Mark Golkowski, PhD

Courses Taught

Fall 2020: ELEC 2651 Signal Processing
Spring 2020: ELEC 4133/5033- Advanced Electromagnetic Fields (Fields II)
Fall 2019: ELEC 3133 - Electromagnetic Fields (Fields I) 
Fall 2019 ELEC 1201 - Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Spring 2019: ELEC 4133/5033 Advanced Electromagnetic Fields (Fields II)
Fall 2018: ELEC 3133 - Electromagnetic Fields (Fields I) 
Spring 2018: ELEC 4133/5033 - Advanced Electromagnetic Fields (Fields II) 
Fall 2017: ELEC 5433 - Fundamentals and Applications of Plasmas 
Fall 2016: ELEC 5133 - Electromagnetic Radiation and Antennas (Fields III) 
Spring 2016: ELEC 4133/5033 -  Advanced Electromagnetic Fields (Fields II) 
Fall 2015: ELEC 3133 - Electromagnetic Fields (Fields I) 
Spring 2015: ELEC 4133/5033 - Advanced Electromagnetic Fields (Fields II)
Spring 2015: ELEC 5433 - Fundamentals and Applications of Plasmas
Fall 2014: ELEC 5133 - Electromagnetic Radiation and Antennas (Fields III)
Fall 2014: ELEC 3133 - Electromagnetic Fields (Fields I)
Spring 2014: ELEC 4133/5033 - Advanced Electromagnetic Fields (Fields II)
Fall 2013: ELEC 5433 - Fundamentals and Applications of Plasmas
Fall 2013: ELEC 3133 - Electromagnetic Fields (Fields I)
Spring 2013: ELEC 4133/5033 - Advanced Electromagnetic Fields (Fields II)
Fall 2012: ELEC 3133 - Electromagnetic Fields (Fields I)
Spring 2012: ELEC 3133 - Electromagnetic Fields (Fields I)
Spring 2012: ELEC 5832 - Fundamentals and Applications of Plasmas
Fall 2011: ELEC 4133/5033 - Advanced Electromagnetic Fields (Fields II)
Fall 2011: BIOE 5020 - Quantitative Methods (Linear Algebra Module)
Spring 2011: ELEC 4133/5233 - Advanced Electromagnetic Fields (Fields II)
Fall 2010: ELEC 4133/5233 - Advanced Electromagnetic Fields (Fields II)
Fall 2010: BIOE 5020 - Quantitative Methods (Linear Algebra Module)
Spring 2010:  ELEC 5832 - Fundamentals and Applications of Plasmas

Course Descriptions

ELEC 3133. Electromagnetic Fields.
This is the first course in fundamental electromagnetic phenomena offered in the department.  Basic material is covered, including: vector analysis in generalized coordinates, Maxwell's equations postulated for free space and extended to material regions and boundary conditions, uniform plane waves for free space and for materials, and static and quasi-static electric and magnetic fields. Prereq: ELEC 2132, MATH 3195, 2421 and PHYS 2331.    

ELEC 4133/5033. Advanced Electromagnetic Fields.
This is the second course in fundamental electromagnetic phenomena offered in the department.  Topics include: Poynting’s power theorem, reflection and transmission of uniform plane waves in layered media, two-conductor transmission lines, rectangular wave guides, Smith Chart elements of radiation ands antenna theory. Prereq: ELEC 3133.  Graduate students wanting to receive graduate credit should enroll in EE 5033 and will be required to write a report on a current research article in addition to regular course work.  

ELEC 5133. Electromagnetic Radiation and Antennas. 
Solution of inhomogeneous wave equation. Radiation fields of elementary dipole, linear wire antenna, uniform and non-uniform linear arrays. Array synthesis. Farzone field patterns, directivity and beamwidth. Diffraction fields of aperture sources, horn antenna, conic surface reflector sources, lens antenna. Ray tracing methods. Transient-receive link. Selected Topics. Prereq: ELEC 4133, graduate standing and permission of instructor.  

