03/07/2024
By Danielle Fretwell

The Francis College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, invites you to attend a Doctoral Dissertation Proposal defense by Alexander Senckowski on: Passive Wireless Radio Frequency Solid State High Temperature Sensor.

Candidate Name: Alexander Senckowski
Degree: Doctoral
Defense Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. to Noon
Location: ETIC-445 (Conference Room 445). Those interested in attending via Zoom should contact alexander_senckowski@student.uml.edu at least 24 hours prior to the proposal defense to request access.

Committee:

  • Advisor: Xuejun Lu, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • Xingwei Wang, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • Corey Shemelya, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • Evelyn Hu, Ph.D., Tarr-Coyne Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University

Brief Abstract:

Industrials boilers in the United States consume significant energy and are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. A wireless smart boiler system comprised of wireless high-temperature sensors can reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions while reducing cost. The key component of such a system is the wireless high-temperature sensors which must withstand extreme temperatures and harsh environments. The proposed high-temperature sensors consist of a high-quality factor Lamb wave filter integrated with an antenna and fabricated on 4H silicon carbide (4H-SiC) semiconductor providing real-time passive wireless temperature sensing in extreme temperatures and harsh environments.