Biography
Adham Naji is a physicist and an engineer. He is an Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and, by courtesy, of Applied Mathematics at Santa Clara University. His research interests are in mathematical physics and its application to problems in electromagnetic field theory and radiofrequency (RF) design. This includes problems in wave theory, wireless communications, geometric perturbation of RF resonators, relativistic field-particle dynamics, wakefields in particle accelerators, antennas and propagation, and RF/THz wave guiding. He is particularly interested in mathematical analysis, geometry, and theoretical techniques that help illuminate our understanding of various wave phenomena and interactions, whether in nature or in the laboratory.
Prior to joining Santa Clara University in 2024, Adham was with Stanford University, where he served as a Research Scholar at Stanford’s HEPL Laboratory (2019-2021) and later as a Project Scientist (2021-2022) and a permanent Staff Scientist (2022-2024) at Stanford’s Linear Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory). In addition to his research activity at SLAC, he taught part-time as an Adjunct Professor with Stanford’s Physics department (winter 2023).
Adham received his Ph.D. in 2010 from the University of Bristol, UK, with the Outstanding Contribution Award (MobileVCE), for his work on the analysis and design of RF reconfigurable planar resonators using geometrical perturbation techniques. He served in research and faculty positions, including honorary roles, between 2011 and 2018. This included positions with the University of Bristol, UK, the University of Sheffield, UK, and the British University in Egypt. Adham is an honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of Bristol, UK, and a Senior Member of IEEE (elected 2018).
Education
PhD, University of Bristol, UK, 2010
