Terahertz Collaborative Research Center

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Overview

The Terahertz Collaborative Research Center (THz CRC) is a cohort of university and government laboratories and research groups in the greater Dayton Region that have research efforts focused on millimeter wave and terahertz basic and applied science and engineering. This collaborative effort is made possible by the State of Ohio’s Third Frontier Program through awards to the Institute for the Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology (IDCAST) and the Ohio Academic Research Cluster for Layered Sensing (OARCLS). The research groups work closely with many companies, particularly those associated with IDCAST, such at Traycer Diagnostics Systems and Photon-X, to acceleration the commercialization of THz technology.

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Faculty Search for an Endowed Chair in Experimental Sensor Physics

We are very pleased to announce the search for an Endowed Chair in Experimental Sensor Physics with a focus in the area of terahertz sensing at Wright State University.

This position is part of the Ohio Academic Research Cluster for Layered Sensing (OARCLS) award supported by Ohio’s Third Frontier program to expand sensor research and development in the Dayton region and in Ohio. The new hire will join a growing terahertz research team in the Dayton area that includes collaborators from WSU, University of Dayton, Miami University, and the Air Force Research Laboratory, as well as several companies. There are significant collaborations in the microwave, millimeter-wave and infrared regions of the spectrum with an overall effort to develop “Layered Sensing” technologies and applications. Layered Sensing has a broad definition that includes multimodal sensing techniques as well as spatial contexts. The successful candidate will have an established research program that will compliment and support this broad research cluster.

The WSU group includes Dr. Doug Petkie, who focuses on millimeter and submillimeter wave continuous-wave systems, and Dr. Jason Deibel, specializes in time-domain spectroscopy using ultrafast lasers. Both research groups study a wide range of phenomenology and develop applications that include spectroscopy, imaging, and non-destructive evaluation techniques.

Below are two versions of the ad in addition to other useful information. Please feel free to email inquiries to thz-physics@wright.edu.

• The ad:

• Word version of the ad
• Html version of the ad

• The faculty at WSU are represented by the AAUP-WSU through a Collective Bargaining Agreement and candidates will need to satisfy the requirements associated with the rank of Associate or Full Professor for a particular department's bylaws.  In the case of a joint appointment, the by-laws associated with the primary appointment will need to be fulfilled.  Links to departmental bylaws are:

• Physics bylaws
  
• Electrical Engineering bylaws
  
• University wide listing of bylaws

• Dayton is a great place to live with many different communities!  Feel free to ask questions about the life style we enjoy.  About the Dayton Region

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THz CRC Related Links: (not a complete list!)

The microwave/millimeterwave/THz portion of the research cluster and other collaborators includes several faculty members at universities local to the Dayton, research scientists at AFRL, and several Ohio companies. Some of the partners include:

• Wright State University (Colleges of Science and Mathematics (Physics)and College of Computer Science and Engineering (Electrical Engineering))

• Doug Petkie (Associate Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering) – continuous wave mmwave/THz electronic experimental techniques, imaging, radar systems and gas phase spectroscopy.
• Jason Deibel (Associate Professor of Physics) – Time-Domain Spectroscopy experimental techniques, imaging, materials science, and computational EM modeling.

• Gregory Kozlowski (Associate Professor of Physics) – Microwave evanescent imaging and spectroscopy, nano sensing materials, and superconductivity.
• Yan Zhuang (Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering) – NEMs, MEMs, high frequency and microwave components, and device physics.
• Lok Lew Yan Voon (Professor of Physics and Chair of Physics) – Band Structure Theory and Applications to Nanostructures, Computational Electromagnetics for Metamaterials
• Brian Rigling (Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering) – Signal processing for radar and imaging exploitation.

• University of Dayton (Electro-optics Program and Department of Physics)
• Peter Powers (Professor of Physics and Electro-Optics)
• Joe Haus (Professor and Director of Electro-Optics)
• Qiwen Zahn (Associate Professor of Electro-Optics)

• Miami University (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
• Gil Pacey (Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry)

• Ohio State University (Department of Physics)
• Frank De Lucia (Distinguished University Professor
• Microwave Lab

• Air Force Institute of Technology (Department of Engineering Physics)
• Matthew Bohn (Assistant Professor of Physics)

• Air Force Research Laboratory
• Propulsion Directorate – Non-destructive spectroscopy and imaging techniques on propulsion related systems.
• Sensors Directorate – Development of THz sources (QCL).
• Materials and Manufacturing Directorate – Development of materials for THz sources and detectors, systems for non-destructive imaging of air craft structures.
• Human Effectiveness Directorate – Health and safety studies associated with mmwaves and THz.

• LOCI at UD - Laser and Optical Communications Institute
  

• ElectroScience Laboratory at OSU
  

• Several IDCAST affiliated companies through Third Frontiers programs and other companies through SBIRs.
• Traycer Diagnostic Systems
• Photon-X Inc.
• STAN Solutions

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