Hagness, Susan C.

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Susan C. Hagness

Susan C. Hagness
Philip Dunham Reed Professor

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Student Awards and Recognitions

Summary

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Contact Information

Primary Address:

3423 Engineering Hall (office)
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1691

Tel: 608/265-5739
Fax: 608/262-1267
E-mail: hagness[at]engr[dot]wisc[dot]edu

Secondary Address:

3415 Engineering Hall and 3559 Engineering Hall (laboratories)
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1691

Tel: 608/265-0651 and 608/262-4275

Program Affiliations

Courses

ECE 220: Electrodynamics I
ECE 320: Electrodynamics II
ECE 399: Independent Study
ECE 420: Electromagnetic Wave Transmission
ECE 699: Advanced Independent Study
ECE 740: Electromagnetic Theory
ECE 742: Computational Methods in Electromagnetics
ECE 906: Special Topics in Electromagnetic Fields
INTEREGR 102: Introduction to Society's Engineering Grand Challenges

Education

PhD, 1998, Northwestern University
- Dissertation: "FDTD Computational Electromagnetics Modeling of Microcavity Lasers and Resonant Optical Structures" View PDF

Fields of Interest

bioelectromagnetics
computational electromagnetics
dielectric spectroscopy
FDTD theory and applications
microwave diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for biological and medical applications
microwave inverse scattering
nanoelectromagnetics
wideband and multi-band antennas
ultrawideband microwave breast imaging
STEM outreach
first-year engineering education (see the video about our Grand Challenges course posted on Science360)

