Last updated: 29 January 2010

Jamesina J. Simpson, Ph.D.


   

Assistant Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM


B.S. 2003, Ph.D. 2007
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Licensed Amateur Radio Operator
Extra Class, Callsign: AB9HZ


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Biographical Sketch Professional Society Memberships         Other Presentations
Research Interests Academic Service Leadership Experience
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Email: simpson at ece dot unm dot edu
Office: Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, Room 318A
Phone: 505-277-1904
Mailing address:
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        Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

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Biographical Sketch

Dr. Simpson obtained the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, in 2003 and 2007, respectively.   Her research and Ph.D. advisor was Prof. Allen Taflove.   As a graduate student, Dr. Simpson was a recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, and also received fellowships, awards, and grants-in-aid from the Institue of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S), IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S), McCormick School of Engineering, and Intel Corporation.   She worked through a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Prof. Heyno Garbe's Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab at the University of Hannover, Germany in summer of 2002.   In summers of 2003 - 2006, she worked as an engineering intern at Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, OR.

In August 2007, Dr. Simpson joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of New Mexico as a tenure-track assistant professor. Her research lab encompasses the application of the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method to model electromagnetic phenomena at frequencies over 15 orders of magnitude (~1 Hz vs. ~600 THz).
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  • 2001 Summer Grant, Northwestern University Undergraduate Research Grants Committee
  • 2001-03 Undergraduate research assistantship funded by Intel Corporation
  • 2002 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Undergraduate Award
  • 2003 IEEE AP-S International Symposium Student Paper Contest Finalist
  • 2003-04 Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering Murphy First-Year Graduate Fellowship
  • 2004-05 IEEE AP-S Graduate Research Award
  • 2004-05 Graduate research assistantship funded by Intel Corporation
  • 2005-07 NSF Graduate Fellowship
  • 2006 IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship
  • 2006-07 Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering Richter Dissertation- Year Fellowship (declined due to prior NSF Graduate Fellowship)
  • 2007 Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Northwestern University
  • 2008-2009 Nominee for the UNM Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award
  • 2009-2010 Nominee for the UNM New Faculty Teacher of the Year Award
  • 2009, 2010 University of New Mexico nominee for the Microsoft New Faculty Fellowship
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  • Monica Madrid, Ph.D. student (supported by an AAUW Selected Professions Fellowship)
  • Cesar Mendez-Ruiz, Ph.D. Student (supported by a CONACYT Fellowship)
  • Jiajun Niu, Ph.D. Student
  • Ethan Tanner, M.S. Student (partially supported by a 2009-2010 School of Engineering Carter Endowed Scholarship)
  • Yaxin Yu, Ph.D. Candidate
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  • Abhishek Tomar, Undergraduate Research Assistant from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, ECE Dept. Expanding Your Engineering Skills (EYES) Program, Summer 2008
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Teaching Experience

  • Spring 2008, ECE 360: Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (undergraduate course)
  • Fall 2008, ECE 495/563: Computational Methods for Electromagnetics (senior undergrad / graduate course)
  • Spring 2009, ECE 360: Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (undergraduate course, online and in-class sections)
  • Fall 2009, ECE 495/563: Computational Methods for Electromagnetics (senior undergrad / graduate course)
  • Spring 2010, ECE 360: Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (undergraduate course)
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Professional Society Memberships

  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
  • Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society
  • IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society
  • IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
  • URSI (Associate Member, Commission B)
  • Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
  • American Geophysical Union

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  • Faculty Advisor, UNM SWE Chapter, Aug. 2008 - Present.
  • Women in Engineering Coordinator, IEEE Albuquerque, NM Chapter, Oct. 2008 - Present.
  • Committee Member, New Technology Directions Committee, IEEE AP-S, 2008 - 2010.
  • Committee Member, Education Committee, IEEE AP-S, 2009 - Present.
  • Secretary, URSI Commission B, Jan. 2010 - Present.
  • Special Session Organizer and Chair, “Emerging Techniques and Applications for FDTD Computational Modeling of Planetary Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in the ULF, ELF, and VLF bands,” North American Radio Science Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, August 2007.
  • Special Session Organizer and Chair, “Advances in Computational Simulations for Biophotonics,” IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 2008.
  • Special Session Organizer and Chair, “Advances in Computational Biophotonics,” USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, January 2010.
  • Special Session Organizer and Chair, “Advances in Geophysical EM Investigations and Applications, including Lightning, Remote Sensing, and Space Weather,” International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), Sydney, Australia, September 2010 (to be held).
  • Special Session Organizer and Chair, “Computational Biophotonics and Nano-Biophotonics,” USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, January 2011 (to be held).
  • Reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation; IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine; IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters; IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques; IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters; IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
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Invited Talks (* indicates presenter)

