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Brannon Kerrigan

Brannon Kerrigan
302 Whittemore Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24060

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Resume: Seeking summer internship or cooperative education

Research Interests:

  • RFIC Design
  • Analog IC Design

Education:

  • Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA, since Fall 2016 (Expected Graduation: May 2020)
    • Research: “Design of High Temperature GaN Transistor-Based Power Amplifier”
  • BS., Electrical Engineering, University of South Alabama, Mobile, USA, 2016
    • Project Title: "Time Domain Impedance Probe for Cubesat"

Work Experiences:

  • Summer Internship, Lockheed Martin, May 2017-August 2017
  • Teaching assistant, Virginia Tech, since August 2016
  • Summer Internship, Ingalls Shipbuilding, May 2014-August 2014

Publications:

  • S. R. Hiemstra, B. M. Kerrigan and D. S. Ha, “A High Temperature Linear Wideband Power Amplifier for a Downhole Communication System,” in High Temperature Electronics Network, Cambridge, UK, 2017.
  • E. Spencer, D. Clark, R. Gollapalli, S. Russ and B. Kerrigan, “A System On Chip Design For Fast Time Domain Impedance Spectroscopy,” in Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Boston, MA, 2017.
  • E. Spencer et al., “First Results From A Time Domain Impedance Probe For Measuring Plasma Properties in The Ionosphere,” in Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Boston, MA, 2017

Relevant Courses Taken:

  • RFIC Design
  • Analog IC Design
  • Radio Engineering
  • Adv. RF and Microwave Engineering
  • EMI Noise Reduction

Personal Interests:

  • Playing Trumpet
  • Marching Band/Drum Corps
  • Biking, Hiking, and Camping
  • Puzzles