Srinivas is currently a Systems Engineer in the Radar concepts and formulation group. He is working on the development of multiple radar and remote sensing instruments. His previous work as a graduate student focused on developing Ultra Low Frequency mechanical antennas for underwater and underground communications. His current research interests include millimeter wave antenna and passive RF component design for multifrequency SmallSat radars, Quantum Rydberg radars, Quasi-static sensing and navigation.
Education:
- Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2020, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
- M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2017, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- B.E.(Hons), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India
Research Interests:
Antenna Design, RF System design, Radar system development
Professional Experience:
- Systems Engineer, NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory ( June,2023 – Present)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Aug, 2020 – June,2023)
- RF Engineer, Foxconn Industrial Internet (Feb, 2020 – July, 2020)
Selected Awards:
- ICEAA IEEE-APWC Best Paper Award, 2021
- JPL Voyager Award, 2021 and 2022
- Dr Sudhakar Rao Best Paper Award, WAMS, 2023
Selected Publications:
- N. E. Chahat, S. Prasad Mysore Nagaraja, R. R. Monje, G. Gupta, E. Decrossas and J. Sauder, "Revolutionary Deployable Parabolic Reflector for Ka, W, and G-band Operation for Earth Science Mission," 2023 IEEE Wireless Antenna and Microwave Symposium (WAMS), Ahmedabad, India, 2023, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/WAMS57261.2023.10242871.
- Srinivas Nagaraja, P. Focardi, R. R. Monje and R. Cofield, "Compact Dual Band Feed System for a Multifrequency Atmospheric Radar," in IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, vol. 3, pp. 762-767, 2022, doi: 10.1109/OJAP.2022.3187375
- S. P. M. Nagaraja, R. R. Monje and R. Cofield, "Dual Frequency Feed Horn Design for a Compact Cloud and Precipitation Radar Operating at Ka- and W-band," 2021 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2021, pp. 257-260, doi: 10.1109/ ICEAA 52647.2021.9539693.
- F. Fereidoony, S. P. M. Nagaraja, J. P. Santos and Y. E. Wang, "Near-Field Ranging Using Dual Mode Magnetic Induction," in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 3145-3153, April 2020.
- Srinivas Prasad M N., et. al, “Magnetic Pendulum Arrays for Efficient ULF Transmission”, Sci. Rep., vol. 9, p.13220, Sep. 2019.
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