    1. J. J. Simpson*, A. Taflove, J. A. Mix, and H. Heck, “Ultrahigh-speed wireless digital bus interconnects using electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) technology,” IEEE AP-S / MTT-S Chapter Meeting, Chicago, IL, Nov. 2004.
    2. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “Recent advances in FDTD modeling of ULF/ELF propagation within the global Earth-ionosphere waveguide,” U.S. National Committee (USNC) / International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Annual Meeting, Boulder, CO, Jan. 2005.
    3. J. J. Simpson*, A. Taflove, J. A. Mix, and H. Heck, “An experimental and computational study of bandpass wireless digital-bus interconnects using electromagnetic bandgap technology at 50 GHz,” IEEE AP-S International Symposium, Washington, D.C., July 2005.
    4. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “3-D FDTD modeling of ULF/ELF propagation within the global Earth-ionosphere cavity using an optimized geodesic grid,” IEEE AP-S International Symposium, Washington, D.C., July 2005.
    5. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “Progress in three-dimensional FDTD Maxwell’s equations modeling of global impulsive ULF/ELF propagation,” Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 2006.
    6. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “3-D FDTD model of the Earth-ionosphere waveguide including a gyrotropic plasma ionosphere,” URSI North American Radio Science Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, July 2007.
    7. J. J. Simpson*, “Computational electrodynamics modeling from near-DC to light,” IEEE AP-S, MTT-S, EMC-S and Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society Joint Chapter Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, Sept 2007.
    8. J. J. Simpson*, “FDTD full-Maxwell's equations modeling from near-DC to light,” 24th International Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics (ACES), Niagara Falls, Canada, April 2008.
    9. J. J. Simpson*, X. Li, A. Heifetz, and V. Backman, “FDTD computational synthesis and analysis of the partial-wave spectroscopy image of the inhomogeneous dielectric sphere,” IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 2008.
    10. J. J. Simpson*, I. R. Capoglu, and V. Backman , “Using FDTD to Improve Our Understanding of Partial Wave Spectroscopy for Advancing Ultra Early-Stage Cancer Detection Techniques,” International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM) and the Canadian Radio Sciences Meeting (URSI/CNC), Banff, AB, Canada, Feb. 2009.
    11. J. J. Simpson*, “ FDTD Modeling Applications in Ultrahigh-Speed Interconnects and Electromagnetic Compatibility of Complex Packages,” IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Signal Integrity and High-Speed Interconnects, Guadalajara, Mexico, Feb. 2009.
    12. J. J. Simpson*, “Past, present, and future of three-dimensional FDTD Maxwell’s equations modeling of the global Earth-ionosphere waveguide,” IEEE AP-S, MTT-S, and Communications Society Chapter Meeting, Calgary, Canada, Feb. 2009.
    13. J. J. Simpson*, “Introduction to FDTD and its Application to Optics,” Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Seminar, Albuquerque, NM, July 2009.
    14. J. J. Simpson*, “Extended Photonic Nanojets for Obtaining the Internal Composition of a Dielectric Slab,” Proc. URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, Jan. 2010.
    15. J. J. Simpson*, “Optical detection of a narrow ultra-subwavelength-thin dielectric layer via cepstral analysis of photonic nanojet backscattering,” Photonics North, Niagara Falls, Canada, June 2010 (to be given).
    16. J. J. Simpson*, “Optical detection of a nanometer-thick dielectric layer via cepstral analysis of photonic nanojet backscattering,” Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), Cambridge, MA, July 2010 (to be given).
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Book Chapters

    1. A. Taflove and J. J. Simpson, “Introduction to Maxwell’s Equations and the Yee Algorithm,” Chap. 3 in Computational Electrodynamics: The Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method, 3rd ed., A. Taflove and S. C. Hagness, Norwood, MA: Artech, 2005.
    2. M. Piket-May, W. K. Gwarek, T.-L. Wu, B. Houshmand, T. Itoh, and J. J. Simpson “High-Speed Electronic Circuits with Active and Nonlinear Components,” Chap. 15 in Computational Electrodynamics: The Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method, 3rd ed., A. Taflove and S. C. Hagness, Norwood, MA: Artech, 2005.
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Refereed Journal Publications

