CURRICULUM VITAE
`Adam K. Fontecchio, PhD
`College of Engineering
`Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104
`215-895-2047; fontecchio@drexel.edu
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`1. CURRENT POSITION
`2015 – present Director, Center for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning Excellence
` Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
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`2. EDUCATION
`• PhD, Physics, 2002, Brown University
`Advisor: Prof. Gregory Crawford
`Thesis: Multiplexing Studies of Holographically-formed Polymer Dispersed
`Liquid Crystals: Morphology, Structure, and Device Applications
`• MSc, Physics, 1998, Brown University
`• BA, Physics, 1996, Brown University
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`3. ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
`2015-2017
`Vice Dean (Founding), Graduate College, Drexel University
`2013-2015
`Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering, Drexel University
`2012-2016
`Co-Director, Expressive and Creative Interaction Technologies (ExCITe) Center, Drexel U.
`2010-2013
`Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, College of Engineering, Drexel University
`2008-2010
`Assistant Department Head for Undergraduate Affairs, ECE Department, Drexel University
`2008-2010
`Associate Dean for Special Projects, College of Engineering, Drexel University
`2005-2013
`Director of Micro/Nano Fabrication, A. J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute, Drexel University
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`4. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
`2012-present Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Drexel University
`2008-2012
`Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Drexel University
`2005-present Affiliated Faculty, Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University
`2002-2008
`Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Drexel University
`2002
`Adjunct Professor, University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth, Physics Department
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`5. RESEARCH & PROJECT APPOINTMENTS
`2014-present Co-Director DragonsTeach Institute, Drexel University
`2013-2018
`Director, Lockheed Martin Engineering Leadership Program, Drexel University
`2006-2010
`Director of Graduate Fellows, Drexel/NSF GK-12 Program
`2003–present Member, A. J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute, Drexel University
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`NASA Summer Faculty Fellowship, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
`2003
`Adjunct Professor, University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth, Physics Department
`2002
`2000-2001 NSF Visiting Scientist, Josef Stefan Institute for Liquid Crystals, Ljubljana, Slovenia
`1999
`Project Manager, Project Comet Chasers, RI Council on Education / NASA
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`6. CONSULTING AND ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE
`2016-present President and Founder, DragonSpectral Inc., Philadelphia, PA
`2009-present President and Founder, Fontecchio Consulting, Downingtown, PA
`2008-present Co-Founder and Member, Summalux, LLC., Downingtown, PA
`2009-2015
`President and Founder, MetaTenna LLC, Exton, PA
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`7. HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
`• Presidents Award for Diversity and Inclusive Community, Drexel University (2018)
`• Selected to Advisory Board for SXSW Edu 2019 (2018, 2019)
`• Elected to Leadership Team of Center for Integration of Teaching, Research, and Learning
`(CIRTL) (1st term: 2017-2018; 2nd term: 2019-present)
`• Paper selected for feature on Transactions on Biomedical Engineering website
`(https://tbme.embs.org/): Li, B., Shi, Y., Fontecchio, A. K., & Visell, Y. “Mechanical Imaging of
`Soft Tissues with a Highly Compliant Tactile Sensing Array.” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical
`Engineering, (2017).
`• Presidential Civic Engagement Award for Faculty and Professional Staff for DragonsTeach
`Program, Drexel University (2016)
`• Science Nation Coverage of Biomedical Smart Textiles: “These Smart Threads Could
`Save Lives” (2016) at
`https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/biomedtextiles.
`jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51
`• Selected as 2015 Delaware Valley Engineer of the Year, Engineers Club of Philadelphia (2015)
`• Second Prize, Poster Competition, Middle Atlantic Section of ASEE Annual Meeting (2015)
`• Second Prize, Best Student Paper Competition, IEEE BenMAS 2014 Conference
`• Nominated for Philadelphia Geek Award, Story of the Year (2014)
`• Elected to Vice-Chair position, IEEE Philadelphia Section (2014, 2015)
`• Selected to participate in National Academy of Engineering 2011 U.S. Frontiers in
`Engineering Symposium (2011)
`• Printed Antenna research featured in IEEE The Institute May 6, 2011
`• Elected to Senior Member, IEEE (2011)
`• Shell Eco-Challenge Solar Car Senior Design Team featured in National Geographic,
`Wired.com, and NBC10 news and website
`• Patent selected for publication in NASA Tech Briefs ”Dynamic Time Multiplexing
`Fabrication of Holographic Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals for Increased Wavelength
`Sensitivity” (2011)
`• Feature article in Philadelphia Inquirer, “Someday a Way to See Nuclear, Chemical
`Threats” March 29, 2010
`• Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Doctoral Mentor Award (2010)
`• Paper selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscience & Technology [JAP, 103, 064314, 2008]
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`• Paper selected for Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research [APL, 90, 103108, 2007]
`• Paper selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscience & Technology [APL, 90, 103108, 2007]
`• Paper highlighted in Nanotechweb, Nanowerk.com, and Nanomedicine News [APL, 90,
`103108, 2007]
`• Drexel ECE Outstanding Research Achievement Award (2006)
`• Drexel Graduate Student Association Outstanding Mentor Award (2006)
`• Paper selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscience & Technology [APL, 89, 043123, 2006]
`• Honorary mention for poster titled “Ordering Effects in Liquid Crystal—Carbon
`Nanotube Composites,” American Society for Composites 20th Annual Technical
`Conference, Philadelphia, September 2005
`• International Liquid Crystal Society Multimedia Prize (2004)
`• NASA Young Investigator (2004)
`• NASA Summer Faculty Fellowship, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2003)
`• NASA Graduate Student Researcher Fellowship, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (2001)
`• NASA Graduate Student Researcher Fellowship, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (2000)
`• Best Poster Award, 18th International Liquid Crystal Conference, Sendai, Japan (2000)
`• Best Paper Award, 6th Asian Symposium on Information Display, Xi’an, China (2000)
`• Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, US House of Representatives (2000)
`• Citation of Excellence, Rhode Island House of Representatives (2000)
`• NSF Summer Institute Fellowship, NTT Cyber Space Laboratories, Japan (2000)
`• NSF Fellowship to attend SILC Liquid Crystal School, Slovenia (2000)
`• NASA Graduate Student Researcher Fellowship, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (1999)
`• Highly Rated Paper at the Society for Information Display Annual Meeting (1999)
`• Recognition Award, National Space Grant and Fellowship Program (1999)
`• NASA RI Space Grant Research Fellowship (1998)
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`8. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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`Institutional Leader, Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL)
`• Co-Director, UTeach (Drexel representative)
`• Senior Member, IEEE
`• Member, Council of Graduate Schools
`• Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
`• Member, AAES K-12 Competencies Project (2017 – 2018)
`• Member, IEEE USA K-12 STEM Committee (2015 – 2017)
`• Vice-Chair, IEEE Philadelphia Section (2014-2016)
`• Member, International Liquid Crystal Society (ILCS) (2000 - 2012)
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`9. STUDENT SUPERVISION
`Post Doctoral Students
`• Katie Van Aken, Ph.D. (2017 - 2019)
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`Jamie Kennedy, Ph.D. (2016 - 2017)
`• Brandon Morton ,Ph.D. (2016 - 2018)
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`• Andrew Reid, Ph.D. (2005-2007)
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`Graduate Students Currently Advised
`• Ann Sitarz, Ph.D candidate (2022), Drexel University
`• Vahideh Abdolazimi, Ph.D candidate (2020), Drexel University
`• Marquise Pullen, Ph.D candidate (2019), Drexel University
`• Austin Ekeler, M.Sc. Candidate (2019), Drexel University
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`Doctoral Students Advised to Completion
`• Bill Mongan, Ph.D. (2018) Drexel University
`o Currently Teaching Professor & Associate Department Head for Undergraduate
`Affairs, Department of Computer Science, Drexel University
`• Alyssa Bellingham, Ph.D. (2017), Drexel University
`o NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2013–2016)
`o Currently Assistant Director of Assessment at CASTLE, Drexel University
`• Bin Li, PhD (2016), Drexel University
`o Currently Electrical Engineer at Surgisense Corporation
`• Yang Gao, PhD (2015), Drexel University
`• Brandon Terranova, PhD (2015), Drexel University
`o Currently Assistant Teaching Professor, Drexel University
`• Yohan Seepersad, PhD (2015), Drexel University
`o Currently at Lam Research Corporation
`Jamie Kennedy, PhD (2015), Drexel University
`o NSF GK-12 Fellow (2012–2013) DoE GAANN Fellow (2013–2014)
`o Currently Assistant Teaching Faculty, Engineering Educaiton, The College of New
`Jersey
