lab name
Nathan M. Neihart
Nathan M. Neihart
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Iowa State University

2132 Coover Hall
2520 Osborn Drive
Ames, IA 50011-3060
Phone: 515-294-5709
Fax: 515-294-3637

Email: neihart at iastate dot edu

Education:
2008, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
2004, M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah
2004, B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah
Nathan Neihart received both the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, in 2004. He received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 2008, where he received the Analog Devices Inc., Outstanding Student Designer Award in 2007. In 2008 he joined Iowa State University, Ames, where he is now an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research interests include reconfigurable RF circuits and systems for multi-band/multi-mode and cognitive radios as well as applying electrical measurement techniques to the field of water quality monitoring. From 2012 to 2014 Dr. Neihart served as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems-I: Regular Papers. Since June of 2016, Dr. Neihart has been serving as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems-II: Expression Briefs..

Current Students
Sara Neshani
Sara Neshani
Ph.D. Student
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Iowa State University

Email: sneshani at iastate dot edu

Bio: Sara Neshani received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from Urmia University, Urmia, Iran, in 2008. In 2012, she received her MS degree from Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran, where her research focused on analog to digital converters with an emphasis on high-speed, low-power flash ADCs for hard disk drive read channel applications. In 2014, Sara joined the Wireless Systems Lab at Iowa State University to pursue her PhD under the supervision of Dr. Nathan Neihart. Her main research continues to lie in the area of analog and mixed-signal circuit design.

Subhanwit Roy
Subhanwit Roy
Ph.D. Student
Iowa State University

Email: roys at iastate dot edu

Bio: Subhanwit Roy received his Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from National Institute of Technology - Durgapur, India, in 2015. He received his Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Electrical Engineering in 2017 from Iowa State University, Ames, IA. During his M.S. program, his research was focused on microwave sensor design for nitrate concentration monitoring in agricultural tile drainage. In 2018, Subhanwit joined the Wireless Systems Lab at Iowa State University to pursue his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) under the supervision of Dr. Nathan Neihart. His research interests lie in analog RF and microwave circuit design.

Scott Melvin
Scott Melvin
M.S. Student
Iowa State University

Email: smelvin at iastate dot edu

Bio: Scott Melvin received his BS in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University, Ames, in 2017. During this time he worked as a student technician for the Electronics and Technology Group assisting students in project design and development. In 2017, Scott joined the Wireless Systems Lab at Iowa State University to pursue his MS degree under the supervision of Dr. Nathan Neihart. His main research interests include wireless power transfer, wireless energy harvesting, and electrical measurement techniques. He is currently serving as treasurer of the Graduate Organization of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Lab Alumni
  • Yifei Li: PhD, Spring 2017
    • Thesis Title: Development of High-Efficiency Switch-Mode Concurrent Dual-Band RF Power Amplifiers
  • Byron Montgomery: MS, Summer 2017
    • Thesis Title: Common-Mode Termination Requirements in Concurrent Dual-Band Push-Pull Power Amplifiers
  • Aditya Suresh: MS, Summer 2017
    • Thesis Title: Establish Practical Guidelines for Design of Concurrent Multi-Band Power Amplifiers
  • Zhen Zhang: MS, Summer 2015
    • Thesis Title: Comparison Between Single-Band and Concurrent Multi-Band Linear RF Power Amplifiers
  • Titus Rotich: MS, Spring 2015
    • Thesis Title: Dual Band Radio Frequency Energy Harvesting with Single Matching Network
  • Amany El-Gouhary: PhD, Spring 2014
    • Thesis Title: Methods and techniques for improving figure of merit for wide tuning range quadrature voltage controlled oscillators
  • Kossi Sessou: MS, Spring 2014
    • Thesis Title: Design of a Class-F Amplifier with Reconfigurable Output Harmonic Termination in 0.13um CMOS
  • Xiaohua Yu: PhD, Summer 2013
    • Thesis Title: Reconfigurable Multi-Mode RF Circuits
  • Jeremy Brown: MS, Summer 2012
    • Thesis Title: Design of a Magnetically Tunable Low Noise Amplifier in 0.13um CMOS Technology
  • Xiang Li: MS, Spring 2011
    • Thesis Title: An Ultra-Wideband Low Noise Amplifier and Spectrum Sensing Technique for Cognitive Radio
  • Kyle Miller:MS, Spring 2010
    • Thesis Title: Fabrication and Modeling of Thin-Film Anodic Titania Memristors
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