    1. J. J. Simpson and A. Taflove, “Two-dimensional FDTD model of antipodal ELF propagation and Schumann resonance of the Earth,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 53-56, 2002. Paper1.pdf
    2. J. J. Simpson and A. Taflove, “Three-dimensional FDTD modeling of impulsive ELF antipodal propagation and Schumann resonance of the Earth-sphere,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 443–451, Feb. 2004. Paper2.pdf
    3. J. J. Simpson, A. Taflove, J. A. Mix, and H. Heck, “Computational and experimental study of a microwave electromagnetic bandgap structure for potential use as a bandpass wireless interconnect,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 14, no. 7, pp. 343-345, July 2004. Paper3.pdf
    4. J. J. Simpson and A. Taflove, “Efficient modeling of impulsive ELF antipodal propagation about the Earth sphere using an optimized two-dimensional geodesic FDTD grid,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 215-218, 2004. Paper4.pdf
    5. J. J. Simpson and A. Taflove, “Electrokinetic effect of the Loma Prieta earthquake calculated by an entire-Earth FDTD solution of Maxwell’s equations,” Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 32, L09302, doi:10.1029/2005GL022601, 2005. Paper5.pdf
    6. J. J. Simpson and A. Taflove, “A novel ELF radar for major oil deposits,” IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 36-39, 2006. Paper6.pdf
    7. J. J. Simpson, A. Taflove, J. A. Mix, and H. Heck, “Substrate integrated waveguides optimized for ultrahigh-speed digital interconnects,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 1983-1990, May 2006. Paper7.pdf
    8. J. J. Simpson, R. P. Heikes, and A. Taflove, “FDTD modeling of a novel ELF radar for major oil deposits using a three-dimensional geodesic grid of the Earth-ionosphere waveguide,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 54, no. 6, pp. 1734-1741, June 2006. Paper8.pdf
    9. J. J. Simpson and A. Taflove, “ELF radar system proposed for localized D-region ionospheric anomalies,” IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 500-503, Oct. 2006. Paper9.pdf
    10. J. J. Simpson and A. Taflove, “A review of progress in FDTD Maxwell’s equations modeling of impulsive sub-ionospheric propagation below 300 kHz,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation in the Special Issue on Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Complex Environments: A Tribute to Leopold Benno Felsen, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 1582-1590, June 2007. Paper10.pdf
    11. A. Heifetz, J. J. Simpson, S.-C. Kong, A. Taflove, and V. Backman, “Subdiffraction optical resolution of a gold nanosphere located within the nanojet of Mie-resonant dielectric microsphere,” Optics Express, vol. 15, no. 25, pp. 17334-17342, 2007. Paper11.pdf
    12. S.-C. Kong, J. J. Simpson, and V. Backman, “ADE-FDTD scattered field formulation for dispersive materials,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 4-6, 2008. Paper12.pdf
    13. J. J. Simpson, “Global FDTD Maxwell’s equations modeling of electromagnetic propagation from currents in the lithosphere,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 199-203, 2008. Paper13.pdf
    14. J. J. Simpson, “ Current and future applications of 3-D global Earth-ionosphere models based on the full-vector Maxwell’s equations FDTD method, ” Surveys in Geophysics, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 105-130, 2009. Paper14.pdf
    15. Y. Yu and J. J. Simpson, “ An E-J collocated 3-D FDTD model of electromagnetic wave propagation in magnetized cold plasma, ” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 469-478, 2010. Paper15.pdf
    16. C. Mendez Ruiz and J. J. Simpson, “Ultra high-resolution FDTD modeling of a high-performance VLSI package or identifying resonances and couplings,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, submitted.
    17. J. J. Simpson, “1D-propagating backscattered photons and the photonic nanojet: New means for inverse scattering?,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, submitted.
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Refereed Conference Proceedings (* indicates presenter)

