John Ohara

John O'Hara is an Associate Professor and the Public Service of Oklahoma/Albrecht Naeter Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State University.  Prior to joining OSU, he formed Wavetech, LLC, an automation and controls company predominantly serving the oil/gas industry.  From 2006 to 2011 he was a permanent member of the Technical Staff and the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies in Los Alamos National Laboratory. There he was part of a team pioneering the studies of artificial electromagnetic materials in the terahertz frequency range. He was also a Director of Central Intelligence Postdoctoral Fellow while at Los Alamos, from 2004-2005. His industry experience also includes a short stint at Motorola Space systems from 1998-1999, where he worked on the Small Deep Space Transponder for deep space science missions. 

John's education includes a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, followed by a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, in 2003.

His current research interests are focused on the use of novel terahertz and optical systems for the realization of 6G communications, optical and RF/optical hybrid sensing and communication, IoT (internet of things), artificial electromagnetic materials, and STEM outreach to rural communities.

Research Interests:

Terahertz and ultrafast laser science
Next generation wireless communication
Artificial electromagnetic materials
Internet of Things (IoT)
Hybrid optical/electromagnetic sensing systems
Electromagnetics/Science outreach