Leo DiDomenico

Leo DiDomenico received both a B.A. in physics and a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1990, and then went on to receive a M.S.E.E. in 1994 all from Rutgers the State University of New Jersey. From 1990 through 1991 he worked at TRW Space and Defense Systems and developed techniques for high power Laser optical systems characterization. Shortly thereafter he moved to the U.S. Army Research Laboratory at Ft. Monmouth N.J. where he helped develop novel antennas and beam forming technologies including superconducting antennas, ceramic phase shifters, and RF-based personal identification tagging systems. From 1995 to 1999 he worked jointly at the University of Michigan and the Army Research Labs in Adelphi MD on phase conjugating adaptive antenna arrays. This work formed the basis of his doctorate work and in 1999 he received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Radiation Laboratory at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. His dissertation research was in the field of electromgnetics and self-phased adaptive antenna arrays for communications, tracking radar, or self-tracking directed-energy systems. Currently he is employed by Caltech at NASA\'s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena CA and is working on advanced concepts and technology development for radars, beamed energy systems, photonic band gap materials, and other electromagnetic phenomena. Dr. DiDomenico\'s interests are in researching and developing advanced concepts in electromagnetic systems. Applications that interest him include remote sensing, directed-energy physics, communications, and radar. In addition, he enjoys investigating theoretical contemporary physics. He is a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), American Institute of Physics (AIP), and Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS).

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