People

Dr. Fabiano Rodrigues is leading the research efforts of the Upper Atmosphere Remote Sensing Lab within UTD’s Center for Space Sciences.

Education

BSc in Electrical Engineering, 2001
Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

MSc in Space Sciences, 2003
National Institute for Space Research, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil

PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2008
Cornell University, NY, USA

Bio: I completed my undergraduate studies at the Peruvian Applied Science University (UPC) in Peru, where my interest in signal processing started. After finishing my bachelor’s degree, I worked at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory, which is a facility dedicated to the studies of the low latitude ionosphere using various instruments including radars. I am now pursuing a doctoral degree with the aim of specializing in advanced digital signal techniques and developing low-cost instruments for ionospheric measurements.

Bio: I am a 2020 alumnus of Ithaca College where I earned a B.A. in Physics with minors in English and Mathematics. I expanded my undergraduate thesis-work as a post-baccalaureate researcher after graduation. In 2021, I became a candidate in the PhD program in physics at UTD. Since then, I have applied my experience with spectroscopy and computational modelling to new work in the low-latitude ionosphere. Using my personal background and perspective, I energize myself to pursue challenging opportunities and make physics a more accessible discipline.

Bio: Having completed my B.S. in Physics at UT Dallas in 2022, I am now pursuing a doctoral degree in physics. Building off my work as an undergraduate student in the UARS, I was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under a proposal to deploy low-cost monitors to study the equatorial ionosphere at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory in Peru. As part of this, I am modifying the sensors to be more resilient to given campaign conditions (no wifi, no power, etc.). Also a Eugene McDermott Graduate Fellow, I enjoy the opportunity to mentor and engage in the broader space sciences community.