MORE STUFF AN ELECTROMAGNETICS SCIENTIST DOES

I work with a group of very motivated and smart students. We are kind of like inventors. We come up with "crazy" ideas and find equally crazy groups to fund exploration projects to see if we can make the ideas work.

For example, can we make an antenna out of plasma gas?
Here is a pic of a glass cube holding glowing plasma as we test it.
I also am doing a bioengineering project where I am looking for glaucoma. I need to find volunteers that I can expose their eyes to a test involving a laser and light puffs of air. I continue to hope it will be successful. Below is a set of data from one of the tests.

A new project is to develop a satellite antenna for a robot submarine. We have shown feasibility, and now we need to actually do it. Hope my students can swim.


Antenna scientists work with all kinds of antennas. Below is a photo from my recent informal visit to the largest antenna in the world. Arecibo in Puerto Rico.


Now that I am retired, I am only doing the fun research. It is a thrill to continue to work with young students who are highly motivated and excited about the projects we undertake.

You like risk? I can only be successful a small percentage (~25%) of the time. So I also appreciate the brave souls that fund this research. For more information, Google my name or the ElectroScience Lab. at the Ohio State University.

Favorite quote: "If it was easy, they would do it at Michagan!"

STUFF AN ELECTROMAGNETICS SCIENTIST DOES

Some people have asked me what an "Electromagnetics Scientist" does. So here is a small collection of photos from the last few years.

Here is a radar system used to track vehicles in foliage. We did testing a while ago with the help of some large vehicles.

Here is the test.

and here is a graduate student with our test vehicle.

Besides radar, I also do automotive antenna research. This requires mathematical models of automobiles and small metal scale models of vehicles as well as full scale vehicles for final testing.


In one case, we even used an infrared camera to image the wire grid pattern on the rear window of a vehicle.

Later, I can show examples of large antennas, small antennas, internal radar images of buildings, antennas that glow in the dark (they are made of plasma) and other kind of fun projects. 

FINAL KITCHEN PHOTOS

GREETINGS
Some people have asked me to show the final kitchen photos. So here we are.

First; here is a shot of the cabinets and the window treatment (I built the window frame using some extra cabinet trim pieces; matches nicely I hope.) We added the shade at the end. Instead of dangling cords, we chose a pull loop design, we recommend it for kitechen shades; it works very well.



The backsplash/tile treatment is simple but has an accent line at the top of the first tile. Sharon loves the look. Note the integrated sink; it has no lip to catch food particles.

So; we hope our friends like the final result. We love it.