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Dr. Fabiano Rodrigues
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
Graduate Students
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Josemaria Gomez Socola
Electrical Engineering
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.
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Alexander Massoud
Physics
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.
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Isaac Wright
Physics
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.
We are often looking for motivated students interested in doing research in the areas of space sciences, software defined radio, signal processing, and data analysis. Programming experience is required. E-mail us if you want to know more.
Former Lab Members
Samuel Shidler (PhD), Physics [Applied Research Laboratories, ARL:UT]
Weijia Zhan (PhD), Physics [Clemson University]
Jessica Smith (PhD), Physics [Texas Instruments]
Kelly Jackson, Graduate (MS), Physics
Gebreab K. Zewdie, Graduate (MS), Physics
Aaron Barbosa, Undergraduate, Physics
Joselyn Narvaez, Undergraduate, Computer Science
Martha Bridges, Undergraduate, Software Engineering
Patrick Koch, Undergraduate, Physics
Zain Merchant, Undergraduate, Computer Science
Pedro Brea, Undergraduate, Physics
Logan Fox, Undergraduate, Physics
John Nguyen, Undergraduate, Physics
Christopher Keele, Undergraduate, Physics
Alex Eddy, Undergraduate, Physics [University of Oklahoma, School of Meteorology]
Michael Amaya, Undergraduate, Electrical Engineering
Matthew Henderson, Undergraduate, Physics [Texas A&M, Computer Science]
Andrew Koenig, Undergraduate, Telecommunications Engineering
Veronica Rodriguez, Undergraduate, Clark Program, Physics
Mario Martinez, Undergraduate, Physics
Taylor Hoffman, Undergraduate, Physics