ELEC 5433 (Previously ELEC 5832). Fundamentals and Applications of Plasmas
This course provides an introduction to plasmas, also known as the fourth state of matter, in nature and industry. Topics covered include single particle motion, plasma kinetic and fluid theory, cold and warm plasma models, and interaction of electromagnetic waves with plasmas. Applications ranging from space sciences to medicine will be explored. 

BIOE 5020. Quantitative Methods for Bioengineers I
This course provides an introduction to graduate level mathematics and numerical analysis as used in bioengineering. After a review of undergraduate concepts, it covers discrete systems, transforms and numerical methods as used in imaging, physiological modeling, and patient-specific computational simulation. Prereq: Graduate standing in Bioengineering. 

 

The overarching area of interest of Professor Golkowski’s research group is the interactions of electromagnetic fields and matter and associated applications. This includes electromagnetic wave propagation and modeling, plasma discharges, waves in space and radio science. Research efforts can be classified into two sub-areas:

Phenomena of the ionosphere and magnetosphere:

• Wave generation and radio science with the 3.6 MW HAARP ionospheric facility in Gakona, Alaska
• Interactions of waves and energetic particles
• Long distance wave propagation for communications and probing
• Electromagnetic effects of lightning

See College of Engineering Alumni Newsletter Article on PARS Trip to Alaska 2010 HERE (page 6) See College of Engineering Faculty Highlight HERE See Story on Educational Outreach of Current Research Activities HERE

Medical applications of EM waves and plasma discharges:

• Atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma discharges for disinfection and sterilization
• Electromagnetic waves in the human body
• Thermoacoustic imaging
• RF and microwave ablations

See NIST Article on Chemical Concentration Measurements for Plasmas for Sterilization Research HERE See KUNC Radio Story on Plasmas for Sterilization Research HERE

 

Research Group Website with Meeting Calendar

PhD Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Dec., 2008. Advisor: Umran Inan
Thesis title: Magnetospheric Wave Injection by Modulated HF Heating of the Auroral Electrojet

MS Electrical and Engineering, Stanford University, May 2004 Concentration: Electromagnetics and Communications

BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, December 2001

Professional Activities

Editorial boards

Associate Editor- Earth, Moon, Planets, 2011 - 2015

Scientific boards

Scientific Staff Member- CTRIC (Colorado Translational Research Imaging Center) , 2010 - present

Steering Committee Member- RF Ionospheric Interactions Workshop , 2011 - present

Secretary Commission H Waves in Plasmas - U.S. National Committee for URSI , 2011 - present

Consulting

Consultant- Super Pulse, Ithaca NY, 2005 - present

Conference/workshop chair positions

Session co-chair commission H: 2016 URSI National Radio Science Meeting- Physics of the Radiation Belts

Session Co-Chair, Ionospheric Modification Using High-Power Radio Waves and Atmospheric Processes Studied Using Space Shuttle and Rocket Exhaust I (SA31C) - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2011

Session Co-Chair, Waves in Space Plasmas, Commission H - URSI National Radio Science Meeting, 2011

Session Co-Chair, Ionospheric Modification with Radio Waves - American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2010

Session Co-Chair, Waves in plasmas, Commission H - URSI National Radio Science Meeting, 2010 

Memberships

• American Geophysical Union
• Commission H URSI
• IEEE
  

Books

Principles of Plasma Physics for Engineers and Scientists, Inan and Gołkowski, 2011

Publications

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5RNPGSkAAAAJ&hl=en

Postdoctoral Scholars

• Dr. Aakash Sahai (2019 - present) - Plasma and Electromagnetic Wave Interactions
  
• Dr. Ho Young Kim (2016-2017) - High Speed Plasma Simulations
  
• Dr. Benjamin Cotts (2011) - Numerical Modeling of Effects of Whistler Mode Waves from Rocket Triggered Lightning