Publications

K. Willis, S. C. Hagness, and I. Knezevic, “Multiphysics simulation of high-frequency carrier dynamics in conductive materials,” J. Applied Physics, 2011, vol. 110, 063714 (15 pages), 2011. View PDF.
A. Mashal, F. Gao, and S. C. Hagness, "Heterogeneous anthropomorphic phantoms with realistic dielectric properties for microwave breast imaging experiments," Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 53, no. 8, pp. 1896-1902, August 2011. View PDF.
E. Zastrow, S. C. Hagness, B. D. Van Veen, and J. E. Medow, "Time-multiplexed beamforming for non-invasive microwave hyperthermia treatment," IEEE Trans. Biomedical Eng., vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 1574-1584, June 2011. View PDF.
M. Burfeindt, E. Zastrow, S. C. Hagness, B. D. Van Veen, and J. E. Medow, "Microwave beamforming for non-invasive patient-specific hyperthermia treatment of pediatric brain cancer," Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 56, pp. 2743-2754, 2011. View PDF.
J. D. Shea, P. Kosmas, S. C. Hagness, and B. D. Van Veen, "Three-dimensional microwave imaging of realistic numerical breast phantoms via a multiple-frequency inverse scattering technique," Medical Physics, vol. 37, no. 8, pp. 4210-4226, August 2010. View PDF.
J. D. Shea, P. Kosmas, S. C. Hagness, and B. D. Van Veen, "Contrast-enhanced microwave imaging of breast tumors: A computational study using 3D realistic numerical phantoms," Inverse Problems, vol. 26, 074009 (22 pages), 2010. View PDF.
E. Zastrow, S. C. Hagness, and B. D. Van Veen, "3D computational study of non-invasive patient-specific microwave hyperthermia treatment of breast cancer," Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 55, pp. 3611-3629, 2010. View PDF.
M. A. Al-Joumayly, S. M. Aguilar, N. Behdad, and S. C. Hagness, "Dual-band miniaturized patch antennas for microwave breast imaging," IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vo. 9, pp. 268-271, 2010. View PDF.
K. M. Hill, Y. Fan, J. Zhang, C. Van Niekerk, E. Zastrow, S. C. Hagness, and J. T. Bernhard, "Granular segregation studies for the development of a radar-based three-dimensional sensing system," Granular Matter, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 201-207, 2010. View PDF.
A. Mashal, B. Sitharaman, X. Li, P. Avti, A. V. Sahakian, J. H. Booske, and S. C. Hagness, "Toward carbon-nanotube-based theranostic agents for microwave detection and treatment of breast cancer: Enhanced dielectric and heating response of tissue-mimicking materials," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering Letters, vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 1831-1834, August 2010. View PDF.
K. J. Willis, S. C. Hagness, and I. Knezevic, "Terahertz conductivity of doped silicon calculated using the ensemble Monte Carlo/finite-difference time-domain (EMC/FDTD) simulation technique," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 96, no. 6, February 8, 2010. View PDF.
D. W. Winters, B. D. Van Veen, and S. C. Hagness, "A sparsity regularization approach to the electromagnetic inverse scattering problem," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 145-154, January 2010. View PDF.
S. M. Kennedy, Z. Ji, N. B. Rockweiler, A. R. Hahn, J. H. Booske, and S. C. Hagness, "The role of plasmalemmal-cortical anchoring on the stability of transmembrane electropores," IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Insulators (Special Issue on "Bioelectrics"), vol. 16, no. 5, October 2009. View PDF.
K. Willis, J. Ayubi-Moak, S. C. Hagness, I. Knezevic, "Global modeling of carrier-field dynamics in semiconductors using EMC-FDTD," Journal of Computational Electronics, DOI: 10.1007/s10825-009-0280-4, August 12, 2009. View PDF.
D. W. Winters, J. D. Shea, P. Kosmas, B. D. Van Veen, and S. C. Hagness, "Three-dimensional microwave breast imaging: Dispersive dielectric properties estimation using patient-specific basis functions," IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, vol. 28, no. 7, pp. 969-981, July 2009. View PDF.
A. Mashal, J. H. Booske, and S. C. Hagness, "Toward contrast-enhanced microwave-induced thermoacoustic imaging of breast cancer: An experimental study of the effects of microbubbles on simple thermoacoustic targets," Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 54, pp. 641-650, 2009. View PDF.
E. Zastrow, S. K. Davis, M. Lazebnik, F. Kelcz, B. D. Van Veen, and S. C. Hagness, "Development of anatomically realistic numerical breast phantoms with accurate dielectric properties for modeling microwave interactions with the human breast," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 55, no. 12, pp. 2792-2800, December 2008. View PDF.
M. Zhao, J. D. Shea, S. C. Hagness, D. W. van der Weide, B. D. Van Veen, and T. Varghese, "Numerical study of microwave scattering in breast tissue via coupled dielectric and elastic contrasts," IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 7, pp. 247-250, 2008. View PDF.
M. Lazebnik, C. Zhu, G. M. Palmer, J. Harter, S. Sewall, N. Ramanujam, S. C. Hagness, "Electromagnetic spectroscopy of normal breast tissue specimens obtained from reduction surgeries: Comparison of optical and microwave properties," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 55, no. 10, pp. 2444-2451, October 2008. View PDF.
S. M. Kennedy, Z. Ji, J. C. Hedstrom, J. H. Booske, and S. C. Hagness, "Quantification of electroporative uptake kinetics and electric field heterogeneity effects in cells," Biophysical Journal, vol. 94, pp. 5018-5027, 2008. View PDF.
K. J. Willis, J. B. Schneider, and S. C. Hagness, "Amplified total internal reflection: theory, analysis, and demonstration of existence using FDTD," Optics Express, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 1903-1914, 2008. View PDF.
D. W. Winters, J. D. Shea, E. L. Madsen, G. R. Frank, B. D. Van Veen, and S. C. Hagness, "Estimating the breast surface using UWB microwave monostatic backscatter measurements," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 247-256, January 2008. View PDF.
