Lucas Taylor

2300 Harriet Ave S, Apt 103, Minneapolis, MN 55405
(651) 757-5036,

• PhD in Electrical Engineering
• DEPS Scholarship Winner, Awarded to 1 of 8 graduate students nationwide
• Experienced with microelectronic fabrication
• Specialized in optical system design for high-energy lasers and optical metrology
• 5+ years experience in a research institution

Education

2010-2016

PhD, Electrical Engineering; University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)

GPA: 3.6/4.0

Advisor: Joey Talghader

Committee: Beth Stadler, Phil Cohen, Alan Goldman, Joey Talghader

Thesis title: Going Deeper into Damage: Experiments and Methods for Characterizing Optical Materials in High-power Laser Systems

2009-2011

MS, Electrical Engineering; University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)

GPA: 3.8/4.0

Project: Design and simulation of a chopper-stabilized microbolometer amplifier

2007-2010

BEE, Electrical Engineering; University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)

GPA: 3.6/4.0

Minor: Mathematics

Experience

2016-present : Postdoctoral Researcher; Optical MEMS Group, University of Minnesota

• Designed multilayer coatings for improved laser damage performance and reflectivity
• Developed multiphysics theory for laser damage performance using pulsed irradiation

2010-2016 : Research Assistant; Optical MEMS Group, University of Minnesota

• Designed and built a high-speed Mach-Zender digital interferometer
• Developed algorithms for fast optical phase retrieval and processing
• Experienced with nano-fabrication methods
• First-authored 3 peer-reviewed journal articles in high-impact-factor journals

2009-2010 : Undergraduate Researcher; Optical MEMS Group, University of Minnesota

• Simulated electron-wave transmission for quantum well device
• Performed photoluminescence spectrum measurements of quantum well samples
• Etch-tested epitaxially-grown indium-gallium-arsenide quantum well samples

2007-2009 : Engineering Intern; American Medical Systems (Minnesota)

• Aided medical device development with multi-faceted engineering team
• Performed PCB layout and design for wireless communication device
• Cooperated with FDA-regulatory, Quality and Operations engineers

2008 : Engineering Intern; Lockheed Martin (New Jersey)

• Aided software test automation team
• Acquired security clearance

Publications

L. N. Taylor and J. J. Talghader, “Subsampling Phase Retrieval for Rapid Thermal Measurements of Heated Microstructures,” Optics Letters, 41, 3189-3192 (2016).

L. N. Taylor and J. J. Talghader, “Monitoring and Analysis of Thermal Deformation Waves with a High-speed Phase Measurement System,” Applied Optics 54, 9010-9016 (2015).

L. N. Taylor, A. K. Brown, A. J. Pung, E. G. Johnson, and J. J. Talghader, “Continuous-wave laser damage of uniform and nanolaminate hafnia and titania optical coatings,” Optics Letters 38, 4292–4295 (2013).

P. R. Armstrong, M. L. Mah, K. D. Olson, L. N. Taylor, J. J. Talghader, “Reduction of thermal emission background in high temperature microheaters,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 26, 055004 (2016).

A. Brown, A. Ogloza, L. Taylor, J. Thomas, J. Talghader, “Continuous-wave laser damage and conditioning of particle contaminated optics,” Applied Optics 54, 5216-5222 (2015).

Awards & Honors

• DEPS Scholarship Winner, Directed Energy Professional Society, Awarded to 1 of 8 graduate students nationwide, 2014-2015

• ECE Department Fellowship, Awarded to exceptional graduate students, 2010-2011

• Omicron Chapter President, HKN (IEEE Honors Society), 2010-2011

2300 Harriet Ave S Apt. 103, Minneapolis, MN 55405
(651) 757-5036,