PhD Students

• Poorya Hosseini (PhD 2020) - Spectral analysis and numerical modeling of chorus and hiss emissions 
• Ashanthi Maxworth (PhD 2017) - Thesis: MAGNETOSPHERIC WHISTLER MODE RAYTRACING WITH THE INCLUSION OF FINITE ELECTRON AND ION TEMPERATURE [PDF] [Postdoc at University of Saskathewan, later Assistant Professor at University of Southern Maine]

MS Students

• Akimun Alvina (MS 2022)
  
• Alex Mroz (MS 2021)
  
• Jason Carruth (MS 2020)
  
• Daniel Pavlovsky (MS 2020) - REMOTE SENSING OF MAGNETOSPHERIC COLD PLASMA DENSITY
  WITH AUTOMATED WHISTLER INVERSION
  
• Chad Renick (MS 2019) - Thesis: LWPC MODELING OF VLF PERTURBATIONS FROM LIGHTNING INDUCED
  IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES ON OVERLAPPING PATHS OF PROPAGATION [PDF]
  
• Jamie Bittle (MS 2018) -2017 FULL SOLAR ECLIPSE: OBSERVATONS AND LWPC MODELING OF VERY LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION
  
• Sandeep Sarker (MS 27) - Thesis: LWPC ANALYSIS OF LIGHTNING-INDUCED SFERICS’ ELF PROPAGATION
  VELOCITY [PDF] 
• Ryan Gillespie (MS 2017) - Thesis: GROUP VELOCITY OF LIGHTNING INDUCED SFERICS, A COMPARISON BETWEEN VERY LOW AND EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES [PDF] 
  
• Jamie Costabile (MS 2016) - Schumann Resonance Analysis 
• Hamid Chorsi (MS 2016) - Numerical EM simualtions
• Ryan Jacobs (MS 2015) - Thesis: EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF MICROWAVE-INDUCED THERMOACOUSTIC
  IMAGING [PDF] 
• Naomi Watanabe (MS 2015) - Excitation of Langmuir turbulence with HAARP
• Randall Wall (MS 2014) - Thesis: SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF FIRST AND SECOND ORDER SIDEBANDS FROM VLF TRIGGERED EMISSIONS, 2014 [PDF]
• Reed Plimpton (2011-2014) - Chemical Processes in Non-thermal Plasma Wound Treatment and Disinfection
• Levon Barsikyan (MS 2013) - Thesis: EFFECTS OF HIGH INTENSITY OCEANIC LIGHTNING DISCHARGES ON THE EARTH’S IONOSPHERE, 2013[PDF]
• Masih Hajihabib (MS 2012)- Thesis: EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF LOWER BOUND ANTENNA EFFICIENCY USING A REVERBERATION CHAMBER, 2012 [PDF]
• Jason Coder (MS 2010) - Thesis: A NOVEL METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LOWER BOUND OF ANTENNA EFFICIENCY USING A REVERBERATION CHAMBER, 2010 [PDF]

Undergraduate Students

• Joshua Wewerka (BS 2020) - Imaging experiments, data archiving
• Alan Prieto (BS 2020) - data archiving
  
• Alexander Mroz (BS 2019) - ELF/VLF Hardware, imaging experiments
  
• Ryan Gillespie (BS 2015) - ELF/VLF Hardware Construction and Deployment and Outreach
• Brad Fox (BS 2014) - ELF/VLF Hardware Construction and Deployment and Outreach
• Nicholas Gross (BS 2014) - Lightning-ionosphere interactions, Hardware Construction and Deployment
• Adam Perez (BS 2014) - Hardware Construction and Deployment
• Ryan Jacobs (BS 2012) - ELF/VLF hardware, HAARP Experiments, Thermoacoustic Imaging
• Joshua Perry (BS 2012) - Numerical Simulation of Wave-Particle Interactions in Near-Earth Space Environment
• Moshe "Jeff" Redmon (BS 2012) - Hardware Construction and Deployment
• Jason Carpenter (BS 2011) - ELF/VLF hardware and HAARP Experiments
• Matthew Webb (BS 2010) - ELF/VLF hardware and HAARP Experiments