`• Ben Pelleg, PhD, Electrical Engineering (2014), Drexel University
`o NSF GK-12 Fellow (2008–2011)
`o Currently Senior Professional Staff at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
`Laboratory
`Jared Coyle, PhD, Electrical Engineering (2013), Drexel University
`o NSF GK-12 Fellow (2011)
`o NSF IGERT Fellow (2008, 2009)
`o Currently Enterprise Architect at SAP America
`• David A. Delaine, PhD, Electrical Engineering, (2012), Drexel University
`o NSF BRIDGES Fellowship (2005–2007)
`o NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2007–2010)
`o Fulbright Scholar at University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
`o Currently Assistant Professor, Engineering Education Department, The Ohio State
`University
`• Sameet Shriyan, PhD, Electrical Engineering (2011), Drexel University
`o Drexel COE Engineering Teaching Fellow (2007-2010)
`o Currently at KLA-Tencor in San Jose, CA
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`• Kashma Rai, PhD, Electrical Engineering (2009), Drexel University
`• Anna Fox, PhD, Electrical Engineering (2009), Drexel University
`o National Research Council Postdoc Award at NIST, Boulder
`o NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2006–2009)
`• Michael Ermold, PhD, Electrical Engineering (2006), Drexel University
`o Thesis: Holographic Optical Elements with Electro-optic Control
`o NASA GSRP Fellowship (2003, 2004, 2005)
`o Drexel University Koerner Fellowship (2004, 2005)
`o SPIE Student Research Award (2004)
`o Currently at Coherent, Inc. in Stanford, CT
`• Hemang J. Shah, PhD, Electrical Engineering (2007), Drexel University
`o Thesis: Engineered Interfaces for Liquid Crystal Technology
`o Drexel University Hill Fellow (2005)
`o NIST Summer Fellowship (2003)
`o Currently at Qualcomm, Inc. in San Diego, CA
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`Masters Students Advised to Completion
`• Elizabeth Plowman, Ph.D. Program (2015), Drexel University
`o NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2011–2014)
`• Sylvia Herbert, Mechanical Engineering (2014), Drexel University
`• Michael Warde, Electrical Engineering (2008), Drexel University
`• Joshua R. Freedman, Electrical Engineering (2007), Drexel University
`o NSF IGERT Fellow (2005, 2006)
`• William Norman, Electrical Engineering (2007), Drexel University
`• Kashma Rai, Electrical Engineering (2006), Drexel University
`• Hemang J. Shah, Electrical Engineering (2004), Drexel University
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`10. EXPERT TESTIMONY (CONSULTING)
`o
`In RE: TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation, Class Action Plaintiffs
` United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco
`Division
`• May 25, 2011: Expert Witness Report
`• August 3, 2011: Deposition
`• May 22 – 23, 2012: Trial Testimony
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`LaserLock Technologies, Inc. v. WS Packaging Group, Inc.
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`o United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
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`January 2012: Retained as Technical Expert for Plaintiffs
` April 25, 2012: Declaration for Plaintiffs
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`In RE: TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation, Direct Action Plaintiffs
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` December 15, 2011: Expert Witness Report
` February 9, 2012: Deposition
` May 11, 2012: Expert Witness Report (Rebuttal)
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`June 19, 2012: Deposition (Rebuttal)
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`June 13, 2013: Expert Witness Report
` October 11, 2013: Deposition
` February 19, 2014: Rebuttal Report
` April 30, 2014: Deposition
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`• Costco Wholesale Corporation v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.; Samsung
`Electronics Co., Ltd.; and Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
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`o American Arbitration Association, International Centre for Dispute Resolution
` April 4, 2012: Direct Testimony (written)
` April 26, 2012: Expert Witness Statement
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`• Costco Wholesale Corporation v. Sharp Electronics Corporation; Sharp Corporation
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`o American Arbitration Association, International Centre for Dispute Resolution
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`June 27, 2012: Direct Testimony (written)
` September 26, 2012: Direct Testimony (in person) at Arbitration Hearing
` October 8, 2014: Trial Testimony
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`• CopyTele, Inc. v. AU Optronics Corporation
`o American Arbitration Association, International Centre for Dispute Resolution
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`January 2013: Retained as Technical Expert for Plaintiffs
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`July 3, 2014: Expert Witness Statement
` September 12, 2014: Expert Witness Report
` November 13, November 14, and November 20, 2014: Direct
`Testimony (in person) at Arbitration Hearing
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`In RE Capacitors Antitrust Litigation, All Indirect Purchaser Action Plaintiffs
`o United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division
`o 2015 – present, Consulting and Testifying Expert
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`In Re: Optical Disk Drive Antitrust Litigation, Alfred H. Siegel v. Sony Corporation, et al.;
`Peter Kravitz v. Sony Corporation, et. al.