    1. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “FDTD modeling of millimeter-wave photonic bandgap structures for potential use as ultrahigh speed bandpass wireless interconnects,” Proc. USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, San Antonio, TX, p. 82, June 2002.
    2. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “Two-dimensional FDTD modeling of impulsive ELF antipodal propagation about the Earth-sphere,” Proc. IEEE AP-S International Symposium, San Antonio, TX, vol. 3, pp. 678-681, June 2002.
    3. A. Taflove*, J. J. Simpson, and G. Chang, “Two emerging multiphysics FDTD applications from the megameter scale at 3 Hz to the nanometer scale at 300 THz,” Proc. USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Columbus, OH, June 2003.
    4. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “Global three-dimensional FDTD modeling of impulsive ELF propagation about the Earth,” Proc. IEEE AP-S International Symposium, Columbus, OH, vol. 4, pp. 940-943, June 2003.
    5. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “Computational study of millimeter-wave metal-pin photonic bandgap waveguides for use as ultrahigh-speed bandpass wireless interconnects,” Proc. IEEE AP-S International Symposium, Columbus, OH, vol. 4, pp. 871-874, June 2003.
    6. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “Three-dimensional FDTD modeling of the response of the global Earth-ionosphere waveguide to seismically-induced sources,” Proc. USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Monterey, CA, June 2004.
    7. J. J. Simpson*, A. Taflove, J. A. Mix, and H. Heck, “A study of a microwave electromagnetic bandgap structure with waveguiding defect for potential use as a bandpass wireless interconnect,” Proc. IEEE AP-S International Symposium, Monterey, CA, vol. 2, pp. 1523-1526, June 2004.
    8. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “Recent advances in FDTD modeling of ULF/ELF propagation within the global Earth-ionosphere waveguide,” Proc. USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, F2-3, p. 167, Jan. 2005.
    9. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “Whole Earth FDTD modeling of ELF electromagnetic sounding of oil deposits with the U.S. Navy’s ELF transmitter system,” Proc. USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Washington, D.C., July 2005.
    10. J. J. Simpson*, A. Taflove, J. A. Mix, and H. Heck, “An experimental and computational study of bandpass wireless digital-bus interconnects using electromagnetic bandgap technology at 50 GHz,” Proc. IEEE AP-S International Symposium, Washington, D.C., July 2005.
    11. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “3-D FDTD modeling of ULF/ELF propagation within the global Earth-ionosphere cavity using an optimized geodesic grid,” Proc. IEEE AP-S International Symposium, Washington, D.C., July 2005.
    12. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “Global 3-D FDTD Maxwell’s equations modeling of ionospheric disturbances associated with earthquakes using an optimized geodesic grid,” Proc. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2005.
    13. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “An investigation of a novel radar for ionospheric disturbances using a global 3-D FDTD model of the earth-ionosphere waveguide,” Proc. URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, Jan. 2006.
    14. J. J. Simpson*, A. Taflove, J. A. Mix, H. Heck, “Optimized substrate integrated waveguide bends for high-speed digital circuits,” Proc. IEEE AP-S International Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, July 2006.
    15. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “Proposal for an ELF radar of D-region ionospheric anomalies analyzed using a 3-D geodesic FDTD model of the Earth-ionosphere waveguide,” Proc. IEEE AP-S International Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, July 2006.
    16. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “Progress in three-dimensional FDTD Maxwell’s equations modeling of global impulsive ULF/ELF propagation,” Proc. Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 2006.
    17. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “3-D FDTD Maxwell’s equations modeling of sub-30 kHz electromagnetic wave propagation in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide including ionospheric plasma as influenced by the geomagnetic field,” Proc. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2006.
    18. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “3-D FDTD model of the Earth-ionosphere waveguide including a gyrotropic plasma ionosphere,” Proc. URSI North American Radio Science Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, July 2007.
    19. J. J. Simpson*, “FDTD full-Maxwell's equations modeling from near-DC to light,” Proc. 24th International Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics (ACES), Niagara Falls, Canada, April 2008.
    20. J. J. Simpson*, X. Li, A. Heifetz, and V. Backman, “FDTD computational synthesis and analysis of the partial-wave spectroscopy image of the inhomogeneous dielectric sphere,” Proc. IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 2008.
    21. A. Altunc*, J. J. Simpson, C. E. Baum, C. G. Christodoulou, and E. Schamiloglu, “Numerical simulation of a lens for launching a spherical TEM wave,” Proc. IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 2008.
