Event Details

October 9, 2026

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Host: Steve Crago
POC: Amy Kasmir

As RF sensing systems continue to evolve, advances in microelectronics are essential to improving sensor performance and enabling new capabilities. In this talk, Dr. Kelson Chabak will share a high-level perspective on AFRL’s research priorities in advanced microelectronics for next-generation RF sensors. He will highlight developments in wide and ultrawide bandgap devices, heterogeneous integration, and modular design, and discuss the challenges of translating device-level advances into practical sensor systems. The talk will explore how research, system design, and manufacturing can come together to move promising technologies from the laboratory to real-world applications.

Speaker Bio

Dr. Kelson Chabak is the Microelectronics Research Area Lead at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information and Spectrum Warfare Directorate. His work focuses on advancing microelectronics for next-generation RF sensors, with expertise in wide and ultrawide bandgap semiconductor devices and materials. He also leads research efforts in device technologies and heterogeneous integration. Dr. Chabak earned his PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research has been featured on the covers of two high-impact journals and cited more than 7,500 times.