University of Michigan
EECS Department
Electrical and
Computer Engineering
EECS Building
1301 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122
Scott Rudolph Receives Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship
Scott Rudolph, doctoral candidate in electrical engineering working with
Prof. Tony Grbic, has been
awarded a 2010 Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship from the Rackham School of
Graduate Studies at the University of Michigan.
The
title of Scott's dissertation is "Broadband, Volumetric
Negative-Refractive-Index Media." He will be addressing the three primary
limitations of negative-refractive-index (NRI) media: narrow bandwidth, high
loss and polarization dependence. Scott will demonstrate his work through
NRI lenses, which can achieve resolution beyond the diffraction limit, ie,
smaller than a wavelength. In addition to microwave imaging, Scott’s
research has applications in fields of microwave communication and
electromagnetic cloaking.
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The Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship is a competitive fellowship that supports
outstanding doctoral students in their last stages of dissertation research
and writing. The award recipients will be honored at a reception in early
April.
The
title of Scott's dissertation is "Broadband, Volumetric
Negative-Refractive-Index Media." He will be addressing the three primary
limitations of negative-refractive-index (NRI) media: narrow bandwidth, high
loss and polarization dependence. Scott will demonstrate his work through
NRI lenses, which can achieve resolution beyond the diffraction limit, ie,
smaller than a wavelength. In addition to microwave imaging, Scott’s
research has applications in fields of microwave communication and
electromagnetic cloaking.