Sharmin Farzana
Ph.D. QualifyingFeb 20, 2026, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
ECE Conference Room ENGR C101B
N/A - qualifying exam
Abstract: qualifying exam
Adviser: Dr. Steven Reising
Co-Adviser: N/A
Non-ECE Member: Dr. Steven Miller, Department of Atmospheric Science
Member 3: Dr. V Chandrasekar, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Addional Members: Dr. Haonan Chen, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Co-Adviser: N/A
Non-ECE Member: Dr. Steven Miller, Department of Atmospheric Science
Member 3: Dr. V Chandrasekar, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Addional Members: Dr. Haonan Chen, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Publications:
1. “Soliman, Ahmed, Shannon T. Brown, Steven C. Reising, Samuel Denvir, Omkar Pradhan, Akim Babenko, Alan B. Tanner et al. "Development of a Stratospheric Balloon Hyperspectral Microwave Radiometer for Planetary Boundary Layer Observation." In IGARSS 2024-2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, pp. 6282-6285. IEEE, 2024.
2. Blackwell, W., M. Abedin, V. Chandrasekar, S. Farzana, C. Kataria, S. Jeong, Z. Li et al. "Advances in designing, building, and testing intelligent, data-driven sensors for high-resolution microwave sounding and imaging from small satellite platforms." In Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XXVIII, vol. 13192, p. 1319203. SPIE, 2024.
3. Blackwell, W., M. Abedin, V. Chandrasekar, S. Farzana, C. Kataria, S. Jeon, Z. Li et al. "Recent Advances in Microwave Sounding: SmallSat Constellations, Beam-Steering Arrays, and Cognitive Sensing." In IGARSS 2025-2025 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, pp. 1799-1803. IEEE, 2025.
4. Thomas, Renish, Steven C. Reising, William Blackwell, V. Chandrasekar, Malisa Abedin, Zayed Mohammad, Sharmin Farzana, Adam Milstein, Michael Pieper, and Vincent Leslie. "A Novel Radiometric Scene Generator for Reconfigurable Microwave Remote Sensing." In 2025 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI NRSM), pp. 370-370. IEEE, 2025.
5. Pradhan, Omkar, Ahmed Mohamed, Akim Babenko, Shannon T. Brown, Steven C. Reising, Renish Thomas, Sharmin Farzana et al. "Next Generation Hyperspectral Millimeter-wave Radiometers for Sub-orbital Atmospheric Sounding." In American Meteorological Society Meeting Abstracts, vol. 105, p. 456993. 2025.
6. Blackwell, W., M. Abedin, V. Chandrasekar, S. Farzana, C. Kataria, S. Jeon, R. Leslie et al. "Recent Progress in Smallsat Constellations, Beam-Steering Arrays, and Cognitive Sensing for Microwave Imaging and Sounding of the Atmosphere." To appear, 2026 USNC-URSI NRSM.”
Publications to be Reviewed:
1. Blackwell, W. M., et al., "Hyperspectral Microwave Atmospheric Sounding," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 49, no. 1, 2011.
2. Kummerow, C. D., et al., "Hyperspectral Microwave Sensors — Advantages and Limitations," IEEE. J. Select. Topics Appl. Earth Obs. Remote Sens., vol. 15, 2022.
1. “Soliman, Ahmed, Shannon T. Brown, Steven C. Reising, Samuel Denvir, Omkar Pradhan, Akim Babenko, Alan B. Tanner et al. "Development of a Stratospheric Balloon Hyperspectral Microwave Radiometer for Planetary Boundary Layer Observation." In IGARSS 2024-2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, pp. 6282-6285. IEEE, 2024.
2. Blackwell, W., M. Abedin, V. Chandrasekar, S. Farzana, C. Kataria, S. Jeong, Z. Li et al. "Advances in designing, building, and testing intelligent, data-driven sensors for high-resolution microwave sounding and imaging from small satellite platforms." In Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XXVIII, vol. 13192, p. 1319203. SPIE, 2024.
3. Blackwell, W., M. Abedin, V. Chandrasekar, S. Farzana, C. Kataria, S. Jeon, Z. Li et al. "Recent Advances in Microwave Sounding: SmallSat Constellations, Beam-Steering Arrays, and Cognitive Sensing." In IGARSS 2025-2025 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, pp. 1799-1803. IEEE, 2025.
4. Thomas, Renish, Steven C. Reising, William Blackwell, V. Chandrasekar, Malisa Abedin, Zayed Mohammad, Sharmin Farzana, Adam Milstein, Michael Pieper, and Vincent Leslie. "A Novel Radiometric Scene Generator for Reconfigurable Microwave Remote Sensing." In 2025 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI NRSM), pp. 370-370. IEEE, 2025.
5. Pradhan, Omkar, Ahmed Mohamed, Akim Babenko, Shannon T. Brown, Steven C. Reising, Renish Thomas, Sharmin Farzana et al. "Next Generation Hyperspectral Millimeter-wave Radiometers for Sub-orbital Atmospheric Sounding." In American Meteorological Society Meeting Abstracts, vol. 105, p. 456993. 2025.
6. Blackwell, W., M. Abedin, V. Chandrasekar, S. Farzana, C. Kataria, S. Jeon, R. Leslie et al. "Recent Progress in Smallsat Constellations, Beam-Steering Arrays, and Cognitive Sensing for Microwave Imaging and Sounding of the Atmosphere." To appear, 2026 USNC-URSI NRSM.”
Publications to be Reviewed:
1. Blackwell, W. M., et al., "Hyperspectral Microwave Atmospheric Sounding," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 49, no. 1, 2011.
2. Kummerow, C. D., et al., "Hyperspectral Microwave Sensors — Advantages and Limitations," IEEE. J. Select. Topics Appl. Earth Obs. Remote Sens., vol. 15, 2022.
Program of Study:
ECE 548
ECE 556
ECE 578
ECE 799
GSTR 600
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ECE 548
ECE 556
ECE 578
ECE 799
GSTR 600
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