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.

Experience

  1. Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 2011 - Present
  2. Full job description not available to public
  3. Areas of interest:
  4. --Small radars & sensors
  5. --Miniature wideband antennas & arrays
  6. --Metamaterials
  7. --Reconfigurable devices
  8. --MEMS
  9. --Microfluidics
  10. --Topology optimization

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  11. Engineering Consultant, Monarch Antennas Inc., 2009 - 2011. Designed reconfigurable body worn antennas using HFSS for NASA Constellation project.

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  12. Graduate Summer Intern, Motorola Inc., 2007. Worked on the implementation and staging of private radio and data network, involving both trunking and conventional ARC4000 projects such as Colorado Pueblo and Texas Odessa.

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Academic Experience
  1. Doctoral Research, Electromagnetics Research Lab, Michigan State University, 2008 - 2011.
  2. --Developed a new methodology to synthesize metamaterial inspired RF structures
  3. --Investigated the design and implementation of smart metamaterials
  4. --Designed and fabricated highly miniaturized antennas for low SWaP applications
  5. --Designed reconfigurable leaky wave antenna

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  6. Masters Research, Electromagnetics Research Lab, Michigan State University, 2006 - 2008.
  7. --Implementation of evolutionary computations for electromagnetic problem solving
  8. --Designed and fabricated an electromagnetic surface with adjustable transmissivity
  9. --Designed and fabricated a broadband self tuning cavity resonator

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  10. Undergraduate Research, Antennas & Propagations Lab, Southern Illinois University, 2005 - 2006.
  11. --Designed and fabricated internal antennas for multi-band mobile handset applications
  12. --Designed and fabricated high gain active phased array antennas

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  13. Undergraduate Research, RF & Microwave Lab, Southern Illinois University, 2005 - 2006.
  14. --Designed and fabricated broadband on-chip hybrid power dividers and couplers

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  15. Assistant Hall Director, Department of Residence Life, Michigan State University, 2006 - 2008.
  16. --Supervised a staff of 8 resident undergraduate mentors
  17. --Designed interactive programs for a learning community of 467 students to impact academic performance, community standards and enforce student code of conduct

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Teaching Experience

  1. 1-Lincoln Laboratory Radar Introduction for Student Engineers (LLRISE), MIT Lincoln Laboratory (Summers 2012, 2013, 2014)
  2. 2-Build a Small Radar System Course, MIT Short Programs (Winters 2013 & 2014)

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