Edward R. Wawrzynek

Hello! I’m a PhD student studying electrical engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. My general interests lie in applied electromagnetics, particularly in antennas, lenses, and numerical electromagnetics.

I received B.S. degrees from CU in applied mathematics and electrical engineering. I’m currently with the Antenna Research Group at CU, where I’m working on the design of lenses for near field manipulation of phased arrays. I previously worked on electrically small antennas, particularly for small arrays, as well as work in the High Speed Digital Engineering Group at CU on high bandwidth conductive ink structures.

In my free time, I enjoy taking walks in the woods.

A copy of my resume is available here. I can be reached at edward@wawrzynek.com.

Publications

  1. E. Wawrzynek, S. Yen, D. Filipovic, “An Ultrawideband Hybrid TEM-Horn Loop Circular Phased Array Enabled by Lens Loading,” 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology (ARRAY), Boston, MA, USA, 2026 (accepted).
  2. E. Wawrzynek, S. Yen, D. Filipovic, “Bandwidth Expansion of Circular Phased Arrays Through Quasi-Conformal Transformation Optics,” 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI), Detroit, MI, USA, 2026.
  3. E. Wawrzynek, S. Yen, D. Filipovic, “A Highly Directive Linear Array of Electrically Small Folded Helices,” 2026 International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES), Thessaloniki, Greece, 2026.
  4. E. Wawrzynek, S. Yen, D. Filipovic, “Design of Circular Array Lenses Through the Quasi-Conformal Transformation Optics,” 2026 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI NRSM), Boulder, CO, USA, 2026, pp. 393, doi: 10.23919/NRSM68586.2026.11550940.
  5. S. Yen, E. Wawrzynek, D. Filipovic, “On The Practicality of Superdirectivity in the HF Band,” 2025 Antenna Applications Symposium, Monticello, IL, USA, 2025.
  6. E. Wawrzynek, S. Yen, L. Boskovic, D. Filipovic, “An Electrically Small Circularly Polarized Spherical Folded Helix Antenna for GPS,” 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI), Ottawa, ON, Canada, 2025, pp. 2047–2050, doi: 10.1109/AP-S/CNC-USNC-URSI55537.2025.11266082.
  7. E. Wawrzynek, S. Yen, D. Filipovic, “Design of an Electrically Small Circularly Polarized Spherical Folded Helix Antenna,” 2025 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI NRSM), Boulder, CO, USA, 2025, pp. 352–353, doi: 10.23919/USNC-URSINRSM66067.2025.10907254.

Projects

Fractal Explorer

Software for exploring, rendering, and animating fractas, including 2D iterated systems and 3D distance estimated systems.

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