`o United States District Court, Northern District of California
` 2016 – present, Consulting and Testifying Expert
` February 1, 2017: Expert Witness report
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`In Re: MiiC’s & Partners America, Inc., Gold Charm Limited v. Funai Electric Co. Ltd., P&F USA
`Inc., Funai Corporation, Inc. Case # 1:14-cv-00804-RGA; MiiC’s & Partners America, Inc.,
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`Gold Charm Limited v. Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America, Inc., Toshiba America
`Information Systems, Inc.
`o Case # 1:14-cv-00803-RGA; and Related Inter Partes Review (IPR) Matters
`o United States District Court, District of Delaware
` 2016 – present, Consulting and Testifying Expert
` February 3, 2017: Infringement Analysis Report(s)
` March 6, 2017: Rebuttal Report(s)
` March 27, 2017: Reply Report(s)
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`In RE Capacitors Antitrust Litigation, Direct Purchaser Action Plaintiffs
`o United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division
`o 2017 – present, Consulting and Testifying Expert
`o November 30, 2018: Expert Witness Report
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`11. SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
`1. Chair, 6th CIRTL Forum, held at Drexel University in October 2019
`2. Chair, Admissions Sub-Committee, Retention Strategic Planning Committee, Drexel University,
`(2018-2019)
`3. Member, Retention Strategic Planning Committee, Drexel University, (2018-2019)
`4. Member, e-Sports Working Group, Drexel University, (2018 – 2019)
`5. Member, Freshman Engineering Curriculum Committee, Drexel University (2018-present)
`6. Co-Chair, CIRTL Fall Meeting, University of Madison, Wisconsin, October 2018,
`7. Leadership Team (elected), Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL)
`(2017 – present)
`Institutional Leader, Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) (2016 –
`present)
`9. Member, Decision Making Working Group, Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and
`Learning (CIRTL) (2016-2018)
`10. Co-Director, UTeach (Drexel representative) (2014 – present)
`11. Advisory Board, Department of Engineering Education, Ohio State University (2017 – present)
`12. Retention Strategic Planning Committee, Drexel University (2018 – 2019)
`13. Member, AAES K-12 Competencies Project (2017 – 2018)
`14. Member, ECE Planning and Development Committee (2017 - 2018)
`15. Co-Chair, Second Annual UTeach Bridging Engineering and Computer Science Workshop, Boulder,
`Co, January 2017
`16. Member, Advising Implementation Task Force (2016 – 2018)
`17. Co-Chair, Advising Task Force (2016)
`18. Member, Search Committee for Associate Vice President for Financial Aid (2016 – 2017)
`19. Member, Data Management Forum (2016 – 2018)
`20. Founder and Co-Chair, First Annual UTeach Bridging Engineering Workshop, Philadelphia, PA Nov.
`2016
`21. Chair, Graduate College Curriculum Committee (2016 – 2017)
`22. Member, Graduate Council (2016 – 2017)
`23. Vice-Dean, Graduate College (2015 – 2017)
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`24. Director, Center for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning Excellence (CASTLE) (2015-
`present)
`25. Member, IEEE USA K-12 STEM Committee (2015 – 2017)
`26. Member, ECE Faculty Search Committee (2014 - 2016)
`27. Member, International Travel Award Committee (2015 – present)
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`28. Member, Special Admissions Review Committee (SARC) (2015 – 2017)
`29. Member of Council of Research Associate Deans (2015 – 2017)
`30. Member of Council of Graduate Associate Deans (2015 – 2017)
`31. Member, Strategic Plan Implementation Committee (2014 – present)
`32. Chair, ECE Faculty Search Committee (2014 – 2016)
`33. Member, ECE Tenure and Promotion Committee (2014 – 2017)
`34. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Drexel University College of Engineering (2013 – 2015)
`35. Faculty Representative to Student Lifecycle Management (SLM) Committee (2013 – present)
`36. Co-Chair Advising Technology Task Force (2013 – 2015)
`37. Co-Director and Director of Research, ExCITe Center (2012–present)
`38. Member of Strategic Plan Implementation Task Force 1A (2012 – present)
`39. Member of Task Force to Examine Quarters to Semesters (2013 – present)
`40. Co-Chair of Strategic Plan Phase 2 Task Force, Intensive Engagement for Students, Faculty and
`Professional Staff (2011–2013)
`41. Member of Council of Associate Deans (2010 – 2015)
`42. Chair of COE Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, (2010 - 2015)
`43. Chair of COE Committee on Academic Standing (2010 – 2015)
`44. Chair of COE Accreditation and Assessment Committee Committee (2010–2015)
`45. Member of University Assessment Committee (2010 – present)
`46. Member of University AEFIS Implementation Committee (2010 – present)
`47. Member of COE Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, (2008 - 2015)
`48. Member of ECE Senior Design Committee (2009 – present)
`49. Faculty Advisor to IEEE Student Branch (2006–2014)
`50. Member of COE Accreditation and Assessment Committee Committee (2005–2015)
`51. Co-Director, A. J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute (2005–present)
`52. Mentor for Drexel Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program (2003–present)
`53. Mentor for Drexel STAR undergraduate research program (2003–present)
