Materials Engineer, ECE Researcher & Builder

Carol Sanders


Graduate researcher in Electrical & Computer Engineering. Former U.S. Air Force Computer & Satellite Communications Specialist. Building at the intersection of biomedical signals, RF electronics, embedded systems, and astrophotography.

UC Santa Cruz — ECE nEXO Particle Physics IEEE Computer Society SLAC National Lab OpenDaylight SDN U.S. Air Force — Veteran
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Projects

Electronics RF Engineering ⚠ Repair Active
FM Broadcast Transmitter — Repair & Analysis
MC145151P2 PLL · Mini-Circuits POS-150 VCO · 2SC1970/71 RF chain · 8.400 MHz XTAL · 7-el LPF
Frequency
88–108 MHz
VCO
POS-150
Crystal
8.400 MHz
PA Output
1–2 W
f_ref
200 kHz/step
PA Status
Repair needed
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Mechatronics
Cat Laser Robot

Autonomous laser entertainment robot. Servo-driven pan/tilt with motion-pattern programming.

Mechatronics
Autonomous Robot

Mobile autonomous platform with sensor fusion for obstacle avoidance and path navigation.

Biomedical · Embedded
sEMG Biofeedback Massager

Surface EMG signal acquisition with Xmega A1U Xpro MCU driving smart shiatsu timing via ML pipeline.

Software
InventoryU

Asset tracking app for home residents. Scan receipts, barcodes, photos, or add custom descriptions to your personal item inventory.

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Software · Maps
Dream Job Journey

Explore potential employment locations by activity and job type. A personal job-trip diary for career dreamers.

View on GitHub
Research
nEXO Particle Physics

Research intern contributing to the nEXO neutrinoless double-beta decay experiment. Prior work at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

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Interests & Hobbies

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Martial Arts
Choy Lai Fut
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Astrophotography
Gallery on Flickr
Electronics
Embedded systems & RF
IEEE
Computer Society member
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Independent Research
Materials science, physics, signal processing
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Privacy Consulting
Threat modeling for nonprofits
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Technology News

IEEE Collabratec
IEEE Professional Network

Active member of the IEEE Computer Society. Engaging with the global engineering community on embedded systems, networking, and emerging technologies.

IEEE Collabratec Profile
Open Source
Open Source vs. Proprietary Software

Open source software offers low-cost licensing and significantly lower development, hosting, and maintenance costs compared to commercial CMS or Microsoft-stack alternatives.

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Photonics Research
1.6 Tb/s Low-Emission Internet

European researchers using photonics to develop a 1.6 Tb/s internet backbone that cuts power consumption by 50% per Gb/s — a major step toward sustainable networking.

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