Alumni Profiles

Zane Crawford

  • Program Years: 2015-2019
  • Academic Institution: Michigan State University
  • Field of Study: Electromagnetics
  • Academic Advisor: Shanker Balasubramaniam
  • Practicum(s):
    Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (2017)
  • Degree(s):
    B.S. Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University, 2015

Current Status

  • Research Area: Electromagnetics

Publications

Crawford, Z.; O'Connor,S.; Luginsland, J.; Shanker, B.; Rubrics for Charge Conserving Current Mapping in Finite Element Electromagnetic Particle in Cell Methods, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 49 (11), (2021) 3719-3732

Crawford, Z.;Ramachandran, O.; O'Connor,S.; Luginsland, J.; Shanker, B.; Higher Order Charge Conserving Electromagnetic Finite Element Particle in Cell Method, arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.12411 (2021)

Crawford, Z.; Li, J.; Christlieb, A.; Shanker, B.; Unconditionally Stable Time Stepping Method for Mixed Finite Element Maxwell Solvers, Progress in Electromagnetics Research C 103, (2020) 17-30

Crawford, Z.; Dault,D.; Shanker, B.; Smooth Surface Blending for the 2D Generalized Method of Moments, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, VOL. 14, NO. 4, Dec. 2015

O'Connor,S.; Crawford, Z.; Ramachandran, O.; Luginsland, J.; Shanker, B.; Time Integrator Agnostic Charge Conserving Finite Element PIC, Physics of Plasmas 28 (9), 092111 (2021)

O'Connor,S.; Crawford, Z.; Verboncoeur,J.; Luginsland, J.; Shanker, B.; A Set of Benchmark Tests for Validation of 3-D Particle in Cell Methods,IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 49 (5), (2021) 1724-1731

O'Connor,S.; Crawford, Z.; Ramachandran, O.; Luginsland, J.; Shanker, B.; Quasi-Helmholtz Decomposition, Gauss' Laws and Charge Conservation for Finite Element Particle-in-Cell, arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.06737 (2021)

Ramachandran, O.; O'Connor,S.; Crawford, Z.; Shanker, B.; Port Parameter Extraction Based Self Consistent Coupled EM-Circuit FEM Solvers, arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.06306 (2021)

Hartmann, W.; Rakerd, B.; Crawford, Z.; Zhang, P.; Transaural Experiments and a Revised Duplex Theory for the Localization of Low-Frequency Tones,The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 139 (2), (2016) 968-985

O'Connor, S.; Crawford, Z.; Luginsland, J.; Shanker, B.; Another Look at Finite Element Particle in Cell Method, International Union of Radio Science (Conference Abstract) 2019

Crawford, Z.; Diaz, A.; Shanker, B.; Topology Optimization for Maxwell Solvers, IEEE-International Union of Radio Science (Conference Abstract) 2019

O'Connor, S.; Crawford, Z.; Luginsland, J.; Shanker, B.; A New Look at the Finite Element Particle-in-Cell Method,IEEE-International Union of Radio Science (Conference Abstract) 2019

Crawford, Z.; Li, J.; Christlieb, A.; Shanker, B.; Unconditionally Stable Time-Domain Mixed Finite-Element Method, International Union of Radio Science (Conference Paper) 2017

Crawford, Z.; Shanker, B.; Time Stepping Alternatives for Higher Order Time-Domain Mixed Finite Elements, International Union of Radio Science (Conference abstract) 2017

Crawford,Z.;Pray,A.; Balasubramaniam,S.; Albrecht, J.; Kempel, L.; Higher Order (in Time) Stable PWTD-Accelerated Time Domain Integral Equation Solver, International Union of Radio Science (Conference abstract) 2015

Dault,D.; Crawford,Z.; Shanker,B.; Loop Subdivision Surfaces for the Generalized Method of Moments, International Union of Radio Science (Conference abstract) 2015

Crawford, Z.; Dault,D.; Shanker,B.; A Surface Blending Scheme for the Generalized Method of Moments, International Union of Radio Science (Conference abstract) 2014

Crawford, Z.; Dault,D.; Shanker,B.; A Surface Blending Scheme for the Generalized Method of Moments - Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences 2014

Rakerd,B.; Crawford, Z.; Hartmann,W.; The role of interaural level differences in the localization of low-frequency sine tones, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (Conference abstract) 2014

Hartmann,W.; Rakerd,B.; Macaulay,E.; Crawford,Z.; Localizing low-frequency sounds in a room and the dominance of interaural level differences - Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (Conference abstract) 2014

Awards

Gates Millennium Scholar
Professorial Assistant
National Achievement Scholar 2010
Dean's List 2010-2014
Department of Defense Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation fellow (declined)
Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate fellow (declined)