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From Microwave Communication Systems to Nanomedicine Tools: Using Advanced Microelectronics Fabrication as an Enabler

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Rhonda Franklin had a strong interest in very different things in her youth from math and science to music and ballet. Near the end of high school, a new interest arose. After attending an engineering summer camp that connected the dots between math/science and space exploration, a fascinating topic to her, she was hooked. Though few, mentors from undergrad and internships guided her journey to learn about research and to attend graduate school. Moreover, thanks to a mismatch between her first research project and desired experience, she was introduced to microwave engineering and communications technology. With exceptional support from her graduate school advisor and family, she become an engineering professor. Dr. Franklin has over two decades of experience working on integration and miniaturization methods to advance mobile low-power communications technology. She recently started working on high frequency diagnostic tools for nanomedicine applications and biological systems.

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  1. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA

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    Leda Lunardi

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Franklin, R.R. (2020). From Microwave Communication Systems to Nanomedicine Tools: Using Advanced Microelectronics Fabrication as an Enabler. In: Parker, A., Lunardi, L. (eds) Women in Microelectronics. Women in Engineering and Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46377-9_10

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