Logan M. Wilcox

Experience

Graduate Research Assistant     May 2021 – Current

Microwave Sensing (µSense) Laboratory

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri S&T

Rolla, Missouri, USA

• Developed a novel image reconstruction technique for nonuniform heating

• Enhanced well-established thermal signal reconstruction technique for improved defect indication

• Established a physics-based iterative solver for estimation of electromagnetic materials properties

• Performed extensive high frequency measurements for microwave materials characterization

• Simulated, designed, and built custom antenna array systems for uniform microwave heating

• Oversaw interdisciplinary research projects with graduate and undergraduate student researchers

• Contributed to proposal and fellowship composing for potential research funding

Graduate Teaching Assistant       January 2025 – Current

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri S&T

Rolla, Missouri, USA

• EE 5670 – Nondestructive Testing

Inspection Engineering Intern   June 2025 – August 2025

General Electric (GE) Aerospace

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Associate Engineer   December 2020 – August 2021

Tech Electronics: Technology Services Company

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

• Created custom office audio and video systems to ease sale and installation

• Designed audio and video systems for a variety of public and private customers

• Reviewed fire system schematics for adherence to city, county, and state building codes

Professional Memberships

• Graduate Student Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), 2021 – Current

  • Member of Instrumentation and Measurement Society (IMS), 2022 – Current

  • Member of Antennas and Propagation Society (APS), 2022 – Current

  • Member of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN), 2024 – Current

  • Member of IEEE Standards Association (SA), 2025 – Current

• Member of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), 2021 – Current

• Student Member of the International Aroid Society (IAS), 2023 – Current

Professional Activities

External Service

• IEEE IMS

  • Graduate Student Representative, Administrative Committee, 2025 – Current

  • Distinguished Lecturer Program Selection Committee, 2025 – Current

  • Membership Development Committee, 2025 – Current

  • Education Committee, 2025 – Current

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Instrumentation and Measurement (DEI2M) Committee, 2025 – Current

  • Nondestructive Evaluation and Industrial Inspection Technical Committee (TC-01), 2024 – Current

  • Radiation and Nuclear Instrumentation and Systems Technical Committee (TC-45), 2024 – Current

  • Conference Session Chair, IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2022 – 2024

• IEEE-HKN

  • Student Governor, Board of Governors, 2025 – Current

  • Alumni Engagement Committee Member, 2024 – Current

  • 120th Anniversary Hackathon Committee Member, 2024

• Technical Reviewer

  • IEEE

    • Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurements; Open Journal of Instrumentation and Measurements; Microwave Theory and Technology Society Letters

  • Other

    • Materials Evaluation; Journal for Construction & Building Materials; Engineering Research Express

Internal Service

• Missouri S&T

  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    • Jackling High School Summer Camp, 2019 and 2024

    • Cyber Miner High School Summer Camp, 2019

  • IEEE-HKN, Gamma Theta Chapter

    • Treasurer, 2024 – 2025

  • Sigma Phi Epsilon, Missouri Gamma Alumni Volunteer Corporation (AVC)

    • Chapter Counselor, 2020 – 2024

    • Chapter Advisor, 2024 – Current

Honors and Awards

1. Founder’s Award, Gamma Theta Chapter of IEEE-HKN, November 2024

2. ASNT Foundation Student Travel Grant, June 2024

3. Graduate Student Research Spotlight, The BRIDGE, The Magazine of IEEE-HKN, May 2024

4. ASNT Foundation Student Travel Grant, June 2022

5. IEEE IMS Student Travel Grant, May 2022

6. Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellowship, Missouri S&T, August 2021

7. IEEE 2021 IMS Graduate Fellowship Award, May 2021