Gerald R. DeJean Researcher Hardware Devices Group Microsoft Research

Secondary Appointment: Adjunct Assistant Professor School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332 Office Location: Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 Office Phone: (425) 722-6400 Email: dejean@microsoft.com Home Current Projects Resume / CV Publications Select Presentations Pictures Community and Mentoring Activities / Awards

Short Summary I was born at Cedars Sinai Hospital and raised in Los Angeles, CA.  In 1996, I embarked on a collegiate journey that has taken me many places where I have seen many sites and attractions.  I spent four years at Michigan State University where I received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2000.  I enrolled into the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2001 where I received a M.S. degree (thesis option) in Electrical Engineering in 2005.  In addition, I received a Ph.D. in the Spring of 2007 from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology with an emphasis in electromagnetics. My research interests include RF/microwave design and characterization, and 3D system-on-package (SOP) integration of embedded functions.  The majority of my research focuses on the design of compact antennas.  This research focuses largely on modern commercial RF systems such as cellular phones for PCS applications, Bluetooth and 2.4 GHz ISM applications, RFIDs, WLAN (802.11a,b,g,n), LMDS, and millimeter-wave applications at 60 GHz.  I have dedicated my research on making the antenna more compact and integrable with multilayer packages such as low temperature cofired ceramics (LTCC), liquid crystal polymers (LCP), and multilayer organic (MLO) materials while maintaining the full functionality of the device for wideband and/or multiband applications.