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Congratulations to our dedicated ARRC faculty members for the following prestigious awards and honors:

Dr. Mark Yeary, George Lynn Cross Research Professorship, presented by OU President Joe Harroz

Dr. Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, Regents' Award for Superior Research and Creative Activity/Scholarly Activity, presented by Regent Anita Holloway

Dr. Nathan Goodman, Kenneth L. and Janet M. Smalley Presidential Professorship, presented by Provost Andre-Denis Wright and President Joe Harroz

For a full list of this year's faculty recipients and to view the recorded ceremony, please click here.

Congratulations to ECE/ARRC Undergrad student Elizabeth Joyce on being awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)!

As the country’s oldest fellowship program of its kind, the GRFP recognizes and directly supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.

Fellows share in the prestige and opportunities of being selected, including a three-year annual stipend, opportunities for international research and professional development, and the freedom to conduct their research at any accredited U.S. institution. They are crucial to maintaining and advancing the nation's technological infrastructure and national security, as well as contributing to the economic well-being of society at large.

Elizabeth joined OU/ARRC in 2021 to work in radar technology, focusing on wideband microwave front-end systems that can be used for phased array antennas and microwave radar and communication systems. Elizabeth is advised by Dr. Jorge Salazar and she will begin her Ms/Ph.D. studies at the University of Oklahoma in Fall 2022.

Congratulations to ARRC student Nawaf Almuqati for receiving the Dissertation Excellence Award from the Gallogly College of Engineering! Nawaf is a PhD student in the College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, advised by Dr. Hjalti Sigmarsson.

His dissertation is titled "Ultra-Miniaturized, High-Q, and Multi-Mode Coaxial Resonators and Filters," and he has given this statement of impact:

“In this dissertation, ultra-miniaturized and low-loss substrate integrated filters technology are investigated and developed. This work allows for more than 99% size reduction for microwave filters compared to non-miniaturized filters. For example, this filter technology can have an area of 4mm2 in the 8-12 GHz range, a common satellite frequency band. In addition, the designed filters have low weight and high-quality factor performance, which ranks them as a high potential candidate for new modern wireless systems.”

You can view all of the award recipients and some more information here.

Rachael Cross is a PhD student in the School of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, and School of Meteorology, advised by Dr. David Bodine.

Awards and Publications Include:

• The Provost’s Certificate of Distinction in Teaching (Fall 2021)

• Cross, R. N., & LaDue, D. S. (2021). When Uncertainty is Certain: A Nuanced Trust between Emergency Managers and Forecast Information in the Southeastern United States, Weather, Climate, and Society, 13(1), 137-146.

• Lenhardt, E. D., R. N. Cross, M. J. Krocak, J. T. Ripberger, S. R. Ernst, C. L. Silva, and H. C. Jenkins-Smith, 2020: How likely is that chance of thunderstorms? A study of how National Weather Service forecast offices use words of estimative probability and what they mean to the public. J. Operational Meteor., 8 (5), 64-78.

Asked about her current research, Rachael said, "For my Ph.D. I am working with high spatial and temporal resolution data of supercells and tornadoes. Using empirical orthogonal function analysis and entropy field decomposition, I am comparing the dynamical and environmental parameters in supercells to better understand the differences between strong and weak systems."

In her free time, Rachael enjoys rock climbing, running, and hanging out with her friends and dogs.  Asked about her plans for after graduation, Rachael said, "While graduation is a ways away for me, my current goal is to go into academia as a professor.

Several ARRC faculty members participated in yesterday's Symposium on Innovations in Radar Technology, hosted by the Oklahoma City Innovation District as the first event in their new series.

Drs. Jay McDaniel, Mark Yeary, and Bob Palmer participated in panels covering biomedical, defense, and weather radar topics, with Dr. Yeary serving as moderator.  They are pictured here following the event, which also included specialized breakout sessions and networking.  Read more here.

RaXPol has recently been stationed in New York, in support of NASA IMPACTS project.  Drs. Tian Yu and David Bodine have brought RaXPol home, conducting education and outreach activities along the way.

First, in coordination with Dr. Jana Houser, they stopped at Ohio University. Dr. Bodine gave a seminar titled "High-resolution radar observations and Simulations of Tornadoes" to about thirty students and their faculty. They also provided a demonstration to students from the Meteorology department. Later that day, RaXPol was demonstrated to nearly 200 third graders and kindergarteners from Alexander Elementary in Albany, Ohio (picured here).

RaXPol's last stop before returning home was at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and Drs. Yu and Bodine gave a seminar titled "From Radar 101 to the Advanced Radar Research Center," and again demonstrated the radar for the students.  Thanks to Dr. Yadong Wang for coordinating this stop.  Read more about the SIUE event here.

A prestigious list published by Elsevier, an international information and analytics company, has recognized 19 OU engineering faculty members who are using their research expertise to create solutions for the world’s toughest challenges.

Included in this list was Dr. Nathan Goodman, our Director of Research.

Read more here,

Several faculty members from the ARRC will be presenting at Session One of OKC Innovation District's new Symposium Series!  Radar topics in this session will be Biomedical, Defense & National Security, and Weather.

The event will include substantive keynote presentations from 1-4p, specialized breakout sessions from 4-5p, and will conclude with a happy hour from 5-6p for networking and connecting with other industry professionals.  Please note that it has been rescheduled to March 29 due to winter weather.

Read more and register for the event here.

We are excited to announce that Rachael Cross has won the Provost Certificate of Distinction in Teaching for Outstanding Graduate Assistant.

Rachael Cross is a PhD student in the School of Meteorology, advised by Dr. David Bodine.

This award is presented to the top 10 percent of graduate assistants based on student evaluations from Fall 2021. Congratulations, Rachael!

Junho Ho is a M.S. student in the School of Meteorology, advised by Dr. Guifu Zhang.

Asked about his current research, Junho said, "I am working on improving rain estimation and DSD retrievals from polarimetric radar data using the deep neural network. Compared to the previous methods (e.g., physical, and empirical methods), the present results show about 10% enhancements for the estimation and retrievals."

In his free time, Junho likes to play games or watch soccer.

Regarding his plans for after graduation, Junho said, "After completing my M.S. program, I am planning to join Ph. D. program here at OU and will be staying with Dr. Zhang."