Summary
Jonah Gollub is a Principal Engineer and applied physicist with 12+ years bridging academic research and commercial productization across RF, millimeter-wave, infrared, and optical systems. He has led large multi-institution programs—most notably managing a $14–16M DHS effort to develop next-generation millimeter-wave security screening—and has steered startup technology from SBIR-funded modeling to operational imaging systems. Jonah combines hands-on simulation and lab expertise (HFSS, CST, COMSOL, VNAs) with software and instrument-control development in Python and MATLAB, and brings practical skills in 3D CAD and machining to accelerate prototype-to-product cycles. A clean-energy enthusiast and metasurface specialist, he’s advised and operated companies commercializing tunable electromagnetic materials for sensing and imaging. Based in Berkeley, he maintains a concurrent research appointment at Duke, reflecting a rare blend of academic rigor and fielded engineering outcomes.
12 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
University of California San Diego
visiting Scholar Physics/Engineering, visiting Scholar Physics/Engineering at Duke University
B.A. Physics, B.A. Physics at Reed College