S. K. Davis, B. D. Van Veen, S. C. Hagness, and F. Kelcz, "Breast tumor characterization based on ultrawideband microwave backscatter," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 237-246, January 2008. View PDF.
M. Lazebnik, D. Popovic, L. McCartney, C. B. Watkins, M. J. Lindstrom, J. Harter, S. Sewall, T. Ogilvie, A. Magliocco, T. M. Breslin, W. Temple, D. Mew, J. H. Booske, M. Okoniewski, and S. C. Hagness, "A large-scale study of the ultrawideband microwave dielectric properties of normal, benign, and malignant breast tissues obtained from cancer surgeries," Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 52, pp. 6093-6115, 2007. View PDF. Selected as a PMB "Featured Article."
A. P. O'Rourke, M. Lazebnik, J. M. Bertram, M. C. Converse, S. C. Hagness, J. G. Webster, and D. M. Mahvi, "Dielectric properties of human normal, malignant, and cirrhotic liver tissue: In vivo and ex vivo measurements from 0.5 to 20 GHz using a precision open-ended coaxial probe," Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 52, pp. 4707-4719, 2007. View PDF.
M. Lazebnik, L. McCartney, D. Popovic, C. B. Watkins, M. J. Lindstrom, J. Harter, S. Sewall, A. Magliocco, J. H. Booske, M. Okoniewski, and S. C. Hagness, "A large-scale study of the ultrawideband microwave dielectric properties of normal breast tissue obtained from reduction surgeries," Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 52, pp. 2637-2656, 2007. View PDF. Selected for inclusion in IOP Select and featured on MedicalPhysicsWeb .
E. Zastrow, S. K. Davis, and S. C. Hagness, "Safety assessment of breast cancer detection via ultrawideband microwave radar operating in pulsed-radiation mode," Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 221-225, Jan. 2007. View PDF.
M. Zhao, J. D. Shea, S. C. Hagness, and D. W. van der Weide, "Calibrated free-space microwave measurements with an ultrawideband reflectometer-antenna system," IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 16, no. 12, pp. 675-677, Dec. 2006. View PDF.
D. W. Winters, E. J. Bond, B. D. Van Veen, and S. C. Hagness, "Estimation of the frequency-dependent average dielectric properties of breast tissue using a time-domain inverse scattering technique," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 54, no. 11, pp. 3517-3528, Nov. 2006. View PDF.
Z. Ji, S. M. Kennedy, J. H. Booske, and S. C. Hagness, "Experimental studies of persistent poration dynamics of cell membranes induced by electric pulses," IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (Special Issue on Non-Thermal Medical/Biological Applications of Ionized Gases and Electromagnetic Fields), vol. 34, no. 4, part 2, pp. 1416-1424, August 2006. View PDF.
Z. Ji, S. C. Hagness, J. H. Booske, S. Mathur, and M. Meltz, "FDTD analysis of a Gigahertz TEM cell for ultrawideband pulse exposure studies of biological specimens," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 780-789, May 2006. View PDF.
M. Converse, E. J. Bond, B. D. Van Veen, and S. C. Hagness, "A computational study of ultrawideband versus narrowband microwave hyperthermia for breast cancer treatment," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 54, pp. 2169-2180, May 2006. View PDF.
N. N. Elkin, V. N. Troshchieva, D. V. Vysotsky, A. P. Napartovich, T.-W. Lee, S. C. Hagness, N.-H. Kim, L. Bao, and L. J. Mawst, "Antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide-type vertical cavity surface emitting lasers: comparison of full-vector finite-difference time-domain and 3D bi-directional beam propagation methods," IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 1834-1842, April 2006. View PDF.
M. Lazebnik, M. C. Converse, J. H. Booske, and S. C. Hagness, "Ultrawideband temperature-dependent dielectric properties of animal liver tissue in the microwave frequency range," Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 51, pp. 1941-1955, 2006. View PDF.
D. Yang, J. M. Bertram, M. C. Converse, A. P. O'Rourke, J. G. Webster, S. C. Hagness, J. A. Will, and D. M. Mahvi, "A floating sleeve antenna yields localized hepatic microwave ablation," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 533-537, March 2006. View PDF.
M. K. Choi, M. Zhao, S. C. Hagness, and D. W. van der Weide, "Compact Mixer-Based 1-12 GHz Reflectometer," IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 15, pp. 781-783, Nov. 2005. View PDF.
M Lazebnik, E. L. Madsen, G. R. Frank, and S. C. Hagness, "Tissue-mimicking phantom materials for narrowband and ultrawideband microwave applications," Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 50, pp. 4245-4258, 2005. View PDF.
S. K. Davis, H. Tandradinata, S. C. Hagness, and B. D. Van Veen, "Ultrawideband microwave breast cancer detection: A detection-theoretic approach using the generalized likelihood ratio test," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 52, no. 7, pp. 1237-1250, July 2005. View PDF.
D. Popovic, L. McCartney, C. Beasley, M. Lazebnik, M. Okoniewski, S. C. Hagness, and J. H. Booske, "Precision open-ended coaxial probes for in vivo and ex vivo dielectric spectroscopy of biological tissues at microwave frequencies," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 1713-1722, May 2005. View PDF.
X. Li, E. J. Bond, B. D. Van Veen, and S. C. Hagness, "An overview of ultrawideband microwave imaging via space-time beamforming for early-stage breast cancer detection," IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 19-34, Feb. 2005. View PDF (warning: large file).
X. Li, S. K. Davis, S. C. Hagness, D. van der Weide, and B. D. Van Veen, "Microwave imaging via space-time beamforming: Experimental investigation of tumor detection in multi-layer breast phantoms," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 52, no. 8, pp. 1856-1865, August 2004. View PDF.
M. Converse, E. J. Bond, S. C. Hagness, and B. D. Van Veen, "Ultrawideband microwave space-time beamforming for hyperthermia treatment of breast cancer: A computational feasibility study," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 52, no. 8, pp. 1876-1889, August 2004. View PDF.
