Industry Insights with Janet O'Neil

Janet meets with Edl Schamiloglu, Distinguished Professor at the University of New Mexico and President of the SUMMA Foundation, the organization that manages the GlobalEM Symposiums. Edl also serves as Director of the Directed Energy Center at the University of New Mexico (DEC@UNM). GlobalEM 2026 will be held in Seoul, Korea, from June 29 to July 3. In addition to papers and workshops, the techni...

Janet meets with Jong-Gwan Yook, Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Yonsei University, and General Chair of the GlobalEM 2026 Symposium to be held in Seoul, Korea from June 29 to July 3.  Jong-Gwan and Janet discuss exciting highlights of the GlobalEM Symposium and the impressive history of Yonsei University: the prestigious venue for the Symposium.

In celebration of European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2026—marking the 20th anniversary of this flagship event, held in Dublin in April 2026—Janet spoke with two of the original founders of the European Association on Antennas and Propagation, the organization behind EuCAP: Bruno Casali and Juan Mosig.  They reflect on the origins of EuCAP, including why the first conference was hosted...

During the 2025 European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) in Stockholm, Janet sat down with Invited Speaker Dirk Heberling, Head of the Institute and Chair for High Frequency Technology at RWTH Aachen University. In his exclusive session, Dirk delivered a compelling talk titled “Robotic Antenna Measurements: Opportunities and Challenges.” Tune in to explore how robotic antenna measur...

In celebration of EuCAP 2026—the 20th anniversary of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, taking place in Dublin in April 2026—Janet spoke with both longtime and newer EuCAP exhibitors: Gabe Alcala (Advanced Test Equipment Corporation), Teun van den Biggelaar (ANTENNEX), Roger Richardson (Delta Sigma Company), Lars Foged (MVG), and Cecilia Cappellin (TICRA). Listen in to discover w...

In celebration of EuCAP 2026, the 20th Anniversary of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation to be conducted in Dublin in April 2026, Janet talked with three past EuCAP Technical Program Committee Chairs:  Mauro Ettorre (Michigan State University), EuCAP 2024, held in Glasgow; Fredrik Tufvesson (Lund University), EuCAP 2025, held in Stockholm; and Conor Brennan (Dublin City University...

In celebration of EuCAP 2026, the 20th Anniversary of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation to be conducted in Dublin in April 2026, Janet talked with three past EuCAP Chairs: Olav Breinbjerg (ElMaReCo), EuCAP 2020, originally set in Copenhagen, but moved online; Manuel Sierra Castañer (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), EuCAP 2022, held in Madrid; and Oscar Quevedo-Teruel (KTH Roya...

While in Paris, France, for EMC Europe 2025, Janet talked with reverb enthusiast Mathias Magdowski ( Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg Chief Officer of Student Happiness — that's not a typo!) about his educational and industry journeys, the benefits of using reverb chambers, and his innovative "flipped classroom" curriculum.

Janet catches up with Conor Brennan ( DCU School of Electronic Engineering Professor, Research Associate Dean + Engineering and Computing Faculty) at EuCAP 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden. Conor, who is serving as the EuCAP 2026 Chair, talks about what led him to that position, as well as how the conference benefits attendees, acts as an industry community and provides timely content. 

During EuCAP 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden, Janet talks with Anouk Hubrechsen (ANTENNEX) and Dennis Lewis ( The Boeing Company ) about the efficiency and growing popularity of reverberation chambers, along with the emergence of the first reverb chamber standard!

 At the Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA) conference, Janet meets with Steve Brumley, Vice President and CTO of Denmar Technical Services. Their discussion explores Steve’s industry experience and centers on enhancing anechoic absorber performance and refining manufacturing methodologies for radar cross-section (RCS) test chambers. They also examine recent innovations in absorber d...

While at AMTA 2024, Janet meets with Roger Richardson, CEO of Delta Sigma Company.  Roger and Janet discuss the origins of Delta Sigma and the significance of robotics to the industry.  They also talk about Delta Sigma's focus on designing solutions to address challenges and the enjoyment associated with solving those challenges and crafting unique solutions.

