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Dr. Frank Underdown Jr.

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Founder and CEO of Keweenaw Nanoscience Center

I am a physicist, mathematician and an electrical engineer. I am also a professor of physics, math and engineering at WSU triCities. I love coffee and I make wine. My dissertation research was nanofabrication. I do consulting work in computational electrodynamics /fluid mechanics and rf/microwave engineering. I am also trained in AI, ANN, CNN and big data.

Publications and Teaching

Underdown FH, 1999, PhD dissertation: Laser Guidance of Mesoscale Particles, Michigan Tech University
Underdown FH, MS Thesis: A Light Ion Focal Plane Multiwire Detector, Central Michigan University
Optical Fibers, 16th ICAP Conference Proceedings, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Underdown FH, Renn M, 1998. Abstract: Laser Guidance of Mesoscopic Particles 7th Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology, Santa Clara, CA.
addition Publications pending being added to the list.
Current Courses: Note, Due to the coronavirus I am currently teaching my courses online.
Course: Renewable Energy Sources, EE492 Spring 2020. This course focuses on the design of PV, wind turbine and fuel cell systems.
Course: Physics for Scientist and Engineers II, Physics 202 Lab Spring 2020

Research Experience

Dates	Works
1999-present	Physicist and Engineer at Keweenaw Nanoscience Center
8/02-5/03	Visiting Assistant Professor at Tennessee Tech
6/96-11/99	Research Scientist & Graduate Student at Michigan Tech University
1992-95	Graduate Research Assistant at Central Michigan University & National Super-conducting Cycltron, Michigan State University
1985-86	Systems Engineer at BIF Accutel
1983-85	RF/Microwave Engineer at California Amplifier
1981-83	RF/Microwave Engineer at Phelps Dodge Communications
1981	RF/Microwave Engineering Technician at Goodyear Aerospace
1979-81	RF/Microwave Engineering Technician at Rockwell-Collins

Teaching Experience

Dates	Works
10/11-present	Instructor of math, physics and engineering at Washington State University
10/14-6/16	Adjunct professor of math & physics at Central Washington University
	more jobs to be added later

Consulting Projects

Dates	Works
3/18-6/18	Designed, built and tested a combined electrodynamics & fluid mechanics system.
1/13-present	R&D of communications system based on new concept in communication theory & cryptography at Global Mile Solutions.
6/09-present	Computational fluid dynamics calculations of inovative jet propultion system at Quinn Areospace
May 2009	Electromagnetic FEA simulation of power generation system at Irwin Naturals.
July 2001	Contracted to eliminate noise in a MEMS resonator biosensor for University of Michigan.
May 2003	Design of ultrasonic spectrometer for Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy.
Dec 1999	Determine cause of noise in a X-ray/Gamma ray detector,satellite remote sensing Projects, for the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Science (IGPS), University of California Riverside.
April 2005	Accident investigation of microwave antenna systen, built for NOAA, for Fireman's Fund McGee.
2001	Accident investigation of fatal, single car crash and testified as expert witness.

My Hobbies