Electrical Engineering Design
Resume:
Nathan Labadie
San Diego, CA 92111
abmase@r.postjobfree.com
Education:
SDSU/UCSD, Electrical Engineering PhD. 9/2009 – present
Program: Engineering Sciences/Applied Mechanics Joint Doctoral Program
Emphasis: Reconfigurable Arrays, Metamaterials (NRI, EBG, FSS, HIS)
GPA: 4.0
SDSU, Electrical Engineering M.S. 2/2007 – 12/2009
Emphasis: Electromagnetics, Antennas and Propagation
GPA: 3.85
M.S. Thesis Title: Investigations on Novel Volumetric Metamaterial Structures at
Microwave Frequencies for Antenna Applications.
UC Davis, Physics B.S. 3/2005
Emphasis: Computational Physics
GPA: 3.81 w/ Honors and Departmental Citation for Academic Excellence
Coursework:
In Progress (Spring 2010): Doctoral research
UCSD
Applied Electromagnetic Theory, Computational Electromagnetics.
SDSU
Advanced Topics in Physical Electronics, Advanced Applications of Digital Signal Processing,
Antennas and Propagation, Stochastic Signals and Systems, Microwave Devices and Systems,
Instrumentation Circuits, Feedback Control Systems, Transmission Lines – High Speed
Electronics and Microwaves, Analysis and Design of Electronic Circuits, Electronic Materials and
Devices, Embedded Systems (HCS12 based Lab).
UC Davis
Advanced Physics Lab, Computational Physics, Electricity and Magnetism, Quantum Mechanics,
Thermodynamics, Classical Mechanics, Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear Physics, and
Particle Physics.
Design Projects:
• Compact multi-band loop antenna for • Novel RFID Analysis/
802.11a,y (HFSS), 2010 Simulation/Fabrication (HFSS), 2009
• Dipole/PIFA bandwidth/gain • Planar Log Periodic/Yagi-Uda (HFSS,
enhancement over HIS (HFSS), 2010 Fab., Test), 2009
• Novel asymmetric H-fractal filter • Rect. Patch Linear Phased Arrays
(HFSS), 2009 (MATLAB, HFSS), 2009
• Interferometer/Aperture Synthesis • EBG Substrate (Ansoft Designer, HFSS),
(MATLAB), 2009 2008
• Novel Volumetric MTM (HFSS, CST), • Coax/TSP Modeling and TDR Sim. @
2008-2009 NASA Ames (CST), 2008
Papers:
• N. R. Labadie and S. K. Sharma, “A Novel Compact Volumetric Metamaterial
Structure with Asymmetric Transmission and Polarization Conversion,” Metamaterials,vol. 4, no. 1,
pp. 44-57, 2010.
• N. R. Labadie and S. K. Sharma, “A Novel Volumetric Folded Ring Resonator
Metamaterial Structure,” Microwave Symposium Digest, 2010 IEEE MTT-S International (accepted).
Nathan Labadie
3835 Mt. Ainsworth Ave
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• J. M. Patin, N. R. Labadie, S. K. Sharma, “Investigations on an H-Fractal
Wideband Microstrip Filter with Multi-Passbands and a Tuned Notch Band,” Progress in
Electromagnetics Research B, vol. 22, pp. 285-303, 2010.
• H.-G. Cho, N. R. Labadie, and S. K. Sharma, “Design of an Embedded-Feed
Type Microstrip Patch Antenna for UHF RFID Tag on Metallic Objects,” IET Microwaves, Antennas
and Propagation, 2009 (accepted).
• H.-G. Cho, N. R. Labadie, and S. K. Sharma, “Investigations on an Novel
Embedded-Feed Microstrip Patch Antenna for UHF RFID Tag on Metallic Objects,” 2010 IEEE AP-S
International (accepted).
Technical Report/Presentation:
• “A Novel Compact Volumetric Metamaterial Structure,” Clastech Symposium,
2009.
• “Shield Chafe Wire Fault Detection: Creating an Online Fault Signature
Library using Microwave Studio CST,” EAP Internship Final Report, NASA Ames Research Center,
2008.
Work History:
Teaching/Research Assistant 9/2009 – present
SDSU/Antenna and Microwave Laboratory
Lectured in upper division electromagnetics course for electrical engineering students. Assisted
graduate students of Prof. Sharma in a variety of advanced antenna and microwave related
research projects as part of a graduate level course. Performed advanced reconfigurable
aperture antenna research using metamaterial structures for performance enhancement.
Education Associate Intelligent Systems Division 6/2008 – 9/2008
NASA Ames Research Center
12-week internship under the supervision of a staff scientist, Marc Kowalski, who specializes in
electromagnetic analysis and simulation. Generated a library of fault signatures for coaxial and
twisted shielded pair wires using Microwave Studio CST 2006b.
Engineering Intern QCT Yield Management 6/2007 – 7/2009
Qualcomm
Performed data analysis on PCM, Wafer Sort, and Final Test data using DataPower and Excel.
Generated weekly/monthly wafer sort and final test reports linking wafer map and parametric
signatures to changes in yield. Continually learned wafer processing technologies especially as
they relate to yield issues.
Skills:
Hardware:
Vector Network Analyzer (Anritsu, 40MHz-40GHz), Combined Spherical Near Field and Far Field
Anechoic Chamber Measurement (2-18GHz), Antenna and Microwave Component Prototyping,
Oscilloscope, Multimeter, Soldering Iron, Breadboarding.
Languages: C, C++, CodeWarrior for HCS12 microcontrollers, MLab Assembler for PIC.
Applications: Ansoft HFSS, Microwave Studio CST, Ansoft Designer, NEC, Matlab, Simulink,
Solid Works, PSPICE (and Capture), Microsoft Office.
Modeling Techniques: FEM, FDTD, FIT, MOM, custom code.
Honors and Awards:
Clastech Symposium, 1st place student poster contest, 2009
Nathan Labadie
3835 Mt. Ainsworth Ave
San Diego, CA 92111
abmase@r.postjobfree.com
Earl Dolnick Award, UCSD, 2006
Departmental Citation for Academic Excellence, UC Davis, 2005
Honors, UC Davis, 2005
Dean’s List, UC Davis, 2003
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