Joseph A. Oswald, III, Ph.D.
JosephOswald@ieee.org Cell: (617) 359-5910
72-03 Harrow St. #2, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Technical Experience
Wireless Applications Engineer
Teradyne, Inc., Wireless Business Unit
Sept. 2000Provided technical support for test engineers using Teradyne FLEX, Catalyst, and A5xx automatic
test equipment (ATE) to test wireless RF and microwave integrated circuits. Demonstrated cellphone power amplifier test capability of FLEX platform. Developed first wireless FLEX
application (for ISM-band FSK transmitter) and first quad-site, high-volume FLEX program for
WLAN 802.11b/g transceiver.
Demonstrated product features to potential customers, playing a key role in multiple customer
wins. Developed code to implement 802.11a OFDM WLAN modulation standard. Provided on-site
training to customer engineers, and technical support to sales and marketing teams.
Led technical team to diagnose and resolve noise figure testing problems for demanding customer.
Developed noise figure calibration procedure for FLEX tester. Developed novel algorithm for
reducing effects of interference in noise measurements. Implemented and modeled low-phase noise
RF frequency reference. Codified customer requirements for software and hardware engineers.
Diagnosed problems reported by customer and field engineers.
Infrared Photonic Crystal Filters Harvard U., MIT Lincoln Laboratory
June 1998-Oct. 2000
Designed metallo-dielectric photonic crystal filters for infrared applications, using analytical models
and finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) electromagnetic simulations of filter structures. Measured
performance of photolithographically fabricated filters by FTIR spectroscopy. Experience in methods
for microwave and thin-film optical filter design.
Low Temperature Electronics
Harvard U., Department of Physics
Sept. 1994-June 1998
Researched electronic relaxation in normal metals using superconductor tunnel junctions.
Constructed self-contained 300 mK He-3 fridge with fiber-optic feedthrough. Experience in
photolithography, clean-room microfabrication, vacuum systems, cryogenic design, low-level signal
measurement, and data collection and analysis using LabView and Igor Pro. Experience with
Ti:sapphire mode-locked laser, producing femtosecond pulses for use in non-linear pump-probe
measurements.
Computer Programming
Duke U. Medical Center, Radiation Physics Dec. 1989-Aug. 1993
Programming work on a system that allows oncologists to plan and simulate treatment of patients
with 3D graphics based on CT scans. Programmed in C (UNIX) on Stardent Titan vector minisupercomputers. X Window experience. Implemented interface to AVS visualization software.
Computer Skills
C/C++, Common Lisp, Fortran, Matlab, Tcl/Tk, Perl, UNIX, TeX/LaTeX, Visual Basic.
Education
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Sept. 1993-Oct. 2000
Ph.D., Physics (Oct. 2000) Advisors: Prof. Michael Nahum, Dr. Simon Verghese
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship
M.A., Physics (June 1995)
Duke University
Durham, NC
Sept. 1988-Dec. 1992
B.S., Electrical Engineering and Physics, summa cum laude.
Graduated with Distinction in Physics, Distinction in Electrical Engineering.
GPA: 3.9 out of 4.0. Ranked 6 out of 213. Sherrerd Award for Engineering.
Honor Societies: Eta Kappa Nu (Elec. Engineering), Tau Beta Pi (Engineering), Phi Beta Kappa.
E.E. curriculum emphasized digital and computer engineering; CMOS VLSI project course
Other Experience
Teaching Fellow
Harvard University Sept. 1993-May 1994, June 1997-Sept. 1998
Physics 1a and 1b. White Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
Physics 123 Laboratory Electronics.
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
J. A. Oswald, Bae-Ian Wu, K. A. McIntosh, L. Mahoney, S. Verghese ‘Dual-band infrared metallodielectric photonic crystal filters,’ Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 2098 (2000).
Bae-Ian Wu, E. Yang, Jin Au Kong, J. A. Oswald, K. A. McIntosh, L. Mahoney, S. Verghese ‘Analysis of
photonic crystal filters by the finite-difference time-domain technique,’ Microw. Opt. Technol. Lett. 27, 81
(2000).
Conference Proceedings
J. A. Oswald, Bae-Ian Wu, K. A. McIntosh, S. Verghese ‘Metallo-dielectric photonic crystals for infrared
applications,’ Conference On Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) 2000 JMB5, TOPS 39, 124.
J. A. Oswald, Bae-Ian Wu, K. A. McIntosh, S. Verghese ‘Metallo-dielectric photonic crystal design for
infrared applications,’ Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS) 2000, 123.
Bae-Ian Wu, Y. E. Yang, Jin Au Kong, K. A. McIntosh, S. Verghese, J. A. Oswald ‘Analysis of photonic
crystal filters by the finite-difference time-domain technique,’ Progress in Electromagnetics Research
Symposium (PIERS) 2000, 124.
Other Conference Presentations
J. A. Oswald, S. Verghese, M. Nahum ‘Femtosecond spectroscopy of electrons in normal metals at 300
mK’ American Physical Society March Meeting 1999, UC 26 8.
J. A. Oswald, R. Burke ‘Reducing electromagnetic interference in noise figure measurements’ Teradyne
Users Group (TUG) 2001.
J. A. Oswald, M. Carr ‘Wireless Testing on FLEX’ Teradyne Users Group (TUG) 2003.
J. A. Oswald, K. Stick ‘RF Power Amplifier Testing on FLEX’ Teradyne Users Group (TUG) 2006.