Fields, Photonics, and Magnetics

Composite image of hard drives, and measuring devices

Broadly described, the Fields, Photonics, and Magnetics research area includes the interaction of electromagnetic waves with materials to yield useful devices including optical fibers, spintronic memory, and antennas for cell phones. To that end, faculty in ECE are engaged in research over the full frequency spectrum including light interacting with graphene, the use of fluids for tuning radio frequency circuits, and magnetic disk drives that combine both microwaves and light, both focused to nm length scales. Much of our work is collaborative and interdisciplinary with a strong connection to industry through two industry supported centers: SMART Center and MINT. Innovation and invention are key markers of this area, and therefore research typically involves fabrication of devices, measurement of their electromagnetic performance, and simulation of expected behavior.

Professor Jungwon Choi
Assistant Professor
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5-113 Keller Hall
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Professor Rhonda Franklin
Professor
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6-127 Keller Hall
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Professor Steven Koester
Professor
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5-153 Keller Hall
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Professor James Leger
Professor
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5-125 Keller Hall
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Professor Tony Low
Associate Professor
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5-163 Keller Hall
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Professor Sang-Hyun Oh
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5-119 Keller Hall
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Professor Bethanie Stadler
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6-159 Keller Hall
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Professor Joey Talghader
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5-165 Keller Hall
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Professor Yahya Tousi
Assistant Professor
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6-123 Keller Hall
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Professor Randall Victora
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6-157 Keller Hall
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Professor Jian-Ping Wang
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6-153 Keller Hall
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Affiliate Faculty

Professor Taner Akkin

Taner Akkin

Associate Professor
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
6-130 Nils Hasselmo Hall
612-625-8783
akkin@umn.edu
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Professor Tianhong Cui

Tianhong Cui

Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
ME 2106 
612-626-1636
cuixx006@umn.edu
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Professor Russell Holmes

Russell Holmes

Associate Professor
Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
151 Amundson Hall
612-624-9058
rholmes@umn.edu
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Assistant Professor Ognjen Ilic

Ognjen Ilic

Assistant Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
ME 213
612-625-8884
ilic@umn.edu
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