Hadi Saeidi Manesh, Ph.D

Staff Antenna and Hardware Engineer

Metawave Corporation

Staff Antenna and Hardware Engineer at Metawave Corporation with over five years of industrial experience.

Experienced in design and implementation of mm-wave phased array antenna in package (AiP) based on FCBGA and FCCSP technology at 76-81 GHz according to automotive design guidelines working with substrate and package manufacturers, Amkor and Kyocera.

Experienced in mm-wave radar mainboard design, including stack-up design, link budget calculation, and components integration.

Skilled in design and implementation of planar and conformal phased array antennas for Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR).

Proficient in several RF and antenna design software packages such as CST Microwave Studio and ANSYS HFSS.

Experienced in design and fabrication of different antennas such as microstrip patch antennas, dipole antennas, reflector antennas, helical antennas, horn antennas, and passive microwave components such as orthomode transducer (OMT) and different waveguide transitions.



Education

  • PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Major: Electromagnetics , 2015 - 2019

The University of Oklahoma, Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC) Norman, OK

  • Msc in Electrical Engineering, Major: Wave Telecommunications, 2010 - 2012

K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

  • Bsc in Electrical Engineering, Major: Telecommunications, 2006 - 2010

K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran


Selected Design Experiences

  • Design and fabrication of aperture-coupled microstrip patch antenna for Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) application.



  • Design and fabrication of a configured hybrid-fed microstrip patch antenna for Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) application.



  • Design and fabrication of a hybrid aperture coupled fed microstrip patch antenna for Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) application.



  • Design and fabrication of reconfigurable multifaceted dual-polarized crossed dipole for Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) application.



  • Design and fabrication of series-fed microstrip patch array antenna in 2.75 - 2.95 GHz for Cylindrical Polarimetric Phased Array Radar (CPPAR) application.



  • Dual-polarized Perpendicularly-fed, Balanced Feed Microstrip Patch Antenna




  • Design and Fabrication of Orthogonal Mode Transducer Using 3D Printing Technology


Design Experiences

  • Leading RF and antenna team in the design and implementation of hybrid mm-wave phased array radar.

Design and implementation of 16-element AiP based on Amkor FCCSP technology in 76-81 GHz according to automotive design guidelines.

Design and implementation of 28-element aperture coupled PCB phased array antenna.

Design and implementation of 16-element series-fed patch antenna.

Design and implementation of RF components such as power dividers and couplers in 76-81 GHz frequency band.

Mainboard stack-up design, link budget calculations, creating RF routing plan, RF components integration, and post-layout optimization.

  • Design of 64-element mm-wave phased array AiP based on Kyocera FCBGA technology in 76-81 GHz according to automotive design guidelines.

  • Design and implementation of PCB-based phased array antenna in 23.5-25.5 GHz for imaging radar applications.

  • National Severe Storm Laboratory (NSSL) Cylindrical Polarimetric Phased Array Radar (CPPAR) calibration and beamforming.

  • Design and fabrication of reconfigurable multifaceted dual-polarized crossed dipole antenna array in 2.7 - 3 GHz for Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) application.

  • Characterizing the limitations of the cross-polarization suppression in dual-polarization antenna arrays and proposing a procedure for predicting the radiation pattern of large array of identical subarrays.

  • Design and fabrication of high-performance dual-polarized crossed perpendicularly-fed differential feed patch antenna with low cross-polarization and extremely high isolation for phased array radar application.

  • Design and fabrication of dual-polarized hybrid-fed, and balanced hybrid aperture-coupled feed microstrip patch antenna arrays in 2.7 - 2.9 GHz for Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) application.

  • Design and fabrication of dual-polarized aperture-coupled microstrip patch antenna array in 2.7 - 3.0 GHz for Multifunction Phased Array Radar (MPAR) application.

  • Design and fabrication of series-fed microstrip patch array antenna in 2.75 - 2.95 GHz for Cylindrical Polarimetric Phased Array Radar (CPPAR) application.

  • S-, C-, and X-band reflector and corrugated horn antenna design, analysis and fabrication.

  • L-band circular-polarized wired spiral antenna design and fabrication.

  • Design and analysis of shaped reflector antenna.

  • Design and fabrication of wideband circular polarized crossed Log Periodic Dipole Array Antenna.

  • Contribution to the design and fabrication of a reverberation chamber for EMC tests.

  • Design and fabrication of Orthomode Transducer in 4.4 - 5 GHz and 7.1 - 8.2 GHz.

Research and Teaching

  • The University of Oklahoma, Postdoctoral Research Associate.

  • The University of Oklahoma, Research Assistant.

  • Amir Kabir University of Technology, Research Assistant.

  • K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Research Assistant.

  • K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Teaching Assistant.

Software and Programming Skills

  • Engineering Software: CST, HFSS, MATLAB, AWR, FEKO, STK, AutoCAD, Altium Designer

  • Code Developing: MATLAB, C, Excel

  • Computer Software: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), LATEX

Professional Memberships and Service Activities

  • Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

  • Member of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S).

  • Reviewed for IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters (AWPL).

  • Reviewed for IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation (IET-MAP).

  • Reviewed for IEEE Access.

  • Reviewed for Progress in Electromagnetics Research (PIER).

  • Reviewed for Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications (JEMWA).

  • Reviewed for IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems.

  • Reviewed for International Journal of Sensors, Wireless Communications and Control.

Honors and Awards

  • The University of Oklahoma Gallogly College of Engineering (GCoE) Dissertation Excellence Award. 2019

  • The University of Oklahoma William H. Barkow Scholarship. 2018, 2019

  • ARRC student journal paper awards. 2017, 2018, 2019

  • School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) student journal paper awards. 2017, 2018, 2019

  • The University of Oklahoma Farrar Endowment Scholarship. 2017, 2018

  • The University of Oklahoma Sooner Heritage Scholarship. 2017, 2018