Microwave Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE)
Free Space Microwave Nondestructive Evaluation
- Design of spot-focusing horns, characterization, and material evaluation.
Composite material evaluation and defect detection
- Characterization of electrical properties of glass fiber epoxy, quarts cyanate ester, Kevlar, and Basalt composites.
Antenna Design
- Design of flexible and transparent antennas.
- Automotive antenna design.
Near field and Chipless RFIDs
- Novel antenna design for nearfield and chipless RFIDs.
- Fabrication and testing.
Spot-focusing horn antenna design for composite material evaluation
Free space method Dielectric Lens Characterization
Dielectric Constant Loss Tangent
Jayaram Kizhekke Pakkathillam
Postdoctoral Research Associate jram@iastate.edu
Expertise
- RF and Microwave Engineering.
- Microwave NDE.
- Communication Systems.
Keywords
- Microwave NDE, Free Space Composite Inspection, RFID antennas, Automotive antennas.
Publications
Recognitions, Awards & Patents
- URSI InRaSS Young Indian Research Fellow 2019.
- SERB ITS 2018, India.
- Four granted Indian patents.