S. Gonzalez-Garcia, A. Rubio-Bretones, R. Gomez-Martin, and S. C. Hagness, "Accurate implementation of current sources in the ADI-FDTD scheme," IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 3, pp. 141-144, 2004. View PDF
M. C. Converse, J. H. Booske, and S. C. Hagness, "Impulse amplification in a helix traveling wave tube: I. Simulation and experimental validation," IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 1040-1048, June 2004. View PDF.
T.-W. Lee and S. C. Hagness, "Pseudo-spectral time-domain methods for modeling optical wave propagation in second-order nonlinear materials," J. Optical Society of America, B: Optical Physics, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 330-342, Feb. 2004. View PDF.
X. Li, S. C. Hagness, M. K. Choi, and D. van der Weide, "Numerical and experimental investigation of an ultrawideband ridged pyramidal-horn antenna with curved launching plane for pulse radiation," IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 2, pp. 259-262, 2003. View PDF.
R. Nilavalan, A. Gbedemah, I. J. Craddock, X. Li and S. C. Hagness, "Numerical investigation of breast tumor detection using multi-static radar," Electronics Letters, vol. 39, no. 25, pp. 1787-1788, Dec. 11, 2003. View PDF.
E. J. Bond, X. Li, S. C. Hagness, and B. D. Van Veen, "Microwave imaging via space-time beamforming for early detection of breast cancer," IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 1690-1705, August 2003. View PDF
X. Li, S. C. Hagness, B. D. Van Veen, and D. van der Weide, "Experimental Investigation of Microwave Imaging via Space-Time Beamforming for Breast Cancer Detection," IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, vol. 1, pp. 379-382, Philadelphia, PA, June 2003. (View PDF; View color version)
D. M. Hagl, D. Popovic, S. C. Hagness, J. H. Booske, and M. Okoniewski, "Sensing volume of open-ended coaxial probes for dielectric spectroscopy of breast tissue at microwave frequencies," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 1194-1206, April 2003. View PDF
S. K. Davis, E. J. Bond, X. Li, S. C. Hagness, and B. D. Van Veen, "Microwave imaging via space-time beamforming for early detection of breast cancer: Beamformer design in the frequency domain," Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 357-381, 2003. (Special Issue on Microwave Imaging and Inverse Scattering Techniques.) View PDF
E. Fear, X. Li, S. C. Hagness, and M. Stuchly, "Confocal microwave imaging for breast cancer detection: Localization of tumors in three dimensions," IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol. 49, no. 8, pp. 812-822, August 2002. View PDF
S. Gonzalez Garcia, T. W. Lee and S. C. Hagness, "On the accuracy of the ADI-FDTD method," IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 31-34, 2002. View PDF
E. Fear, S. C. Hagness, P. Meaney, M. Okoniewski, and M. Stuchly, "Enhancing breast tumor detection with near-field imaging," IEEE Microwave Magazine, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 48-56, March 2002. View PDF
T. W. Lee, S. C. Hagness, D. Zhou, and L. Mawst, "Modal characteristics of ARROW-type vertical cavity surface emitting lasers," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 13 , no. 8, pp. 770-772, August 2001. View PDF
X. Li and S. C. Hagness, "A confocal microwave imaging algorithm for breast cancer detection," IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 130-132, March 2001. View PDF
L. Gilles, S. C. Hagness, and L. Vazquez, "Comparison between staggered and unstaggered finite-difference time-domain grids for few-cycle temporal optical soliton propagation," Journal of Computational Physics, vol. 161, pp. 379-400, July 2000. View PDF
A. Chowdhury, S. C. Hagness, and L. McCaughan, "Simultaneous Optical Wavelength Interchange with a Two-Dimensional Second-Order Nonlinear Photonic Crystal," Optics Letters, vol. 25, no. 11, June 1, 2000. View PDF
S. C. Hagness, A. Taflove, and J. E. Bridges, "Three-dimensional FDTD analysis of a pulsed microwave confocal system for breast cancer detection: Design of an antenna-array element," IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation, vol. 47, pp. 783-791, May 1999. View PDF
S. C. Hagness, A. Taflove, and J. E. Bridges, "Two-Dimensional FDTD Analysis of a Pulsed Microwave Confocal System for Breast Cancer Detection: Fixed-Focus and Antenna-Array Sensors," IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol. 45, pp. 1470-1479, Dec. 1998. View PDF
M. Popovic, S. C. Hagness, and A. Taflove, "Finite-Difference Time-Domain Analysis of a Complete Transverse Electromagnetic Cell Loaded With Liquid Biological Media in Culture Dishes," IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol. 45, pp. 1067-1076, Aug. 1998. View PDF
S. C. Hagness, D. Rafizadeh, S. T. Ho, and A. Taflove, "FDTD microcavity simulations: Design and experimental realization of waveguide-coupled single-mode ring and whispering-gallery-mode disk resonators," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 15, pp. 2154-2165, Nov. 1997. View PDF
S. C. Hagness, A. Taflove, and J. E. Bridges, "Wideband Ultra-Low Reverberation Antenna for Biological Sensing," Electron. Lett., vol. 33, pp. 1594-1595, Sept. 11, 1997. View PDF
D. Rafizadeh, J. P. Zhang, S. C. Hagness, A. Taflove, K. A. Stair, R. Tiberio, and S. T. Ho, "Waveguide-Coupled AlGaAs/GaAs Microcavity Ring and Disk Resonators with High Finesse and 21.6-nm Free Spectral Range," Optics Lett., vol. 22, pp. 1244-1246, Aug. 15, 1997. View PDF
S. C. Hagness, R. M. Joseph, and A. Taflove, "Subpicosecond Electrodynamics of Distributed Bragg Reflector Microlasers: Results from Finite Difference Time Domain Simulations," Radio Sci., vol. 31, pp. 931-941, July/August 1996.
P. M. Goorjian, A. Taflove, R. M. Joseph, and S. C. Hagness, "Computational Modeling of Femtosecond Optical Solitons from Maxwell's Equations," IEEE J. Quantum Electron., vol. 28, pp. 2416-2422, Oct. 1992. View PDF
R. M. Joseph, S. C. Hagness, and A. Taflove, "Direct Time Integration of Maxwell's Equations in Linear Dispersive Media with Absorption for Scattering and Propagation of Femtosecond Electromagnetic Pulses," Optics Lett., vol. 16, pp. 1412-1414, Sept. 15, 1991. View PDF

