1. R ESEARCH IN E LECTRICAL ENGINEERING Profs. O. Boyraz and F. Capolino PhDs S. Campione, C. Guclu and Q. Song Undergraduate E. Mannarino S PONSORED B Y The authors assume full responsibility of the content, and declare that they dont represent any mentioned institution

2. R ESEARCH T EAM Prof. Ozdal BoyrazProf. Filippo Capolino BS Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, Electrical Engineering, 1993 MS University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Electrical Engineering, 1997 PhD University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Electrical Engineering, 2001 Laurea Degree (BS/MS equivalent) University of Florence, Italy, Electrical Engineering, 1993 PhD University of Florence, Italy, Electrical Engineering, 1997

3. R ESEARCH T EAM Salvatore Campione PhD Candidate 2011 Caner Guclu PhD Student Qi Song PhD Candidate 2009 BS Politecnico di Torino, Italy, Electrical Engineering, 2007 MS Politecnico di Torino, Italy, Electrical Engineering, 2009 MS University of Illinois at Chicago, Electrical Engineering, 2009 PhD University of California Irvine, Electrical Engineering, ongoing BS Middle East Technical University (METU) - Ankara, Turkey, Electrical Engineering, 2008 MS, Middle East Technical University (METU) - Ankara, Turkey, Electrical Engineering, 2010 PhD University of California Irvine, Electrical Engineering, ongoing BS Dalian University of Technology – Dalian, China, Electrical Engineering, 2005 MS Dalian University of Technology – Dalian, China, Electrical Engineering, 2007 PhD University of California Irvine, Electrical Engineering, ongoing

4. I NTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Contact: Prof. F. Capolino: f.capolino@uci.eduf.capolino@uci.edu Webpage: http://capolino.eng.uci.edu

5. W HAT I S E NGINEERING ? ENGINEERING: A profession of ACQUIRING and APPLYING scientific knowledge in order to design new processes and products! It combines: Natural sciences Physics, Chemistry, Material science, etc. Mathematics

6. R ESEARCH IN S CIENCE Problem type: What is the underlying mechanism/theory? Scientific method Define the problem Research whats been done before Use creativity! Form a hypothesis (testable prediction) Test hypothesis (actual experiment) Analyze data (could be more involved than you would expect) Form conclusions Take appropriate actions based on conclusions

7. R ESEARCH IN E NGINEERING Research in applied science and product development Process Define the problem Research whats been done before Lots of thinking Create criteria May be known Use scientific method to determine Design product Computer simulations Optimization Improve it! Build a prototype and TEST!

8. R ESEARCH S IMULATION SOFTWARE E XPERIMENTS

9. W HAT IS Y OUR R ESEARCH T OPIC ? A PhD students answer usually sounds as strange as this: I am fighting windmills! Don Quixote Research is a very deep and focused activity driven by passion and curiosity! Thousands of researchers contribute to the knowledge of humanity

10. H OW IS R ESEARCH F UNDED ? Government Funding Department of Defense Department of Energy etc… Private Funding Industry and university cooperation Private research institutions

11. M ISSIONS OF NSF Initiate and support, scientific and engineering research and programs through grants and contracts Award graduate fellowships in the sciences and in engineering Support activities related to international cooperation, national security and the effects of scientific and technological applications upon society Support activities designed to increase the participation of women and minorities and others underrepresented in science and technology … The authors assume full responsibility of the content, and declare that they dont represent any mentioned institution

12. O UR P ROJECT OPTICAL ANTENNAS SEMICONDUCTORS OPTO-ELECTRONICS

13. R ADIATING AND RECEIVING ANTENNAS Device that transforms guided signal into radiated electromagnetic waves and vice versa f =400-800 MHz =75-38 cm f =20-400 MHz =15-0.75m f =1-2 GHz =30-15cm f = 5 THz =60 m Physical dimensions are related to wavelength. wavelength =( speed of light )/( frequency ) =c/f A cellular phone antenna works at around 10 9 Hz=1GHz Our design frequency:193 Terahertz (10 12 Hz=1THz), almost 200,000 times the frequency of your phone! f = 193 THz =1.5 m

14. S EMICONDUCTORS AND S ILICON Semiconductor: Neither insulator, nor conductor Controllable behavior, switching from insulator to conductor or vice versa Basics of electronic devices Silicon: One of the most abundant elements

15. O PTICAL A NTENNA I NTEGRATED WITH S ILICON Micron-level design Fiberoptics integrated with semiconductors! Control of radiation level λ = 1550 nm (1 nm = 10 -9 m) f = c / λ = 193 10 12 Hz ( f 2 10 6 f of cell phone)

16. U NIVERSITY OF C ALIFORNIA I RVINE ( WWW. UCI. EDU ) Engineering (e.g., electrical, mechanical, chemical, etc.) Science (e.g, biological, physical, social, etc.) Humanities, Law Medicine and many more…. S CHOOLS # Undergraduate Student: 2579 # MS / PhD Students: 720 # Full time Faculty: 106 Ranked #39 in U.S.News & World Report s 2012 listing of best engineering graduate schools D EPARTMENTS AT HSSOE Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering and Material Science Civil and Environmental Engineering Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Our Lab

17. I NTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Contact: Prof. F. Capolino: f.capolino@uci.eduf.capolino@uci.edu Webpage: http://capolino.eng.uci.edu

18. P AST INTERNSHIPS – S UMMER 2011 Zinia Jesmin Tuli Semiconductor physics, modeling and simulation Gained experience with largely adopted simulation software COMSOL Multiphysics Timothy Tang 11 th grade Irvine High School, Irvine, CA Theoretical investigation of radiation from OLWAs Mathematical comparison of theories involving leaky wave radiation Ted Ko 11 th grade Saint Margaret`s Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano, CA Proof of metamaterial concepts using co-axial cables TIM IS J OINING UCLA AS U NDERGRADUATE S TUDENT T ED IS J OINING HARVARD AS U NDERGRADUATE S TUDENT Z INIA IS A UCI U NDERGRADUATE S TUDENT

19. C URRENT INTERNSHIPS Eric Mannarino Semiconductor physics, modeling and simulation Gain experience with largely adopted simulation software COMSOL Multiphysics

20. A NY Q UESTIONS ? Contact: Prof. F. Capolino: f.capolino@uci.eduf.capolino@uci.edu Webpage: capolino.eng.uci.edu