    22. J. J. Simpson*, “3-D FDTD modeling of hazardous effects of an historically intense coronal mass ejection on the global earth-ionosphere waveguide environment,” Proc. IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 2008.
    23. J. J. Simpson*, B. Horine, and H. Heck, “Ultra high-resolution FDTD modeling of an integrated circuit package for characterizing and solving EMC problems in compact portable electronic devices,” Proc. IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 2008.
    24. Y. Yu* and J. J. Simpson, “3-D FDTD modeling of electromagnetic wave propagation in magnetized cold plasma ,” Proc. URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, Jan. 2009.
    25. J. J. Simpson*, I. R. Capoglu, and V. Backman , “Using FDTD to Improve Our Understanding of Partial Wave Spectroscopy for Advancing Ultra Early-Stage Cancer Detection Techniques,” International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM) and the Canadian Radio Sciences Meeting (URSI/CNC), Banff, AB, Canada, Feb. 2009.
    26. J. J. Simpson*, “ FDTD Modeling Applications at Intel Corporation in Ultrahigh-Speed Interconnects and Electromagnetic Compatibility of Complex Packages,” IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Signal Integrity and High-Speed Interconnects, Guadalajara, Mexico, Feb. 2009.
    27. C. Mendez Ruiz*, J. J. Simpson, B. Horine, K. Slattery, “Ultra high-resolution FDTD modeling of a high-performance VLSI package,” IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Charleston, SC, June 2009.
    28. Y. Yu* and J. J. Simpson, “A new 3-D FDTD model of magnetized cold plasma for modeling electromagnetic wave propagation in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide,” IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Charleston, SC, June 2009.
    29. E. Tanner*, J. J. Simpson, H. Smartt, T. Atwood, C. Collins, and W. Young, “Remote-sensing of underground caverns using a 3-D FDTD model,” IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Charleston, SC, June 2009.
    30. M. Madrid*, J. J. Simpson, B. Santhanam, W. Gerstle, T. Atwood, and M. M. Hayat, “Modeling electromagnetic wave interactions with vibrating structures,” IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Charleston, SC, June 2009.
    31. C. Mendez Ruiz* and J. J. Simpson, “Ultra High-Resolution FDTD Modeling of a High-Performance VLSI Package for Identifying EMC Issues,” Proc. URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, Jan. 2010.
    32. Y. Yu* and J. J. Simpson, “FDTD Calculation of the Faraday Rotation of EM Waves Propagating within the Ionosphere,” Proc. URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, Jan. 2010.
    33. J. J. Simpson*, “Extended Photonic Nanojets for Obtaining the Internal Composition of a Dielectric Slab,” Proc. URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, Jan. 2010.
    34. J. J. Simpson*, “Optical detection of a narrow ultra-subwavelength-thin dielectric layer via cepstral analysis of photonic nanojet backscattering,” Photonics North, Niagara Falls, Canada, June 2010 (to be given).
    35. J. J. Simpson*, “Optical detection of a nanometer-thick dielectric layer via cepstral analysis of photonic nanojet backscattering,” Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), Cambridge, MA, July 2010 (to be given).
    36. Y. Yu and J. J. Simpson*, “Global 3-D FDTD modeling of electromagnetic wave propagation within the Earth-ionosphere system including a magnetized cold plasma ionosphere,” IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Toronto, Canada, July 2010 (to be given).
    37. J. Niu and J. J. Simpson, “ 3D FDTD modeling of marine CSEM in detecting subseafloor hydrocarbon reservoirs,” IEEE AP-S International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Toronto, Canada, July 2010 (to be given).
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Other Presentations (* indicates presenter)

    1. J. J. Simpson* and A. Taflove, “Three-dimensional FDTD modeling of the response of the global Earth-ionosphere waveguide to seismically-induced sources using latitude/longitude and spherical geodesic grids,” 2nd International Conference on Discrete Global Grids, Ashland, OR, Oct. 2004.
    2. M. Madrid*, J. J. Simpson, and M. M. Hayat, “Modeling electromagnetic wave interactions with vibrating structures,” Women in Electromagnetics Workshop, University of Utah, Salt Lake, UT, June 2009.
    3. J. J. Simpson*, “Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) computational solutions to Maxwell’s equations,” Air Force Research Labs, Albuquerque, NM, Oct. 2009.
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Leadership Experience

Sept. 2001 – June 2003 Evanston, IL
Resident Assistant, September 2001 – June 2002: Goodrich House (all-female hall); September 2002 – June 2003: Slivka Hall (Science and Engineering Residential College)
Served as a mentor/advisor to 50 undergraduate students.

Feb. 2004 – June 2007 Evanston, IL
Assistant Master, Shepard Residential College (multi-thematic)
Coordinated social and academic events and opportunities to foster interaction between 180 undergraduate residents and faculty from all seven schools of Northwestern University.
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