2006
  8. - Southern Illinois University International Student tuition Award: 2003, 2004, 2005
  9. - Southern Illinois University Scholastic Honors Award: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Professional Membership

  1. - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  2. - International Union of Radio Science (URSI), Commission B Associate Member
  3. - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
  4. - Tau Beta Pi, The Engineering Honor Society
  5. - National Society of Black Engineers