Jacob Adams
Biography
Dr. Adams received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. From January 2011 until December 2012, he was an Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Electromagnetics Laboratory at the University of Illinois. He joined the faculty at NC State in 2013. Prof. Adams is a Senior Member of the IEEE and is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation and the IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation. He is also a recipient of several national awards, including the DARPA Young Faculty Award, the U.S. Army Research Office Young Investigator Award, and an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
His research interests include electrically small and reconfigurable antennas, characteristic mode theory, time-varying antennas, and microfluidics and additive manufacturing applications in RF systems. He is currently looking for motivated graduate students interested in these research areas.
Education
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Ph.D.
2011
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -
Master's
2007
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Ohio State University, Columbus -
Bachelor's
2005
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Ohio State University, Columbus
Research Focus
- Electronic Circuits and Systems
- Electromagnetic Fields / Antenna Analysis
- Microwave Devices and Circuits
Recent Publications
- Antenna Element Design Using Characteristic Mode Analysis: Insights and Research Directions. (2022)
- Fundamental Limits on Substructure Dielectric Resonator Antennas (2022)
- Transient analysis of dynamically switched frequency shift keyed transmitters (2022)
- An UHF Reconfigurable Liquid-Metal Monopole Antenna Based on a 2-D Surface (2021)
- DC-Assisted Stabilization of Internal Oscillations for Improved Symbol Transitions in a Direct Antenna Modulation Transmitter (2021)
- Implementation of A Flat-Bottom Luneburg Lens Based on Conformal Transformation Optics (2021)
- Metallophobic Coatings to Enable Shape Reconfigurable Liquid Metal Inside 3D Printed Plastics (2021)
- RESHAPE: A Liquid Metal-Based Reshapable Aperture for Compound Frequency, Pattern, and Polarization Reconfiguration (2021)
- Unit cell estimation of volumetrically-varying permittivity in additively-manufactured ceramic lattices with X-ray computed tomography (2021)
- 3D Printed Zirconia for UWB Stacked Conical Ring DRA (2020)
Expert In
microwave , antennas
Funded Research
- INTERACTive Education in Electronic Sensing, Communication and Warfare
- Miniaturized GRIN Lenses Using 3D Printed Ceramics, BWAC Core Project
- Phase II IUCRC North Carolina State University: Broadband Wireless Access and Applications Center (BWAC)
- ROTC Research Experiences in Naval Electronic Warfare (RENEW)
- RESEARCH AREA 4: ELECTRONICS: Reconfigurable Electrofluidic Networks for Highly Adaptive Electronic Warfare Platforms
- Modeling and Characterization of Wideband Communications Via Narrowband Channels Using Direct Modulation
Highlighted Awards
Awards & Honors
- 2022 - William F. Lane Outstanding Teaching Award
- 2017 - ARO Young Investigator Award
- 2016 - DARPA Young Faculty Award
- 2010 - FEKO Student Competition, Honourable Mention
- 2009 - Mavis Future Faculty Fellowship (Univ. of Illinois)
- 2008 - Antenna Applications Symposium Student Paper Contest, Finalist
- 2005 - Dean's Distinguished University Fellowship (Ohio State)
- 2005 - National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Recent News
Dr. Jacob Adams Receives the 2022 William F. Lane Outstanding Teaching Award
Posted on June 5, 2022 | Filed Under: Awards
Congratulations to Dr. Jacob Adams for receiving the 2022 William F. Lane Outstanding Teaching Award!
New Study Demonstrates Radio Signal Benefits From Decades-Old Theory
Posted on April 2, 2019 | Filed Under: Research
Electrical engineers show that a longstanding radio theory has real-world utility for boosting the quality of radio signals when transmitting at high data rates, such as with military communications.
Interviewing the Interviewers: What Companies Look For in Employees
Posted on September 16, 2017 | Filed Under: Events and News
If you have ever wondered what qualities companies are looking for when hiring college students, you’re not the only one. Thankfully, a few companies were able to answer that for us.
Media Mentions
‘Terminator’ liquid metal antenna created
May 29, 2015
NC State researchers have developed a liquid metal antenna that could revolutionize mobile device technology. Jacob Adams, engineering, featured.