Carey M. Rappaport
Professor

Office: 302 Stearns
Phone: (617) 373-2043
Fax: (617) 373-8627

rappaport@ece.neu.edu

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Research Areas
Antenna design
-Reflectors for scanning and high-preformance systems
-bootlace scanning lenses
-Wideband antennas
Wave propagation in complex media 
-Random media and boundary effects
-Frequency-dependant materials
-Surface and volumetric clutter

Computational modeling

-Fintie Difference Time Domain (FDTD) modeling in realistic media
-Finite Difference Frequency Domain (FDFD) modeling wtih 
accelerated computational effiency
-Semi-Analytic Mode Matching (SAMM) method
-Scientific visualization

Biomedical Microwaves device design and analysis

-Cardiac ablation catheter design
-Microwave assisted ballon angioplasty
-Microwave hyperthermia for cancer treatment

Subsurface sensing system design and intergration
-Land mine detection
-Buried contaminant and pollutant sensing
-Ground penetrating radar systems
-Subsurface sensor system design
 

Biography

Societal Affilations

-IEEE FELLOW (2006)
-Sigma Xi Life Member
-Eta Kappa Nu

Consulting

-Geo-centers, Inc.: Mine detection, sensor design and modeling
-Tower Resources, Inc., expert opinion on mobile phone based station 
transmission safety
-Cities of Reading and Milton, MA: Celluar telephone health effects analysis
-Mobile Brand Builder: Sports radar applications
-PPG, Inc.: Microwave industrial heating applications