Plenary Session
The Plenary Session at the NRSM will consist of a few introductory remarks, two invited keynote speaker presentations, and presentations by the three finalists in the NRSM Student Paper Competition. Further details are provided below.
Schedule
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:20 - 8:30 | Introduction |
| 8:30 - 9:15 | Keynote #1: Dr. Daniel Eleuterio (ONR) |
| 9:15 - 9:20 | Transition to Next Speaker |
| 9:20 - 10:05 | Keynote #2: Dr. Jelena Notaros (MIT) |
| 10:05 - 10:25 | Break |
| 10:25 - 10:30 | SPC Introduction |
| 10:30 - 11:30 |
Student Paper Competition Finalists:
|
"Current ONR Research Priorities and Specific Topics of
Interest in Maritime RF
Propagation"
Dr. Daniel Eleuterio
Office of Naval Research
Abstract
Founded in 1946, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) was the first permanent U.S. Federal agency devoted to the support of basic scientific research. Its mission is to "plan, foster, and encourage" science and engineering research in recognition of its paramount importance to the maintenance of future naval power, and the preservation of national security. ONR is tasked with discovering, developing and delivering new knowledge and technologies to provide a decisive technological edge for the Navy and Marine Corps. The discussion will include a brief historical background and overview of the organization as well as a focus in particular on topics related to meteorology and aeronomy in the context of Electro-Magnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) in a maritime environment and specifically how that environment uniquely affects the channel propagation characteristics for EM systems.
Biography
Dr. Daniel Eleuterio is currently the Team Lead for Marine Meteorology and Space Weather in the Ocean, Atmosphere, and Space Research Division at the Office of Naval Research. He holds a Ph.D. in Meteorology from the Naval Postgraduate School, a M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, a M.S. in Physical Oceanography, and a M.A. and B.A. from Boston University in Science Education and Marine Biology. His research interests include air-sea interaction, signal propagation in the maritime environment, tropical and aerosol meteorology, and Earth system numerical prediction. Commander (ret.) Eleuterio has previously served as Division Director for Ocean Battlespace Sensing and Systems Applications at the Office of Naval Research, Deputy to the Associate Director of Research for Ocean, Atmospheric, and Space S&T at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Staff Weather Officer at U.S. Special Operations Command, South, and as Staff Oceanographer and Battle Watch Captain for Commander, Carrier Strike Group Eleven, embarked on USS Nimitz (CVN-68). He is a member of the Department of Defense Space Experiments Review Board (DoD SERB), the Interagency Council for Advancing Meteorological Services (ICAMS), as well as several other boards, panels, and professional societies to include the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS).
"Silicon Photonics for LiDAR Sensors, Augmented Reality,
Biophotonics, Quantum
Engineering, and Beyond"
Dr. Jelena Notaros
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
By enabling the integration of millions of micro-scale optical components on compact millimeter-scale computer chips, silicon photonics is positioned to enable next-generation optical technologies that facilitate revolutionary advances for numerous fields spanning science and engineering. An emerging class of silicon-photonics systems is integrated optical phased arrays (OPAs), which enable manipulation and dynamic control of free-space light in a compact form factor, at low costs, and in a non-mechanical way. This talk will highlight our work on developing novel OPA-based platforms, devices, and systems that enable innovative chip-based solutions to high-impact problems in areas including LiDAR sensing for autonomous vehicles, augmented-reality displays, free-space optical communications, optical trapping for biophotonics, 3D printing, and trapped-ion quantum engineering.
Biography
Dr. Jelena Notaros is the Robert J. Shillman Career Development Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from MIT in 2020 and 2017, respectively, and B.S. degree from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2015. Dr. Jelena was one of three Top DARPA Risers, a 2018 DARPA D60 Plenary Speaker, a 2023 NSF CAREER Award recipient, a 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 Listee, a 2021 MIT Robert J. Shillman Career Development Chair recipient, a 2020 MIT RLE Early Career Development Award recipient, a 2015 MIT Herbert E. and Dorothy J. Grier Presidential Fellow, a 2015-2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellow, a 2024 OSA CLEO Highlighted Talk Award recipient, a 2019 OSA CLEO Chair's Pick Award recipient, a 2022 OSA APC Best Paper Award recipient, a 2022 OSA FiO Emil Wolf Best Paper Award Finalist, a 2014 IEEE Region 5 Paper Competition First Place recipient, a 2023 MIT Louis D. Smullin Award for Teaching Excellence recipient, a 2018 EECS Rising Star, a 2014 Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award recipient, and a 2015 CU Boulder Chancellor's Recognition Award recipient, among other honors.
"Lightweight and Battery-less
Multichannel
Wireless Sensor
for Swine Biopotential Recording"
Melany Gutierrez-Hernandez
Florida International University
"Evolving Antennas for Directional Radio Sensitivity"
Dylan Wells
Ohio State University
"Electrically Small Ultrawideband
Antenna
for
Wireless Power
Transfer to Headstage Based Electrophysiological Recording System"
Adnan Basir Patwary
University of Texas at Dallas