Juan M. Socuellamos is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Radar Concepts and Formulation group. He is working on the development and data analysis of novel millimeter-wave atmospheric radars, including compact and low-cost instruments to profile inside clouds and precipitation, and differential absorption radars to retrieve the oxygen and water vapor content in the atmosphere. Prior to joining JPL, Juan was involved in cosmology experiments to search for dark matter candidates and to study the Cosmic Microwave Background.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Engineering, Lancaster University, UK (2021)
- M.Sc. in Advanced Physics, University of Valencia, Spain (2017)
- B.Sc. in Physics, University of Valencia, Spain (2016)
Research Interests:
Spaceborne instrumentation, Earth and planetary atmospheres, Cosmology
Professional Experience:
- Postdoctoral researcher, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA (Aug. 2022 - Present)
- Research associate, Physics Institute of Cantabria, Spain (Oct. 2021 - May 2022)
- Research associate, Lancaster University, UK (Jan. 2021 - May 2021)
- NPI researcher, European Space Agency, The Netherlands (Nov. 2019 - Jul. 2020)
Selected Publications:
- Socuellamos et al., “A G-band Doppler Radar for Atmospheric Profiling”, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 2023.
- Aja et al., “The Canfranc Axion Detection Experiment (CADEx): search for axions at 90 GHz with Kinetic Inductance Detectors”, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2022.
- Socuellamos et al., “Experimental Validation of Phase Velocity and Interaction Impedance of Meander-Line Slow-Wave Structures for Space Traveling-Wave Tubes”, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2021.
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