2026 Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarship (USRS) finalists
1Jack Condon
Arizona State University, USA
Metasurface-modulated Conformal Cavities for Source Localization
2Mohamed Elsheshtawy
Ain Shams University, Egypt
Mutual Coupling Reduction in Dense Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Arrays at 2.4 GHz Using Sub-Wavelength EBG Structures
3Laura Seldon
Queen's University, Canada
RF Performance Characterization of Shape Memory Alloy Based Deployable Antennas for CubeSats
4Erik Pettersson
Lund University, Sweden
Smartphone Antenna Design Using Characteristic Modes for 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks
5Alexandra Pacheco
Universidad Privada Boliviana, Bolivia
Rain Attenuation Forecasting in Q-Band Satellite Communications: A Deep Learning Approach
6Nirbhay Bhojani
Pandit Deendayal Energy University, India
Design and Development of a Dual-Band High-Gain AMC-Backed Antenna Array with RF Switching for Microwave Breast Tumor Detection
7Junseong Bae
Incheon National University, Republic of Korea
Low-profile wideband electromagnetic absorber
8Mohamed Ahmed
Nile University, Egypt
Microwave Metasurface-Inspired Sensor for Non-Destructive Dielectric Characterization of Solid and Liquid Materials
9Jake Happ
Western Washington University, USA
Smart Headband
10Sathya Dev Cherala
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, India
Design and Development of High-Gain Antenna Array Based on Spoof Plasmon Polariton (SPP) Excitation Mechanism
11Tomás Figueroa Torres
University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Development of Electromagnetic Skin Structures for Resilient Wireless Infrastructure and Disaster-Resilient Communications in Puerto Rico
12Bala Satya Phaneendra Billa
Koneru Lakshmaiah College Of Engineering - KL University, India
A Conformal Integrated-Aperture Multi-Band Antenna System for Intelligent Vehicles: V2X (5.9 GHz) and High-Gain Beamforming at K-/Ka-Bands (24/28/39 GHz) for Radar-Communication in Autonomous Vehicles
13Venkata Dhanush Avula
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, India
Metasurface Based Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted Antenna Design for Beam Steering Applications
14Nathan Young
Arizona State University, USA
Broadband, Dual-Polarized Millimeter-Wave Programmable Metasurface
15Paul Lawrence
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Kenya
Deep Learning-Accelerated Design of Compact Multi-Band Antennas for IoT Wearables Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks
16Giovannni Cuzzocrea
Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Measurement-Efficient Microwave Imaging for In-Line Food Contaminant Detection
17Konaark Berwal
Birla Institute of Technology And Science, Pilani, India
Secure Integrated Vehicular Framework: Safeguarding V2X Networks through Waveform-Aided Watermarking
18Ömer Mesut Çelebi
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Determining Microwave Hyperthermia Antenna Feeding Parameters for Breast Cancer Using Meta-Learning
19Arjab Sengupta
Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India
A CSO- Optimized DGS-based Semi-Hemispherical Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Advanced Bio-Medical Sensing with High Sensitivity and FoM
20Maxwell Mamishev
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Antenna-Based VLF Propagation Prediction for Observation of Satellite-Deployed Artificial Meteors
21Kruthika Ramprasath
Kumaraguru College of Technology, India
Metamaterial-Inspired CSRR-Loaded Microstrip Sensor for Food Adulteration Detection
22Qiushi Zhao
Sichuan University, China
Physics-Informed Super-Resolution Framework for High-Fidelity Two-Way Radio Wave Propagation over Irregular Terrain
23Giulio Cosentino
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
A Preconditioned Volume Integral Equation for High-Contrast Inhomogeneous and Anisotropic Media
24Tamara Lesilolo
Universitas Riau, Indonesia
Portable Near-Field Radio Frequency Scanner for Non Contact Quantitative Wound Moisture
25Faiyaz Tamboli
SVERI's College Of Engineering, Pandharpur, India
Physics-Guided Machine Learning for Environment-Robust Compact Printed Monopole Antennas in Emergency Communications
26Akshara Nandikanti
Stanley College of Engineering and Technology for Women, India
Metamaterials based Radio Frequency Energy Harvesting
27Noorulla Feroz R
Kumaraguru College Of Technology, India
AI-assisted Design and Optimization of Compact Metamaterial Rectenna Arrays for Sustainable RF Energy Harvesting in 5G/6G IoT Systems
28Hamza Ehsan
National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
Circularly Polarized Metasurface based SIW Leaky Wave Antenna for Millimeter Wave Applications
29Abhiram Ghanta
B M S College of Engineering, India
Sustainable low-cost ambient RF energy harvesting system for wake-up circuits
30Rümeysa Karaman
Bogazici University, Turkey
Real-Time Monitoring of Microwave Ablation Zones for Personalised Oncological Treatment
31Ayush Kerhalkar
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, India
Design of Filtenna for Radio Astronomy and Other Electromagnetic Applications
32Mohiminul Islam Sahed
International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh
Design and Experimental Implementation of an Arduino-Based Sonar System for Fish and Marine Life Detection
33Anabel Castro Johnson
Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, Panama
Design and Characterization of a 1-Bit Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) using a Low-Cost Anechoic Test Fixture
34Zheyuan Li
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
Electromagnetic Modeling of Spontaneous Emission in Single-Photon Sources
35Amanda Guachichullca-Sánchez
Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Ecuador
Low-cost RF sensing system based on 2.45 GHz patch antennas and S21 measurements with Machine Learning for air pressure measurement and contamination level classification.