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`8. AWARDED FUNDING (including grants, gifts, and foundations)
`Technical Research
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`2017-2020
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`2017-2018
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`2016-2017
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`2016 – 2020
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`2016-2017
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`2014 – 2017
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`2013–2014
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`2013–2014
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`2012–2013
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`2011–2013
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`2009–2013
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`2009–2013
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`2009–2011
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`2010
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`2009–2010
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`DARPA
`Development of Aerial Dragnet Measurement Testbed
`Co-PI
`Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE)
`Analytics on Real-Time Biometrics from Passive Wearable Smart-Garments
`PI
`Federal Aviation Authority
`Global Alignment within Aviation Education
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`NIH NIBIB CPS Program
`CPS: Sensing Processing and Action of Biomedical Smart Textiles
`Co-PI
`Drexel Innovation Fund
`Miniaturization of Drive Electronics for Hyperspectral Imaging
`PI
`NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) program
`BIC: Knit Smart Textiles for Biomedical Sensing and Actuation
`Co-PI
`CeeLite Technologies, LLC.
`Testing of Electroluminescent Display Technology
`Co-PI
`Coulter Foundation
`PHASE 2: maternity ”smart fabric bellyband” to monitor uterine activity and assess
`fetal well being
`Principal Investigator
`L-3 Communications
`Optical Design
`Principal Investigator
`Coulter Foundation
`PHASE 1: Maternity ”smart fabric bellyband” to monitor uterine activity and assess
`fetal well being
`Principal Investigator
`NSF MRI
`Development of Software Defined Communications Testbed for Radio and Optical
`Wireless Networking
`Co-PI
`NSF CRI
`MIMO Software Defined Communication Testbed for UWB Radio and Free Space
`Optics
`Co-PI
`Dept. of Energy STTR Phase 2 Award (with Optra, Inc.)
`H-PDLC Tunable Filter for Hyperspectral Imaging
`Principal Investigator
`Dept. of Energy
`Stimulated Emission Depleted Spectroscopy (STED)
`Principal Investigator
`Army CERDEC ACIN Program Phase 9
`BioMetrics
`Principal Investigator
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`$2,982,756
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`$89,952
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`$40,978
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`$1,392,558
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`$100,000
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`$799,577
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`$77,000
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`$125,000
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`$180,000
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`$135,000
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`$888,500
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`$609,646
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`$750,000
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`2008–2009
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`2008–2009
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`2006–2009
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`2006–2009
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`2007–2008
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`2006–2008
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`2006–2008
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`2004–2008
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`2006–2007
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`2005–2006
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`2004–2006
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`2004–2006
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`2003–2006
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`2004–2005
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`2004–2005
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`2004–2005
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`Army CERDEC ACIN Program Phase 8
`Metamaterial Antenna Development
`Principal Investigator
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`Dept. of Energy STTR Award (with Optra, Inc.) H-
`PDLC Tunable Filter for Hyperspectral Imaging
`Principal Investigator
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`NIST
`Solid Mechanics and Plasticity in the OOF Software
`Principal Investigator
`NSF
`On-Chip Spectrometer for Pre-Cancerous Detection Application
`Co-PI
`Photonics Technology Access Program
`KTN optical phase modulator waveguides
`Principal Investigator
`ONR
`High performance coherent fiber optic link
`Senior Investigator
`NSF–NER
`NER: Top-down meets bottom-up: hierarchical nano structures fabricated by
`holographic polymerization and block copolymer self assembly
`Principal Investigator
`NASA New Investigator Award
`Lightweight Mirror with Electronically Controlled Focal Point for Remote Sensing
`Principal Investigator