Janet sits down with Dr. Brian Kent at the AMTA 2024 Symposium in Cincinnati.  Dr. Kent, who has more than 30 years of experience and formerly served as a Senior Scientist for Applied Research and Chief Technology Officer at Air Force Research Lab in Dayton, OH, now acts as an Aerospace Consultant.   In this episode, Dr. Kent and Janet discuss the modern history and evolution of antenna measuremen...

During AMTA 2024 in Cincinnati, OH, Janet meets with Vince Rodriquez, Ph. D., Adjunct Research Professor of Electrical Engineering at University of Mississippi and AMTA Distinguished Speaker Award Winner, Benoit Derat, Senior Director of Engineering VNA, EMC and Antenna Test at Rohde & Schwarz, and Zhong Chen, Chief Engineer at ETS-Lindgren.  Vince, Benoit, and Zhong will be speaking at an upc...

Johan Catrysse, Professor Emeritus at KU Leuven, and Davy Pissort, Professor at KU Leuven and Chair of EMC Europe 2024, take time out of their EMC Europe 2024 schedule to meet with Janet.  Johan and Davy discuss the history of EMC Europe, the growth of EMC Europe over the years, and the future direction of the symposium.

Janet visits with Rob Kleihortst, Keynote Speaker at EMC Europe 2024.  Rob and Janet discuss his keynote presentation, Navigating Risk-Based EMC in Medical Device Design: Insights and Best Practices.  Rob highlights the importance of including content in the presentation for the engineering starting their career to a senior engineer with countless years of experience.

While at IEEE EMC + SIPI 2024 in Phoenix, AZ, Janet meets with Lee Hill, a Founding Partner of Silent Solutions, LLC.   Lee and Janet talk about how Lee developed a passion for EMC and started his career.  They go on to discuss how the EMC workforce has evolved and change over the years with the development of programs at universities and in industry.  

Janet meets with Carl Hager with the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Dahlgren, VA at the IEEE EMC + SIPI 2024 Symposium in Phoenix, AZ.  Carl is a best paper recipient for papers published in 2014, 2015, and 2024.  Janet and Carl discuss Carl's experience with reverb chambers and his most recent paper on nested reverb chambers.

Carlos Romero with armasuisse meets with Janet at GlobalEM 2024.  Carlos and Janet discuss Carlos's involvement with High-Power Electromagnetics (HPEM) starting with lightning and progressing to his role in running the Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Lab for armasuisse.

Janet visits with Farhad Rachidi, Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and Marcos Rubinstein, Professor at the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, two of the leading experts in lightning.  Farhad and Marcos discuss their long-time collaboration in the HPEM field of lightning.

During the GlobalEM Conference, Richard Hoad, Chief Engineer with QinetiQ, takes a few minutes to meet with Janet.  Janet and Richard discuss in High Power Electromagnetics (HPEM) resiliency, energy transfer, and other HPEM topics.

At the GlobalEM 2024 Conference, Janet meets with the keynote speaker, Professor Gun-Sik Park with the Seoul National University (SNU).  Gun-Sik Park is one of the world's leading experts in high power microwave technology and discusses the importance of high-power microwave research in today's world.

During the GlobalEM 2024 Conference, Janet meets with David Robley with Jaxon Engineering and Maintenance, a first-time attendee and presenter at the conference.  Janet and David discussed David's paper on automated shielding effectiveness testing systems and their importance to shielding maintenance.  David also highlights some of the other the papers and tutorials he attended that he found...

Janet meets with Edl Schamiloglu, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Director, Directed Energy Center at the University of New Mexico and the President of the SUMMA Foundation, at the GlobalEM 2024 Conference in Austin, TX.  Edl and Janet discuss the GlobalEM conference, the history of the SUMMA Foundation, and Edl's experiences in High-Power Electromagnetics (HPE...

Andrew Shyne from Boeing meets joins Janet to discuss his experiences at APEMC.  Jane and Andrew delve into the reverb workshop and discuss practical applications and additional research Andrew will take away and apply at Boeing.