2025 Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarship (USRS) finalists
1Tobias Paccione
Bucknell University, USA
Reactively Tuned Yagi-Uda Array
2Veronika Batianova
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine
Microwave shear hyperbolic metasurfaces
3Arunya Paul
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be Universitym, India
Machine Learning-Optimized Hollow Hemispherical Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Biomedical Electromagnetic Sensing Applications
4Joel Bergstrand
Lund University, Sweden
Drone Antenna Design Using Characteristic Modes for 6G Applications
5Mitchell Mahlum
University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA
Compact, Pattern-Reconfigurable Antennas for Long-Range HF Communications
6Jessica Li
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Benchtop test platform for space-time modulation phenomena
7Fatemeh Ravanbakhsh
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
High-Resolution THz Imaging Using Frequency-Orthogonal Beams and Silicon Lens Antennas
8Yansong Chen
Southeast University, China
Design of ultra-wideband antenna and its band-resistance characteristics
9Bruce Gunter
University of Illinois - Chicago, USA
Wearable Nanomaterial-Based Antennas and RF Circuits for Healthcare IoT Applications
10Tongbo Li
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
Research on Reconfigurable Antennas for FTTR Systems
11Raghul D
Sri Sairam Engineering College, India
LoRa Rollback System for Reliable Sub-GHz Communication in Remote IoT Nodes
12Marco Vinueza Bustamante
Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Ecuador
RF-Energy Harvesting Node: Design and Implementation of a Rectifying Antenna Prototype
13Bishal Saikia
National Institute of Technology Silchar, India
Design and Development of a Miniaturized Antenna for Wireless Power Transfer and Data Telemetry Applications in a Capsule Endoscopy System
14Nathan Young
Arizona State University, USA
Broadband, Dual-Polarized Millimeter-Wave Programmable Metasurface
15Sarath Kumar S
Kumaraguru College of Technology, India
Miniaturized metamaterial inspired wideband antenna for satellite application
16Tao Xin
University Of Electronic Science And Technology Of China, China
Study of Large-Angle-Scanning Array Antennas
17Manjuri D
Kumaraguru College of Technology, India
Design and Analysis of Metamaterial inspired Wearable Antennas for Smart Health Monitoring Applications
18Sri Deepika Vudattu
Vit-Ap University, India
Design and Optimization of Graphene-Based Reconfigurable SIW Antennas for THz Applications
19Sofia Olive
The University of New Mexico, USA
Characterizing High-Frequency RF Signal Propagation Through Plasma for Hypersonic Communication Systems
20Nivedita Sundaresan
Sri Sairam Engineering College, India
Ultra-wideband Dual Polarized Vivaldi Antenna Array for High Resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
21Jeremiah Apolista
Western Washington University, USA
Adaptive 3D-Printed Conformal Antenna for V2X Communication in Autonomous Vehicles
22Tommaso Pignatelli
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
A New Discrete Paradigm for Operator Filtering and Regularization of Electromagnetic Integral Equations
23Robert Dergharapetian
University of California, Irvine, USA
New Amplification Systems of Guided Modes at THz and Their Potential Use for Active Leaky Wave Antennas
24Jimm Beh
University of Nottingham Malaysia, Malaysia
Radio Propagation Prediction in Indoor Environments: An Artificial Intelligence Approach
25Dipesh Aggarwal
University of Alberta, Canada
Low-profile multi-band reconfigurable antennas for conformal integration on airborne platforms
26Luke Braden
Western Washington University, USA
Step into the Future: Smart Shoes Enabled by a 3D-Printed 2.4GHz Conformal Antenna
27Parth Bhatt
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, Delhi NCR, India
Design and Development of a Triple-Band Microstrip Antenna for Sub-6 GHz Wireless Applications
28Sanjay S
Kumaraguru college of technology, India
Wireless Powering of IoT Devices Using Rectenna Systems
29Glauco Fontgalland
University of Mount Union, USA
A Lightweight 3D DoA Receiver and Decoder System in the Presence of Unknown Reflections and EMI
30Priyanka S
Sri Sai Ram Engineering College
Optimizing Vehicle Communication-Alternatives to Horn Use and Signal Effectiveness
31Tasneem Khodair
University of Glasgow, UK
Eco-friendly Antennas for Next-Generation Wearable Electronics
32Md Nazmus Sadat
Military Institute of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
Comprehensive Design and Realization of Dual-Band and Ku-Band Reflectarray Antennas Using Compact Split-Ring Unit Cells
33Ahmed Mahmoud
American University of Sharjah, UAE
Hologram Antenna Design and Simulation for Indoor 6G Applications
34Heeseung Choi
Yonsei University, Korea
A 7.5-8.5 GHz Wideband Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface using 1-Bit GaAs HEMT Phase Shifter