`Army CERDEC ACIN Program Phase 6
`Ultra-Wide Band Radio Enabled Facility for Testing of Soldier Tracking Devices
`Principal Investigator
`Army CERDEC ACIN Program Phase 5
`RFID Based Integrated Authentication, Localization, and Sense Through the Wall
`Integrated System
`Principal Investigator
`NSF MRI
`Acquisition of ICP system within Two Universities/One Campus Framework
`Co-PI
`Pennsylvania Department of Health
`In-Vivo Pre-Cancer Detection with Optoelectronically Enhanced Endoscopy
`Co-PI
`NIST
`Crystal Plasticity Object Oriented Finite-element (OOF) Modeling
`Principal Investigator
`NSF–IMR
`A Nanomanipulation Device for Biological, Electronic, and Optoelectronic Samples
`and Devices
`Co-PI
`Pennsylvania Department of Health
`Proof-of-Concept for Intraocular Eye Pressure Sensor to Detect Glaucoma
`Principal Investigator
`Drexel University Synergy Grant
`Maximizing Transgenic Yield using Microfabrication Array and Force Feedback for
`Cell Manipulation
`Principal Investigator
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`$300,000
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`$33,000
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`$330,000
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`$240,000
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`$11,000
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`$1,036,000
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`$100,000
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`$330,000
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`$50,000
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`$500,000
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`$450,000
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`$140,000
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`$255,000
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`$100,000
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`$56,000
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`$18,000
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`Educational
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`2019-2020
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`2019 – 2020
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`2018-2021
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`Colonial School District
`The Colonial STEM Teaching Program
`PI
`The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
`Research on Experiential STEM Curricula for Authentic Learning Experiences
`(RESCALE)
`Co-PI
`Department of Education GAANN
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`GAANN: Graduate Fellowships in Cybersecurity
`Principal Investigator
`2018 – 2020 NSF Workshop Proposal
`The 6th CIRTL Forum
`PI
`Earl P. Allabach Charitable Trust
`Earl P. Allabach Charitable Trust Support of Activities Directed by CASTLE
`PI
`NSF The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarships and Stipends Track; Phase I
`DragonsTeach Engineering
`Co-PI
`NSF IUSE
`Preparing Future Faculty to Improve STEM Education: Broadening the National
`Impact of the CIRTL Network
`Drexel Senior Investigator
`Colonial Academic Alliance IN/CO Grant Program
`Tracking Experiential Learning Outcomes Across Three CAA Campuses
`PI
`The Chappell Culpeper Family Foundation
`Chappell Culpeper STEM Teaching Program PI
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`2017-2022
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`2017-2021
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`2017-2020
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`2017-2019
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`2017-2019
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`2017-2018
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`2016 – 2017
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`2016-2017
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`2015-2018
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`2015-2016
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`2014–2018
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`Colonial School District
`The Colonial STEM Teaching Program
`PI
`National Science Foundation
`Graduate Research Fellowship Program
`Institutional PI
`Drexel Areas of Research Excellence
`Experiential Learning through the Cooperative Education Lifecycle (ExCEL)
`PI
`NSF NRT
`NRT IGE: Pedagogical Readiness Oversight for Future Educators in STEM Subjects
`(PROFESS)
`Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
`STEM Curricula for Authentic Learning Experiences (SCALE)
`Co-PI
`National Math + Science Initiative (NMSI) / UTeach Institute
`DragonsTEACH Secondary STEM Teacher Preparation at Drexel
`Co-PI
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`$38,325
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`$275,000
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`$450,000
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`$145,000
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`$250,000
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`$1,194,101
`
`$2,300,000
`(DU -
`$199,937)
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`$40,000
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`$314,920
`
`$79,920
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`$966,000
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`$250,000
`
`$498,750
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`$80,000
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`$1,400,000
