Omar Barrera

Graduate Research Assistant

Omar is entering his fourth year as a Ph.D. student at UT ECE. He graduated with a B.S. degree from UABC in Mexico and an M.Eng. from Dongguk University in Korea, both in Electrical Engineering. He has previous research experience in antennas and RF circuits. He also has industry experience in the automotive industry, where he worked as a manufacturing engineer. His current research interests involve microwave and mm-wave devices and circuits, and more in particular, the development and characterization of acoustic filters for new radio mobile applications.

Omar was the recipient of an Outstanding Student Oral Presentation Award Finalist in IEEE MEMS 2024 and was awarded 2nd place in the Conference Paper Award in IEEE International Microwave Filter Workshop (IMFW 2024). He has also received a number of awards, including the Cadence Diversity in Technology Scholarship in 2023.

Contact: omarb at utexas.edu