Alexander Duncan

Research Intern @ MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Electrical Engineering @ Georgia Tech

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

About

Graduate student pursuing an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering with with focuses in Electromagnetics and Electronic Design & Applications. Strong technical communicator with an array of technical skills and experiences. Seeking research and employment opportunities in mixed signal design, RF engineering, and signal processing.

Experience

  • Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia, United States · On-site)
    • Graduate Teaching Assistant
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

      Graduate teaching assistant for ECE 3741 - Instrumentation and Electronics Laboratory.

    • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
      Aug 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Served as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at Georgia Tech for ECE 2031 - Digital Design Lab. This is a lab based course in the school of Electrical and Computer Engineering focused on digital computing systems, designing digital circuits, combinatorial logic, VHDL, and more. I oversee and help students with VHDL, Assembly, digital design, and various hardware labs.

  • Peer Instructor at The Hive at Georgia Tech
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    I am a peer instructor at our campuses multidisciplinary makerspace. I am trained in lasercutting, electronics (soldering, circuit design, etc), 3D printing, PCB fabrication, and various other machines at the space. I specialize in laser cutting and 3D printing, helping hundreds of students over the course of a semester.

  • Summer Research Intern at MIT Lincoln Laboratory
    May 2025 - Aug 2025 · 4 mos

    Summer research intern on the Homeland Protection Systems team (Group 46).

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant at Plasma and Dielectrics Laboratory
    Aug 2024 - May 2025 · 10 mos

    - Undergraduate research assistant on Hybrid MVDC Circuit Breaker project utilizing supercritical CO2 (scCO2) as an alternative for the greenhouse gas SF6 - Created SOP and designed electrodes for high voltage breakdown study - Wrote SOPs and helped run experiments for material wear, arcing, voltage breakdown, and other various studies for disconnects in scCO2 - Wrote LabVIEW program for data collection during experiment - Ran experiments on piezoelectric actuator for high-speed switching and fault current detection

  • Substation Engineering Intern at American Electric Power
    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos

    - Gained experience as a substation engineer, working with others to deliver power to customers in a footprint of four states and 500+ substations. - Analyzed and drew schematics and one-line diagrams for 35+ substations using AutoCAD software. - Completed the scoping and planning process for substation improvement projects, including obtaining and installing a new 25MVA transformer at a site in which the previous one failed. This included the sizing and purchase of surge arresters, disconnect replacements, CT replacements, and more. - Visited sites to analyze potential problems, worked with engineers on reporting these issues and make fixes for a more reliable grid and less outages.