Jihwan Yoon
Assistant Professor- Phone: (775) 682-6869
- Email: jihwany@unr.edu
- Building:
- Room: 324
- Mailstop: 0260
Dr. Yoon received his Ph.D. from the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno in 2008. His research focuses on radiofrequency and microwave engineering, computational and experimental bioelectromagnetics, and design of exposure systems at microwave in millimeter wave frequencies.
Prior to becoming a research scientist, he worked a post-doctoral fellow. He also worked as a research assistant and instructor in the Microwave Engineering and Electronics Laboratory. Currently, he is a member of committees for master's and Ph.D. students and a research mentor for undergraduate students
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno, 2008
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno, 2003
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno, 2000
Research interests
Neuromodulation
- A novel, non-drug, safe and repeatable way to elicit neurostimulation using high intensity nanosecond electric pulses, for therapeutic and military applications
- Novel neuromodulation approaches using electromagnetic fields in the radiofrequency, microwave, and millimeter wave range on biological systems such as cells and muscles
Numerical modeling
- Numerical modeling for antenna design using custom-written Method of Moments method (MoM) code and for biological systems using Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method
Biosensors
- A novel miniaturized multifunctional biosensor unit serving as a gastrointestinal bleeding detector for capsule endoscopy
- A microstrip-based bacteria sensor for the detection of E. Coli DH5-α and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa bacteria in water
Medical device
- Development of digital circuit boards and dedicated firmware for a low power and miniaturized digital camera sensor and a WiFi image transmitting system