ElectroScience Laboratory

Advance your expertise with the annual ElectroScience Laboratory Short Courses!

Registration is now open for 2026 courses covering in-demand topics such as:

- Quantum information science and engineering
- Digital integrated circuit design
- High-speed wireline transceivers
- Computational electromagnetics
- Remote sensing
- Semiconductor lasers and devices
- Mixed-signal systems-on-chip
- Nonlinear device and circuit characterization

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ESL Short Courses Small group learning experience with renowned experts

Congratulations to Professor Zak Kassas, Ph.D. and former graduate students Will Barrett and Sharbel Kozhaya on winning the IEEE Communications Society Fred W. Ellersick Prize for Best Paper at the IEEE Military Communications Conference. 🎉

Their groundbreaking work demonstrates how Starlink and OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites can be used to navigate reliably in the Arctic, a region where traditional GPS can fall short—boosting accuracy from over a kilometer to just 27 meters. This research has major implications for resilient positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) in challenging environments and for national security.

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Kassas and students Barrett and Kozhaya win IEEE Communications Society Fred W. Ellersick Prize Award recognizes excellence in paper submission

Professor Zak Kassas, Ph.D., Sharbel Kozhaya and Joe Saroufim have been recognized with the prestigious The Institute of Navigation Samuel Burka Award for their groundbreaking paper, “Unveiling Starlink for PNT.” 👏👏

Their research presents the most comprehensive analysis to date on harnessing Starlink low Earth orbit satellites for positioning, navigation and timing (PNT). The team successfully unlocked 100% of Starlink’s transmission, revealing that its signal is nearly 1000× more powerful than GPS and significantly more resilient to jamming. This advancement enabled accurate Starlink‑only navigation across ground, air, sea and stratospheric platforms.

Kassas and PhD students Kozhaya and Saroufim receive prestigious ION Samuel Burka Award Award honors best paper published in ION’S journal, NAVIGATION

Research Associate Professor Chi-Chih Chen has made outstanding contributions to advanced antenna development and education throughout his career, as well as pioneering fully polarimetric ground‑penetrating radar technology.

He has received ESL's 2025 George Sinclair Award to recognize all of his outstanding contributions. 👏👏

Chen has led more than 140 research projects totaling over $250 million in research expenditures, published extensively and holds more than 50 patents, while mentoring dozens of graduate students. He has developed innovative antennas, including ultra-wideband dual-polarized feeds, GPS/GNSS antennas, wearable and phased array antennas, low-profile designs, and UWB permittivity probes. He also contributed to automotive radar test standards.

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Chi-Chih Chen receives 2025 George Sinclair Award Award recognizes his outstanding contributions to advanced antenna development and education