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`2013–2018
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`2012–2015
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`2010–2015
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`2010 – 2015
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`2010–2014
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`2007–2012
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`2009–2011
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`2007–2010
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`2007–2010
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`2006–2009
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`2006–2008
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`2007
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`2004–2007
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`2005
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`Lockheed Martin
`Lockheed Martin Leadership Development Program in the College of Engineering
`At Drexel University
`Principal Investigator
`Department of Education GAANN
`GAANN: Graduate Fellowships in Education with a Focus on the National Academy
`of Engineering Grand Challenges
`Principal Investigator
`NSF– STEM GK-12
`Catalyzing STEM Education via the NAE Engineering Grand Challenges
`Principal Investigator
`Earl P. Allabach Charitable Trust
`Earl P. Allabach Charitable Trust Support
`PI
`
`FIPSE Atlantis
`Engineers As Global Leaders in Energy Sustainability
`Co-PI
`NSF IGERT
`IGERT Fellowships in Nanoscale Science and Engineering: The Two-University/One
`Campus Approach
`Senior Investigator
`NSF– CCLI
`Nano–Photonics Laboratory
`Principal Investigator
`NSF RET
`Research Experiences for Teachers in Nanotechnology at Drexel University and the
`University of Pennsylvania
`Senior Investigator
`NSF Discovery K-12 Program
`Inquiry-based Laboratories for Engaging Students of Creative and Performing Arts
`in STEM
`Co-PI
`NSF GK-12
`GK-12: Engineering as a Contextual Vehicle for Science and Math Education
`Co-PI
`NSF–Nanoscale Undergraduate Education
`Nano-Enlightenment
`Principal Investigator
`NSF–REU/RET Supplement Nano–
`Enlightenment Summer Program
`Principal Investigator
`NSF–RET (RET–NANO)
`The RET Program at Drexel and UPenn: Bringing Two Universities Together to
`Empower Philadelphia Teachers in the Area of Nanotechnology
`Senior Investigator
`Drexel University Provost’s Educational Mini–Grant
`Silicon Chalk: Interactive Digital Classroom Presentations
`Principal Investigator
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`$2,729,984
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`$500,000
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`$2,915,695
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`$200,000
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`$1,000,000
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`$3,000,000
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`$175,000
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`$500,000
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`$300,000
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`$1,900,000
`
`$200,000
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`$40,000
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`$450,000
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`$8,000
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`9. PUBLICATIONS
`Peer-Reviewed Journals
`1. Martin, Alyssa, and Adam Fontecchio. "Effect of Fabric Integration on the Physical and Optical
`Performance of Electroluminescent Fibers for Lighted Textile Applications." Fibers 6.3 (2018): 50.
`2. Sayandeep Acharya, William M. Mongan, Ilhaan Rasheed, Yuqiao Liu, Endla Anday, Genevieve Dion,
`Adam Fontecchio, Timothy Kurzweg, and Kapil R. Dandekar. “Ensemble Learning Approach via
`Kalman Filtering for a Passive Wearable Respiratory Monitor.” IEEE Transactions of Biomedical and
`Health Informatics, July 2018.
`3. Stanford, J., Wang, H., Smith, K., Rocheleau, S., Mohan, J., Dandekar, K., Fontecchio, A.,” Early
`Undergraduate Research in an International Setting: A Pilot Study” SPUR: Scholarship and Practice
`of Undergraduate Research, 2(2), 40-48. (2018)
`4. Mongan, W., R. Ross, I. Rasheed, Y. Liu, K. Ved, E. Anday, K. Dandekar, G. Dion, T. Kurzweg, and A.
`Fontecchio. "Data fusion of single-tag rfid measurements for respiratory rate monitoring." In Signal
`Processing in Medicine and Biology Symposium (SPMB), 2017 IEEE, pp. 1-6. IEEE, 2017.
`5. Gao, Yang et al. “Perfusion Double-Channel Micropipette Probes for Oxygen Flux Mapping with
`Single-Cell Resolution.” Ed. Shelley A Claridge. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 9 (2018): 850–
`860. PMC. Web. 25 July 2018.
`6. V. Abdolazimi and A. Fontecchio, "Liquid Crystal Elastomers (LCEs) Dynamics in Response to
`Visible Light Illumination," in Frontiers in Optics 2017, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical
`Society of America, 2017), paper JTu3A.44.
`7. Jamie Kennedy, Adam Fontecchio, “Ni-Ti-Cu Bending Actuator Analysis at Low Frequencies”
`Smart Materials and Structures (2017)
`8. David Moos, Kimberly I. Miller, Adam Fontecchio, “Teaching, Learning, Doing in Collaborative
`Spaces” Planning for Higher Education, Vol. 54, No. 4 (2017)
`9. Bellingham, Alyssa, and Adam Fontecchio. "Direct integration of individually controlled
`emissive pixels into knit fabric for fabric-based dynamic display." IEEE Photonics Journal
`(2017).
