Professor Lisa M. Zurk

Director: Northwest Electromagnetics and Acoustics Research Laboratory (NEAR-Lab)

Curriculum Vitae

Additional Affliations:

Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington (Affliate Principal Investigator)
MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Masschusetts Institute of Technology (Technical Consultant)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Technical Consultant)

Education:

• Ph.D.: Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, 1995
• M.S.: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, 1991
• B.S.: Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1985

Research Interests:

• Underwater acoustics and sonar signal processing
• Terahertz sensing for explosive detection and biomedical imaging
• Characterization of sensing phenomenon for physics-based processing and fusion
• Wave propagation modeling for electromagnetics and acoustics
• Development of (adaptive) signal processing techniques; image and array processing
• Applications in sensor exploitation (radar, sonar, electro-optic/video) and remote sensing
• Current NEAR-Lab Research Projects

Portland State Electromagnetics/Acoustics Courses:

• Computational Methods in Electrical Engineering (ECE 576/676)
• Advanced Electromagnetics (ECE 533/633)
• Acoustics (ECE 534/634)
• Radar & Sonar Processing (ECE 410/510))

Professional Experience:

• MIT Lincoln Laboratory , Lexington, MA (1996 - 2005)
  • Associate Group Leader: ISR Systems Group
  • Assistant Group Leader: Advanced Array Tecnology Group
  • Technical Staff: Radar Systems Group
• Fulbright Professor, Rolf Nevanlinna Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland (2000-2001)
• Adjunct Professor, Northeastern University , Boston, MA (1996 - 2000)
• Research Associate, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (1991 - 1995)
• Industry Experience:
  • Digital Software Engineer, BOSE Corp, Framingham, MA (1991)
  • Microwave Engineer, Varian Assoc, Beverly, MA (1990)
  • Software Engineer, Nova Biomedical, Waltham, MA (1985 - 1989)

NEAR-Lab Publications

Previous (before 2005) Publications