Assistant professor earns prestigious Air Force Young Investigator award
has been from the Air Force's Young Investigator Research Program.
Barton is one of just 45 young engineers and scientists in the U.S. to receive the award, selected from among nearly 300 proposals.
According to the Air Force Office of Scientific Research:
The Young Investigator Program is open to scientists and engineers at research institutions across the United States who received PhDÌýor equivalent degrees in the last five years and who show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research.ÌýThe objective of this program is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering, enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators, and increase opportunities for the young investigators to recognize the Air Force mission and the related challenges in science and engineering.Ìý
Barton will work to develop a new approach to reconfigurable power amplifier (PA) design in which analog sensors are tightly integrated with high-power PAs to monitor operation status and ensure rapid and accurate transfer of data to control facilities during equipment tests. She hopes to help reduce the cost, size, weight and power of advanced sensor technologies that are critical to defense operations.