Julio Urbina

Julio Urbina is a Professor in Electrical Engineering, active in diverse research areas including radar systems, atmospheric science, and wireless power transfer. His work intersects engineering innovation with environmental and biological applications, as seen in projects like climate change impacts on pollinators and educational initiatives for graduate engineering students.

• Key Research Areas: Radar systems, upper atmosphere dynamics, wireless power transfer, and engineering education.
• Grants & Collaborations: Leads multiple NSF-funded projects, including studies on tropospheric coupling with the upper atmosphere and international research on pollinators.
• Recent Grants:
  • 2022-2026: Collaborative Research on upper atmosphere forcing from extreme weather systems.
  • 2021-2027: Initiative to strengthen graduate engineering workforce pathways.
  • 2020-2025: International research on pollinators in changing climates.
• Publications: Focus on metasurface design, wireless power transfer, and interdisciplinary applications in biology and education.
• Collaborations: Works with international teams across disciplines, including meteorology, ecology, and engineering.