Max K. Radermacher, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Electrical Engineering
Northeastern University
Biography
Max K. Radermacher, Ph.D., mkr-phd-engineer@radermacher.org
- Electrical Engineer with experience spanning R&D, PCB and circuit design, signal processing, acoustic sensing systems, hardware fabrication, testing, and field deployment.
- Gained full-time work experience between the undergraduate and full-time graduate programs working at L3Harris as an Electrical Design Engineer with experience developing electronics for night-vision, thermal-imaging, range-finding, laser-aiming, and augmented vision systems.
- Research, design, fabrication, and deployment experience of underwater acoustic array sensor systems for reliable operation in harsh environments.
- Capstone Remark: Proven ability to take engineering challenges from modeling and design through fabrication, testing, analysis, and real-world deployment.
My research was featured by WCVB Chanel 5 Boston, highlighting our work in underwater acoustic sensing.
Interests
- PCB & Circuit Design
- Hardware & Prototype Development
- Acoustic Sensing
- Subsea/Harsh-Environment Electronics
- R&D
Education
PhD in Electrical Engineering, 2025
Northeastern University
MS in Electrical Engineering, 2022
Northeastern University
BS in Electrical Engineering, 2018
University of New Hampshire
Experience
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Graduate Research Assistant
Sr. Associate Electrical Engineer
Systems Engineer Intern
Fiber Channel and Open Compute Project Technician
Honors & Awards
Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Supporting research in advancing ocean acoustics and technology development.
Massachusetts Climatetech Studio
Helps the commercialization of university developed climate technology ventures.
The Spark Fund Award
Fund to support the transition of technology from academic research toward commercialization.
Selected Projects
Media
Selected Publications
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(2025).
Acoustic and Electromechanical Enhancements for a 192-Element Densely Populated Linear Towable Ocean Acoustic Coherent Hydrophone Array.
IEEE OCEANS 2025, Great Lakes.
(2025).
Hydrophone Design for Low Frequency Towed Array Applications.
IEEE OCEANS 2025, Great Lakes.
(2025).
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breathing sound characteristics from simultaneous above and underwater measurements.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.
(2022).
Continental Shelf-scale Passive Ocean Acoustic Waveguide Remote Sensing of Marine Ecosystems, Dynamics and Directional Soundscapes: Sensing Whales, Fish, Ships and other Sound Producers in near Real-Time.
IEEE OCEANS 2022, Hampton Roads.
(2022).
Development of A Large-Aperture 160-Element Coherent Hydrophone Array System for Instantaneous Wide Area Ocean Acoustic Sensing.
IEEE OCEANS 2022, Hampton Roads.