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

Physics in Medicine and Biology Citations Prize and Rotblat Medal (2011)
Paper: M. Lazebnik, et al., “A large-scale study of the ultrawideband microwave dielectric properties of normal, benign, and malignant breast tissues obtained from cancer surgeries,” Physics in Medicine and Biology, vol. 52, pp. 6093-6115, 2007.
UW-Madison Kellett Mid-Career Award (2011)
UW System Alliant Energy Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award (2009)
Fellow of the IEEE (2009)
Philip D. Reed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2008)
IEEE Mac E. Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award (2007)
Citation: "For demonstrating the benefits of a holistic approach to engineering education that emphasizes the human impact of the subject matter with a multifaceted teaching strategy to engage the whole student."
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering Outstanding Paper Award (2007)
Paper: E. C. Fear, X. Li, S. C. Hagness, and M. A. Stuchly, "Confocal microwave imaging for breast cancer detection: Localization of tumors in three dimensions," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 49, no. 8, pp. 812-822, August 2002.
International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Isaac Koga Gold Medal (2005)
Citation: "For contributions to the development of enhanced finite-difference time-domain methods in computational electromagnetics, and ultrawideband microwave imaging techniques for early breast cancer detection."
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Early Career Achievement Award (2004)
Fellow, University of Wisconsin Teaching Academy (2004)
UW-Madison Emil Steiger Distinguished Teaching Award (2003)
UW Grainger Electrical and Computer Engineering Junior Faculty Fellowship (2003)
USNC/URSI Booker Fellowship Award (2002)
Awarded by the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. National Committee of the International Union of Radio Science.
TR100 Young Innovator Award (2002)
Named one of the 100 top young innovators in science and engineering in the world by MIT's Technology Review magazine.
Invited Participant, National Academy of Engineering's Seventh Annual Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering (2001-2002)
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2000)
NSF CAREER Award (2000)
ECE Gerald Holdridge Excellence in Teaching Award (2000)
URSI (International Union of Radio Scientists) Young Scientist Award (1999)
Best Dissertation Award, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University (1998)
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium / URSI Radio Science Meeting Student Paper Competition: Third Prize Award (1998)
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship (1993-96)
Tau Beta Pi Spencer Fellow (1993-94)

