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Muhammad Rizwan Akram

Assistant Research Professor

Affiliation(s):

  • School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering

121 Electrical Engineering East

mja7191@psu.edu

 
 

 

Education

  • BS, Electronic Engineering, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, 2013
  • MS Electronic Engineering, Electronic and Communication Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2016
  • PhD, Electronic Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2021

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Muhammad Rizwan Rizwan Akram, 2025, "High-power microwave limiter using a self-actuated plasma-based electromagnetically-induced-transparency topology", Physical Review Applied

Conference Proceedings

  • Muhammad Rizwan Akram, 2025, "A Compact DR-Based Microwave Anapole (Non-Radiating) Source", 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI)
  • Muhammad Rizwan Akram, 2025, "A Compact Antenna-Limiter Architecture for High-Power Microwave Mitigation", 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI)
  • Muhammad Rizwan Akram, 2025, "A Planar Super-Directive Antenna Realized Using Huygens' Resonances", 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI)
  • Muhammad Rizwan Akram, 2025, "Electromagnetically Induced Transparency Based Metamaterials Integrated with Plasma Cells for High Power Microwave Protection", 2025 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium-IMS 2025, 982-984
  • Muhammad Rizwan Akram, 2025, "A Power-Efficient Plasma Jet Line Enabled by Dielectric Anapole Resonator Technology", 2025 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium-IMS 2025, 509-512
  • Muhammad Rizwan Akram, , "Electronically Reconfigureable Circularly Polarized Reflectarray for Efficient Beam Steering Applications", 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas & Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, USA, 2026

Research Projects

Honors and Awards

Service

Service to Penn State:

  • Assessment Activities, Judge, 2026 Eugene B. And Lizy K. John Electrical Engineering Graduate Student Research Poster Competition, April 2026
  • Assessment Activities, Judge, 22nd College of Engineering Research Symposium (CERS), April 2026

Service to External Organizations: