Adam Goad Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• As a graduate student in the A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute, advised by Prof. Yury Gogotsi, I investigated the fundamental electromagnetic wave interaction behavior of MXenes, an exciting family of 2D materials.
• Designed and synthesized 2D material thin films and polymer composites of diverse compositions and structures, characterized their EMI shielding properties over the X-band (8.2 - 12.4 GHz) with a Vector Network.
• Achieved tasks across the systems development life cycle for an Automated Spray-Coating System: developed requirements, defined a budget, created a detailed design, led a design review, wrote a proposal, performed.
• Fabricated 2D material-based flexible spray-coated dipole and patch RF antennas and transmission lines (TLs) and characterized antenna properties in an anechoic chamber and TL properties with a VNA for Wi-Fi and 5G.
• Designed research and technical plans, wrote proposals, defined budgets, presented to stakeholders, and wrote annual reports for grants and funding awards (NSF, SBIR, STTR, etc.)
• Collaborated with over 20 partner institutions, including military research labs (AFRL, ARL, etc.), industry partners (Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, etc.), internal and external academic institutions (NYU, CMU.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• UMBC Learning Resources Center Appointment Tutor for introductory courses of:
• Physics
• Mathematics
• Chemistry

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Assemblied introductory physics lab classes' lab apparatuses
• Organized and inventoried laboratory supplies
• Repaired broken equipment
• Designed and implemented organization system for classroom demonstrations

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Instructed discussion class section
• Graded students' homework and exams
• Held office hours
• Assisted professor in teaching of Summer Session of Introductory Mechanics Physics class of 40 students

State College, Pennsylvania Area

• Independently synthesized Mo2C crystals by Chemical Vapor Deposition
• Characterized Mo2C by Scanning Electron Microscope and Raman Spectroscopy
• Completed growth trend studies of carrier gas flow rate and composition

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Operated UHV chamber for Molecular Beam Epitaxial growth of Pt|CoFe2O4 samples
• Fabricated Hall bar samples by photolithography, sputtering, and ion milling
• Measured and analyzed transport measurements of the electromagnetic properties of Pt|CoFe2O4 through the Hall effect
• Observed the first evidence of Magnetic Proximity Effect in Pt|CoFe2O4 hybrid interfaces

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Measured muon flux and scintillation of muons penetrating Cosmic Ray Detectors with varying atmospheric conditions
• Furthered understanding of cosmic ray production in supernovae and cosmic ray interaction in Earth’s atmosphere
• Researched history of dark matter discovery and modern experiments, as well as breakthroughs in dark matter and dark energy research

Master Of Science - Ms, Materials Engineering

George Hill Jr. Endowed Fellowship Activities and societies: Drexel MRS Chapter (President, Vice President), Volunteer/Organizer for ASM.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Physics

Meyerhoff Scholars Program (Full-Tuition Scholarship) Activities and societies: STRiVE Leadership Institute, Society of Physics Students.