Student Awards and Recognitions

Xu Li -- IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Student Paper Competition 2nd Place Award (2003)
Mariya Lazebnik -- National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship (2003-2006), IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Pre-Graduate Scholarship (2003), IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Graduate Fellowship (2005), AAUW Selected Professions Fellowship (2007-2008), IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Graduate Fellowship (2007)
Essex Bond -- National Institutes of Health Pre-doctoral Fellowship (2003-2006)
Shakti Davis -- National Institutes of Health Pre-doctoral Fellowship (2004-2007)
David Winters -- FY2004 Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Traineeship Award
Stephen Kennedy -- National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellowship (2008-2010); Curtis Carl Johnson Memorial Award for Student Poster Presentation, 2nd place, and Curtis Carl Johnson Memorial Award for Student Platform Presentation, 3rd place, Annual Bioelectromagnetics Society Meeting (2008), Curtis Carl Johnson Memorial Award for Best Poster Presentation at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Bioelectromagnetics Society (2010)
Jacob Shea -- Best Paper Award, ANTEM/URSI Student Paper Competition (2009), IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Doctoral Research Award (2010)
Suzette Aguilar -- National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship (2008-2011), IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Graduate Fellowship (2009)
Matthew Burfeindt -- Department of Defense SMART Scholarship (2008-2013)

Summary

My group's research spans computational and experimental applied electromagnetics, with an emphasis on bioelectromagnetics and the development of diagnostic and therapeutic technologies for biomedical applications. Applied electromagnetics is playing a pivotal role in the development of advanced technologies that address society's challenges across a broad spectrum of communications, computing, materials processing, and sensing applications. As the boundaries between biology, medicine, and engineering continue to blur, the spectrum of applications significantly impacted by electromagnetics engineering is rapidly expanding to include a variety of public health issues in need of engineering solutions. Accordingly, we focus our work on interdisciplinary problems that are extremely interesting and challenging from an academic perspective and fundamentally important from a societal perspective.

Our research activities in bioelectromagnetics currently emphasize microwave diagnostic and therapeutic technologies for biological and medical applications, including microwave detection and hyperthermia treatment of cancer. Medical applications of microwaves have been of interest for decades; however, advances in computing power have resulted in a techical renaissance of this field. Current efforts in our lab include the development of microwave breast imaging techniques; the development of biocompatible contrast agents that enhance the performance of diagnostic and therapeutic microwaves; and the development of patient-specific microwave focusing strategies for noninvasive hyperthermia treatment of breast cancer and brain tumors. Co-investigators include Profs. Van Veen, Behdad, and Booske (ECE, UW), Profs. Kelcz and Sisney (Radiology, UW), and Prof. Sitharaman (BME, Stony Brook Univ.).

Time-domain computational electromagnetics (CEM) tools such as finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) techniques play an integral role in our applied electromagnetics research and have proven invaluable in the innovation of numerous emerging technologies. For example, we use CEM tools as testbeds for evaluating new concepts using "virtual patients" and as forward solvers in inverse scattering algorithms. In addition, in collaboration with Profs. Knezevic and Booske, we are building on the capabilities of FDTD to study THz-frequency electromagnetic interactions with materials.

Our work is inherently multi-disciplinary and collaborative within and beyond electrical engineering. For example, we are working with Profs. Murphy (BME) and Booske (ECE) to develop a novel electro-stimulatory approach for drug and gene delivery. In collaboration with Prof. Jennifer Bernhard (ECE, Univ. Illinois) and Prof. Kimberly Hill (CivE, Univ. Minnesota), we are developing electromagnetic sensing technologies for granular materials, geophysical, and civil infrastructure research and applications. Our basic research activities are conducted primarily in the UW Computational Electromagnetics Laboratory (3415 Engineering Hall) and the Laboratory for Medical Applications of Microwaves (3559 Engineering Hall). Our clinically oriented research has been conducted on site at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics.

Past and current research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute), National Science Foundation, Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program, UW Comprehensive Cancer Center, Whitaker Foundation, and Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

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