PEOPLE
WILLIAM HUNT, PHD
Principal Investigator
Dr. Hunt grew up in the literary haven of Columbus, Mississippi, the boyhood home of Tennessee Williams, and received his B.S.E.E. from the University of Alabama in 1976. He worked for Harris Corporation for two years in the areas of acousto-optics and surface acoustic wave (SAW). He then entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned his S.M.E.E. in 1980 and conducted research in the field of auditory physiology. After four years with Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc. he entered the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana where he received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1987. His research there was on acoustic charge transport (ACT) devices and the SAW properties of Gallium Arsenide.
Dr. Hunt joined the faculty of the Georgia Institute of Technology in the fall of 1987 as one of the original members of the Pettit Microsystems Research Center. There he founded the Microelectronic Acoustics Group which focuses on the development of ultrasonic devices that can be integrated with Microsystems. Among these have been, ACT devices, micromachined polyvinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene (PVDF)-based transducers for intravascular ultrasound, acousto-optic devices for tunable lasers as well as SAW and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) devices for wireless and chemical sensor applications.
ELAINE RHOADES
Graduate Student, Physics PhD
Elaine Rhoades graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in May 2014 with a B.S. in Space Physics. While at Embry-Riddle, she worked on the LIGO project using ultrasonic and nanoindentation methodologies to characterize the Poisson's ratio and Young's modulus of optical coating materials. She is currently a fourth year doctoral candidate in the School of Physics at Georgia. Her research investigates using gallium nitride Schottky diodes in a new type of solid state particle detectors, with a focus on neutron detection. After her dissertation defense, she plans to seek a postdoctoral position at Sandia National Laboratories.
AMY WILSON
Graduate Student, ECE PhD
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BEN BARGER
Graduate Student, ECE MS
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DANIEL CANALES
Graduate Student, ECE MS
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JAKE SMITH
Graduate Student, ECE MS
Jake Smith is a graduate student at Georgia Tech and will receive his Master's of Electrical Engineering in May 2019. His focus is on Analog Integrated Circuit design specifically for power applications. During his graduate studies, Jake has been focused on developing a GaN time delay analog to digital converter for RF applications in Dr. Bill Hunt’s Microelectronic Acoustics Group. He has also been working on a wireless power transfer demonstration device for Dr. Greg Durgin's Propagation Group as a GRA. After completing his MS degree, Jake will move into a role in industry as an analog circuit designer. Over the past three years, Jake has been a leader of the Georgia Tech Haiti Solar Initiative. During this time, he led the design of the Haiti RELAY, an inexpensive and portable solar powered charging station for cell phones and lighting to be used in the most energy starved regions of Haiti. Since that time he has led the installation of multiple PV systems on various schools and homes in Haiti as well
AARON GREEN
Undergraduate Student, ECE BS
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BRICE NSIANGANI
Undergraduate Student, ECE BS
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DAVID THOMPSON
Undergraduate Student, ECE BS
David Thompson is a non-traditional undergraduate student in electrical engineering at Georgia Tech. He is a part of the RadioBio program, researching electromagnetic transmission and reception between cells. His project investigates the use of radar signal processing and coding theory as a tool to characterize biomolecular recognition. Upon graduation, he plans to continue his research and studies towards a doctorate degree.
PHILLIP YAMIN
Undergraduate Student, ECE BS
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