`10. Li, B., Shi, Y., Fontecchio, A. K., & Visell, Y. (2017). Mechanical Imaging of Soft Tissues with a
`Highly Compliant Tactile Sensing Array. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.
`11. Bellingham, A., Bromhead, N., & Fontecchio, A. (2017). Rapid Prototyping of Slot Die Devices
`for Roll to Roll Production of EL Fibers. Materials, 10(6), 594.
`12. Li, B., Shi, Y., Fontecchio, A., Visell, Y., “Assemblies of Microfludic Channel and Micropillars
`Facilitate Sensitive and Compliant Tactile Sensing” IEEE Sensors Journal 16.24 (2016), pp.
`8908-8915.
`13. Damiano, P., Mongam, W., Kurzweg, T., Fontecchio, A., Dion, G., Anday, E., Dandekar, K.,
`“On the Use of Knitted Antennas and Inductively Coupled RFID Tags for Wearable
`Applications” IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems 10.6 (2016), pp. 1047-
`1057.
`14. Li, Bin, Adam K. Fontecchio, and Yon Visell. "Mutual capacitance of liquid conductors in
`deformable tactile sensing arrays." Applied Physics Letters 108.1 (2016): 013502.
`15. Escobar, E. R., et al. "5.5 GHz optically transparent mesh wire microstrip patch antenna."
`Electronics Letters 51.16 (2015): 1220-1222.
`16. Li, Bin, et al. "Soft capacitive tactile sensing arrays fabricated via direct filament casting."
`Smart Materials and Structures 25.7 (2016): 075009.
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`17. Ben Pelleg and Adam K. Fontecchio. "Modeling Light Propagation Through Bragg
`Reflection Gratings With an Adapted Monte Carlo Method." Journal of Lightwave
`Technology 32.12 (2014), pp. 2228- 2232.
`18. D. Patron, S. Herbert, T. Kurzweg, A. Fontecchio, G. Dion, and K. Dandekar, “A Fully-
`Knitted Dipole Antenna for Passive RFID Applications,” Electronics Letters (Submitted
`September 2013).
`19. Sameet K. Shriyan, Elizabeth Schundler, Craig Schwarze and Adam K. Fontecchio,
`“Electro optic polymer-liquid crystal thin films for hyperspectral imaging,” Journal of
`Applied Remote Sensing 6.1 (2012), pp. 063549-1 - 063549-10.
`20. C. Bacchiocchi, I. Miglioli, A. Arcioni, K. Rai, Adam. Fontecchio, and C. Zannoni, “EPR Study
`of Order and Dynamics of the 5CB Liquid Crystal in an H-PDLC Device,” Molecular
`Crystals and Liquid Crystals 558, pp. 127–139, 2012.
`21. Sameet K. Shriyan and Adam K. Fontecchio, “Analysis of effects of oxidized multiwalled
`carbon nanotubes on electro-optic polymer/liquid crystal thin films,” Optics Express 18.
`24 (2010): 24842–52.
`22. Sameet K. Shriyan and Adam K. Fontecchio, “Improved electro-optic response of polymer
`dispersed
`liquid crystals dopes with oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes,” Molecular
`Crystals and Liquid Crystals 525 (2010), pp. 158–166.
`23. Corrado Bacchiocchi, Isabella Miglioli, Alberto Arcioni, Ilaria Vecchi, Kashma Rai, Adam K.
`Fontecchio and Claudio Zannoni, “Order and Dynamics Inside H-PDLC nanodroplets: an
`ESR Spin Probe Study,”Journal of Physical Chemistry B 113. 16 (2009), pp. 5391–5402.
`24. Kashma Rai, Sameet K. Shriyan, and Adam K. Fontecchio, “Variable Pressure and
`Environmental SEM of Thin-Film Liquid Crystal/Polymer Composites,” Microscopy and
`Analysis 23.5 (2009), pp.17–19.
`25. Anna E. Fox and Adam K. Fontecchio, “Lineshape and Morphology Study of Structures
`Formed using a Reconfigurable Photomasking Element,” Journal of
`Micro/Nanolithography, MEMs, and MOEMs 7.3 (2008), pp. 033007-1 – 033007-6.
`26. Hemang J. Shah, David A. Delaine, and Adam K. Fontecchio, “Plasma Modification of
`Fluoropolymers for Aligning Liquid Crystals,” Journal of Display Technology 4, 2 (2008),
`pp. 160–5.
`27. Hemang J. Shah, Adam K. Fontecchio, Davide Mattia, and Y