Jacob Adams
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Phone: 919.513.1141
- Email: jjadams2@ncsu.edu
- Office: Monteith Engineering Res.Ctr. 445
- Website: https://research.ece.ncsu.edu/ael/
Jacob Adams is an associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. After receiving his Ph.D., he was an Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Electromagnetics Laboratory at the University of Illinois. He joined the faculty at NC State in 2013.
Research Interests
Adams develops antennas for a variety of applications, including mobile communications, wireless sensing, and defense systems. He is also interested in novel materials and fabrication methods for multifunctional, conformal, and flexible microwave devices. In addition, Adams studies the application of eigendecomposition techniques to improve antenna modeling and design. He is currently looking for motivated graduate students interested in these research areas.
Education
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2011 |
| MSECE | Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering | Ohio State University | 2007 |
| BSECE | Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering | Ohio State University | 2005 |
Honors and Awards
- 2022 | William F. Lane Outstanding Teaching Award, NC State Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 2017 | Research Office Young Investigator Award, US Army
- 2016 | Young Faculty Award, DARPA
- 2010 | FEKO Student Competition, Honourable Mention
- 2009 | Mavis Future Faculty Fellowship, University of Illinois
- 2008 | Antenna Applications Symposium Student Paper Contest, Finalist
- 2005 | Dean’s Distinguished University Fellowship, Ohio State University
- 2005 | Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation
Discover more about Jacob Adams
- Dr. Jacob Adams Receives the 2022 William F. Lane Outstanding Teaching Award
- New Study Demonstrates Radio Signal Benefits From Decades-Old Theory
- Interviewing the Interviewers: What Companies Look For in Employees
Publications
- Limits in Spectral Efficiency From Array Geometry
- Badheka, D., Adams, J. J., & Hughes, B. L. (2025), IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN INFORMATION THEORY, 6, 34–48. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSAIT.2025.3553733
- Application of Energy Synchronous Direct Antenna Modulation for Wideband Spread Spectrum Transmissions at HF
- Dusenbury, J. K., Schab, K., & Adams, J. J. (2024), 2024 IEEE INC-USNC-URSI RADIO SCIENCE MEETING (JOINT WITH AP-S SYMPOSIUM), pp. 289–289. https://doi.org/10.23919/INC-USNC-URSI61303.2024.10632437
- Distortion of Focal Plane in Flattened 2D Luneburg Lens
- Oh, Y., Askari, H., & Adams, J. (2024), 2024 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION AND INC/USNCURSI RADIO SCIENCE MEETING, AP-S/INC-USNC-URSI 2024, pp. 2109–2110. https://doi.org/10.1109/AP-S/INC-USNC-URSI52054.2024.10686169
- Scaling Power and Efficiency of Direct Antenna Modulation Transmitters using Gallium Nitride Transistors
- Dusenbury, J. K., Attarde, A., Mayekar, M., Floyd, B., & Adams, J. J. (2024), 2024 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION AND INC/USNCURSI RADIO SCIENCE MEETING, AP-S/INC-USNC-URSI 2024, pp. 795–796. https://doi.org/10.1109/AP-S/INC-USNC-URSI52054.2024.10687123
- Antenna Element Design Using Characteristic Mode Analysis: Insights and Research Directions.
- Adams, J. J., Genovesi, S., Yang, B., & Antonino-Daviu, E. (2022, February 11), IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION MAGAZINE, Vol. 2. https://doi.org/10.1109/MAP.2022.3145718
- Low Profile GRIN Lenses With Integrated Matching Using 3-D Printed Ceramic
- Oh, Y., Kordsmeier, N., Askari, H., & Adams, J. J. (2023), IEEE OPEN JOURNAL OF ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, 4, 12–22. https://doi.org/10.1109/OJAP.2022.3227747
- Transient analysis of dynamically switched frequency shift keyed transmitters
- Srivastava, S., & Adams, J. J. (2022, April 8), IET MICROWAVES ANTENNAS & PROPAGATION, Vol. 4. https://doi.org/10.1049/mia2.12237
- An UHF Reconfigurable Liquid-Metal Monopole Antenna Based on a 2-D Surface
- Xie, F., Adams, J. J., & Tong, M. S. (2021), IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPONENTS PACKAGING AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, 11(11), 1980–1987. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCPMT.2021.3116056
- DC-Assisted Stabilization of Internal Oscillations for Improved Symbol Transitions in a Direct Antenna Modulation Transmitter
- Huang, D., Schab, K., Dusenbury, J. K., Sluss, B., & Adams, J. J. (2021, August 13), IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES, Vol. 8. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2021.3103209
- Fundamental Limits on Substructure Dielectric Resonator Antennas
- Yang, B., Kim, J., & Adams, J. J. (2022), IEEE OPEN JOURNAL OF ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, 3, 59–68. https://doi.org/10.1109/OJAP.2021.3133725
Grants
- Metrics and Scaling Principles for Energy Synchronous Direct Antenna Modulation Transmitters
- INTERACTive Education in Electronic Sensing, Communication and Warfare
- Modeling Intermodulation Distortion Generated by Reconfigurable Apertures, BWAC Core Project
- Phase II IUCRC North Carolina State University: Broadband Wireless Access and Applications Center (BWAC)
- RESEARCH AREA 4: ELECTRONICS: Reconfigurable Electrofluidic Networks for Highly Adaptive Electronic Warfare Platforms
- Miniaturized GRIN Lenses Using 3D Printed Ceramics, BWAC Core Project
- ROTC Research Experiences in Naval Electronic Warfare (RENEW)
- Modeling and Characterization of Wideband Communications Via Narrowband Channels Using Direct Modulation
- EARS: Compact Adaptive MIMO Receivers
- Evaluation of Direct Antenna Modulation (DAM) Schemes for Antenna Miniaturization
