Dr. Frank Underdown in his RF engineering laboratory

About

Physics, engineering, software, and AI under one roof.

Keweenaw Nanoscience Center is led by Dr. Frank Underdown, a PhD AMO physicist with deep experience across electromagnetics, RF/microwave engineering, scientific computing, nanotechnology, and AI-enabled engineering workflows.

Frank’s work spans custom electromagnetic simulation, laser and optical instrumentation, high-power microwave/mm-wave systems, nuclear instrumentation, satellite sensing, medical and industrial imaging, and AI-assisted product concepts.

Decades of Research, Engineering, and Innovation

  • NSF proposal reviewer / panel participant
  • Invited nanotechnology and nanomanufacturing speaker
  • Geier Visiting Professor
  • 20+ years teaching physics, mathematics, and engineering

Resources and Publications

Access technical resources from Keweenaw Nanoscience Center, including open-source software projects, engineering articles, research publications, and video tutorials on computational modeling, physics-based simulation, RF systems, optics, and applied AI.