Wesley Allen
Christian, Husband, Father, and Graduate Student--in that order.
Contact Information
PGP, Google+, Twitter, email
Birck Nanotechnology Center
Office 1088
1205 W State Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
My MATLAB Libraries
- citicell - a MATLAB CITI file library
- RF Circuit (rfckt) - a fully customizable MATLAB RF Circuit suite/library for analyzing arbitrary two-port networks.
Education
- Working toward Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
August 2008 - Present
Purdue University, West Lafayette
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering with Distinction
August 2003 - December 2007
Purdue University, West Lafayette
Publications
- W. N. Allen and D. Peroulis, "Wideband Diode-Based Reconfigurable Matching Network Operating at 36 dBm Input Power," 2012 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2 pages, July 2012, Chicago, IL.
- W. N. Allen and D. Peroulis, "Bandwidth-optimal Single-tunable-element Matching Network for Antenna Tuning in Mobile Handsets," Proceedings of the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, 4 pages, June 2011, Baltimore, MD.
- W. N. Allen, X. Liu, D. Peroulis, "Hermetically-Sealed Evanescent-mode Resonators Utilizing Packaging as Cavities," 2010 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium. January 2010.
- W. N. Allen, J. Small, X. Liu, D. Peroulis, "Bandwidth-optimal Single Shunt-capacitor Matching Networks for Parallel RC Loads of Q > 1," Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference 2009. December 2009.
- H.-H. Hsu, X. Wang, X. Liu, W. Allen, L.P.B. Katehi, and D. Peroulis, "Frequency- and Time-Domain Adaptive RF Front-Ends and Antennas," Proceedings of the International IEEE Conference on Microwaves, Communications, Antennas and Electronic Systems (COMCAS), 4 pages, May 2008, Tel-Aviv, Israel (Invited Paper).
- W. N. Allen, D. Peroulis, "Three-Bit and Six-Bit Tunable Matching Networks with Tapered Lines," 2009 IEEE Meeting on Si Monolithic ICs in RF Systems. 19-21 Jan. 2009. pp 1-4.
- W. N. Allen, D. Peroulis, "Broadband Tunable Matching Networks Utilizing Tapered Lines," 2007 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Int'l Symp. June 2007. pp 3121-4.
Awards/Recognition
- W. N. Allen, Purdue 7th Annual Elevator Pitch Competition, First Place, 2013. (re: CommSense)
- W. N. Allen, 2012 Purdue College of Engineering Outstanding Service Scholarship for his commitment to and efforts toward enhancing the graduate student community, 2012.
- W. N. Allen, Frederick N. Andrews Fellowship, 2008-2012.
- W. N. Allen, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Undergraduate/Pre-Graduate Scholarship for his research on High-Q Tunable Matching Networks, 2008.
- W. N. Allen, National Consortium for Measurement and Signature Intelligence Research (NCMR) scholarship for his research on Time-Varying Circuits using MEMS/NEMS Devices, 2006.
Links
- Campaign for Liberty - I support a smaller, more open federal government
- Diaper Pin - an excellent source of information for anyone interested in cloth diapering
- Netvibes - The splash page I use as my homepage
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