JAMESINA SIMPSON
Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Prof. Simpson's research lab encompasses the application of the Maxwell's equations finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method to modeling electromagnetic phenomena at frequencies over 15 orders of magnitude (~1 Hz vs. ~600 THz). In particular, her group has pioneered advanced 3-D FDTD models of electromagnetic wave propagation in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide. These models have been applied to a variety of applications, including remote-sensing of oil fields, scintillation, hypothesized electromagnetic earthquake precursors, remote-sensing of localized ionospheric anomalies, remote-sensing of airplanes that have crashed into the oceans, Schumann resonances, and space weather effects on the operation of electric power grids.
GRANTS
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTPRINCE: PROPAGATION RESEARCH ON IN-LAND CONDITIONS AND EMISSIONS6 Jan 2025 - 31 Jan 2028
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTTRACKING ELECTROMAGNETIC POWER LINE EMISSIONS AND HARMONIC RADIATION FROM THE GROUND THROUGH REALISTIC, INHOMOGENEOUS 3-D IONOSPHERIC CONDITIONS15 Dec 2024 - 30 Nov 2027
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTREU SITE FOR THE ECE DEPT.15 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2027
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTREU SITE FOR THE ECE DEPT.15 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2027
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTFDTD MODELING OF L-BAND TROPOSCATTER1 Aug 2024 - 31 Dec 2027
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTOVER LAND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION MODELING STUDYOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH1 Aug 2023 - 31 Jul 2025
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTSPACE WEATHER ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE IMPACTS ON MODERN SMART CITIES AND INTERNET OF THINGS TECHNOLOGIES: OBSERVATIONS AND MODELING OF FAST AND SMALL-SCALE INDUCED CURRENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF GICSUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN2 Sep 2020 - 1 Sep 2025
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTVLF COMMUNICATION TRANSMITTERBAE SYSTEMS1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2021
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTCDS&E: ECCS: Collaborative Research: PNPM Schemes Adapted for the First Time to Computational Electrodynamics for Solving 21st Century ProblemsNational Science Foundation1 Sep 2019 - 1 Aug 2022
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTPREEVENTS TRACK 2: COLLABORATIVE PROPOSAL: CHARGED- COMPREHENSIVE HAZARD ANALYSIS FOR RESILIENCE TO GEOMAGNETIC EXTREME DISTURBANCES1 Sep 2017 - 31 Aug 2023
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTMaxwell's equations modeling of the global Earth-ionosphere waveguide for predicting space weather hazards to electric power gridsXSEDE Resource Allocations Committee7 Jan 2017 - 6 Jan 2018
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTNSF PAIDUNIVERSITY OF IL AT URBANA-CHA9 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2017
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTMaxwell�s equations modeling of the global Earth-ionosphere waveguide for predicting space weather hazards to electric power gridsXSEDE Resource Allocations Committee1 Jan 2016 - 12 Jan 2016
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTNSF PETASCALE SPACE WEATHERNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2017
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTDARPA STOIC LEIDOS PROPOSALLEIDOS5 Aug 2015 - 31 Dec 2020
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTULF/ELF electromagnetic detection of submerged targets via drone aircraft and/or ocean-surface buoysOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH1 Jan 2015 - 10 Jan 2018
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTULF/ELF electromagnetic detection of submerged targets via drone aircraft and/or ocean-surface buoysOffice of Naval Research1 Jan 2015 - 10 Jan 2018
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTMODULAR OPTIMIZED OPERATIONALVENCORE SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS11 Mar 2014 - 31 Dec 2018
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTStudy of geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) into electric power grids due to sudden commencement (SC) geomagnetic storms and substormsXSEDE Resource Allocations Committee7 Jan 2014 - 7 Jan 2015
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT3-D FDTD modeling of electromagnetic signal propagation in the Earth-ionosphere system: A paradigm shift from ray tracing to full=Maxwell�s equations solutionsLos Alamos National Labs (declined due to my departure from UNM)4 Jan 2012 - 5 Jan 2012
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTFDTD Modeling and Counteraction of Scintillation Effects of the IonosphereAir Force Office of Scientific Research (transferred PI status to the University of New Mexico�s Prof. Christos Christodoulou in July 2012 due to my departure)2 Jan 2012 - 9 Jan 2013
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTUnderstanding the effects of energy input from the solar wind to the magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere systemAir Force Office of Scientific Research (transferred PI status to the University of New Mexico�s Prof. Christos Christodoulou in July 2012 due to my departure)2 Jan 2012 - 5 Jan 2013
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTExperimental Validation of �Photonic Nanojet� Detection of Ultra-Sub Wavelength Features of Dielectric Objects at Microwave FrequenciesUNM Research Allocations Committee12 Jan 2010 - 9 Jan 2011
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTDesigning Advanced Smart Lighting through Full-Vector Maxwell�s Equations ModelingNational Science Foundation9 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2012
- EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACTMRI: Acquisition of a GPU-Accelerated Parallel Supercomputer for Computational Science and Engineering Research at the University of New MexicoNational Science Foundation9 Jan 2010 - 8 Jan 2013