Bio

 

Tejinder Singh received the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, in 2020.

He is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA and also a Research Associate with the Centre for Integrated RF Engineering (CIRFE), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada. He was a Graduate Teaching Assistance at the University of Waterloo from 2015 to 2019. He held Microelectronics Research and Development Engineer position in industry from 2010 to 2012. From 2014 to 2015, he served as a University Instructor/Lecturer. He served as a Chair of the ECE-Graduate Student Association, at the University of Waterloo from 2017 to 2018. He has authored or coauthored several research publications.

His current research interests include designing, modeling, characterization, and fabrication of phase change materials (PCMs) and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based RF devices for microwave and millimeter-wave (mmWave) applications. He has contributed in the development of PCM GeTe-based miniaturized components for mmWave applications. He has developed reconfigurable monolithically integrated components including but not limited to DC-67 GHz RF switches, DC-60 GHz multi-port switches, DC-40 GHz switch matrices, 30 GHz true-time-delay phase shifters, 28 GHz reflective type phase shifters, Sub-6 GHz capacitor banks, 28 GHz inductor banks, 28 GHz scalable variable attenuators and sub-6 GHz impedance matching networks. He has also developed MEMS-based DC-67 GHz RF switches, 60 GHz variable attenuators, 28 GHz reflective type phase shifters, switch design and modeling. Commercial wafer-level packaged reliable RF MEMS switches developed in a high volume production environment. LTCC-based sub-6 GHz impedance matching networks. Superconductor single flux quantum (SFQ)-based resonators, broadband resistors, SQUIDs, and filters. He has also contributed to thermal imaging of PCM GeTe-based devices and cryogenic RF/DC testing of solid-state devices.

Dr. Singh is a member of international professional bodies including IEEE MTT-S, IEEE EDS, OSPE, and IOP Science. He is a recipient of highly competitive and prestigious federal awards from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) including Postdoctoral Fellowship from 2020 to 2022 and Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship from 2017 to 2020. He has also received the President’s Graduate Scholarship from 2017 to 2020, the Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology (WIN) Nanofellowship from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018. He has been awarded the Young Engineer Award from European Microwave Association (EuMA) and GAAS Association in 2021 and the Brian L. Barge Microsystems Integration Award from Canada Microsystems (CMC) in a Canada-wide research competition. His research contributions has been bestowed numerous accolades including the IEEE Harold Sobol Grant in 2019, First Place of the Student Paper Competition and Best Paper Award at IEEE MTT-S Int. Microw. Symp. (IMS 2019), Student Paper Finalist in IMS 2020, Best Paper Award at IEEE MTT-S Int. Microw. Workshop Series on Adv. Mater. Processes (IMWS-AMP 2018), the University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering Award (six-times) between 2015 and 2019, the EuMA Student Award in 2018, CMC Microsystem's Micro-Nanotechnolgy Award in 2019, and Distinguished TA Award from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo in 2017 to name a few.

He is an Associate Editor of Microsystem Technologies journal published by Springer Nature, Germany. He is a reviewers of many top-tier academic journals including IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems (I and II), IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, IEEE Solid State Circuit Letters, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Component Letters, IEEE Electron Device Letters, IEEE Access, Applied Physics Letters, International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering (Wiley), Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications (Taylor and Francis), Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (IOP Science), Journal of Computational Design and Engineering (Elseview, UK) and Microwave and Optical Technology Letters (Wiley). 

He is a hobbyist photographer and metal guitarist. He is a freelance graphic/UI designer and has released two instrumental music albums as well.