Steven S. Holland
Steven S. Holland Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Degree with Fields, Institution, and Date •
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of MA: Amherst, 2011
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MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of MA: Amherst, 2008
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BS, Electrical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 2006
Years of Service on this Faculty: 5
Date of Original Appointment: September 2013
Advancement in Rank/Position •
Assistant Professor, September 2013
Other Teaching Experience •
Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, 2006-2011
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Student Tutor, MSOE Learning Resource Center, 2003-2006
Industrial Experience •
Sr. Sensors Engineer, MITRE Corporation, 2011-present
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Microwave Engineer, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2006
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Electronics Intern, Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, WI, 2004
Milwaukee School of Engineering • 1025 North Broadway • Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109 • (414) 277-7300 • www.msoe.edu
Page 2 of 6 Patents •
S. S. Holland, M. N. Vouvakis, and D. H. Schaubert, “Modular Wideband Antenna Array," U. S. Patent 9000996 B2, April 7, 2015.
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S. S. Holland and M. N. Vouvakis, “Planar Ultrawideband Modular Antenna Array," U. S. Patent US8325093 B2, Dec 4, 2012.
Publications •
S. S. Holland, “Investigation of E-plane Scan Blindness Mitigation for Printed Dipole Arrays on PBG Dielectrics,” Proceedings of the Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium, Monticello, IL, Sept 19-21, 2017.
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S. S. Holland, “Modeling of Photonic Bandgap Effects on Scan Blindnesses in Printed Dipole Arrays," IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1014 July 2017.
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S. S. Holland, “Strategies for Controlling Surface Wave Excitation on Printed Dipole Antenna Arrays”, Proceedings of the Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium, Monticello, IL, Sept 20-22, 2016.
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S. S. Holland, Cory J. Prust, Richard W. Kelnhofer, and J. Wierer, " Effective Utilization of the Analog Discovery Board Across Upper-Division Electrical Engineering Courses", ASEE 2016 Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, June 26-29, 2016.
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R. M. Pohlman, M. R. Turney, C. J. Prust, S. S. Holland, “Low-Cost SDR-Based Direction Finding System”, Proceedings of the Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium, Monticello, IL, Sept 22-24, 2015.
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S. S. Holland and R. A. Strangeway, "A Concise Antennas Course Based on a Single Semester of Electromagnetics Preparation", ASEE 2015 Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, June 14-17, 2015.
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S. S. Holland, “Wideband Impedance Matching Techniques”, Proceedings of the Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium, Monticello, IL, Sept 23-25, 2014.
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S. M. Williams, R. W. Hasker, S. S. Holland, A. R. Livingston, K. R. Widder, J. A. Yoder, "Using Shadowing to Improve New Faculty Acclimation", ASEE 2014 Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 16-18, 2014.
Milwaukee School of Engineering • 1025 North Broadway • Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109 • (414) 277-7300 • www.msoe.edu
Commented [SH1]: These should be deleted, they are repeats of papers below
Page 3 of 6 •
C. J. Prust, S. S. Holland, and R.W. Kelnhofer, "Ultra Low-Cost Software-Defined Radio: A Mobile Studio for Teaching Digital Signal Processing", ASEE 2014 Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 16-18, 2014.
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S. S. Holland, D. H. Schaubert, and M. N. Vouvakis, “A 7-21GHz Dual-Polarized Planar Ultrawideband Modular Antenna (PUMA) Array," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 60, no. 10, pp.4589-4600, Oct. 2012.
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S. S. Holland, R. J. Davis, E. N. Rosario, L. J. Teig, “Practical Development of a TriPolarized HF Antenna", Proc. Allerton Antenna Applications Symp., pp. 136-162, 18-20 September 2012, Monticello, IL.
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S. S. Holland and M. N. Vouvakis, “The Planar Ultrawideband Modular Antenna (PUMA) Array," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 60, no. 1, pp.130-140 , Jan. 2012.
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S. S. Holland and M. N. Vouvakis, “The Banyan Tree Antenna Array," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 59, no. 11, pp. 4060-4070, Nov. 2011.
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S. S. Holland and M. N. Vouvakis, “Design of PUMA Arrays with 5:1 Bandwidths,", Proc. Allerton Antenna Applications Symp., 20-22 September 2011, Monticello, IL.
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S. S. Holland and M. N. Vouvakis, “Design and Fabrication of low-cost PUMA arrays," IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symp., pp. 1976-1979, 4-8 July 2011.
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S. S. Holland and M. N. Vouvakis, “A Fully Planar Ultrawideband Array", Proc. Allerton Antenna Applications Symp., pp. 221-232, 21-23 September 2010, Monticello, IL.
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S. S. Holland and M. N. Vouvakis, “A 7-21GHz Planar Ultrawideband Modular Antenna Array," IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symp., pp. 1-4, 11-17 July 2010.
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S. S. Holland, M. N. Vouvakis and D. H. Schaubert, “A New Modular Wideband Array Topology", Proc. Allerton Antenna Applications Symp., pp. 105-116, 22-24 September 2009, Monticello, IL.
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S. S. Holland, W. Wang, R. Kindt, D. H. Schaubert, and M. N. Vouvakis, “A Wavelength Scaled Array of Doubly-Mirrored Balanced Antipodal Vivaldi Antennas (Dm-BAVAs)," IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symp., pp. 1-4, 1-5 June 2009.
Milwaukee School of Engineering • 1025 North Broadway • Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109 • (414) 277-7300 • www.msoe.edu
Page 4 of 6 •
S. S. Holland and D. H. Schaubert, “Miniaturized Microstrip Patch Antennas for DualBand GPS Operation", Proc. Allerton Antenna Applications Symp., pp. 143-153, 16-18 September 2008, Monticello, IL.
Presentations Given •
“HF Antennas and Propagation” a one-hour seminar for the Marquette University Microwave Seminar Series. (11/10/2017)
•
Interactive workshop at the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition on using the Digilent Analog Discovery Board in upper-division electrical engineering courses. (5/28/2017)
•
“Control of scanblindnesses in printed dipole antenna arrays using PBG structures” a onehour seminar for the Marquette University Microwave Seminar Series. (4/7/2017)
•
“Underwater Antennas” a one-hour seminar for the Marquette University Microwave Seminar Series. (4/15/2016)
•
“Radar Fundamentals and Emerging Applications”, a one-hour talk on radar basics for the Marquette University EECE Graduate Colloquium (11-10-2015)
•
“Coffee Can FMCW Radar System”, a one-hour seminar on low-cost FMCW radar for the Marquette University Microwave Seminar Series. (09-18-2015)
•
“Wideband Impedance Matching Techniques”, a one-hour seminar on special techniques for generating broadband impedance matching circuits for the Marquette University Microwave Seminar Series. (11-07-2014)
•
“Fundamentals of Radar”, a 2-hour session at the MSOE Professional Engineers Advancing Knowledge (PEAK) event on the basic theory and practice of radar systems. (06-07-2014)
•
“Planar Ultra-Wideband Modular Antenna (PUMA) Arrays pt. 1 & 2”, two one-hour talks at two consecutive sessions of the Marquette Microwave Seminar. The talk focused on wideband antenna arrays and the development of the PUMA array architecture. (0404-2014 & 04-11-2014)
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"Studying Engineering", Mount Caramel High School, Chicago, IL, 2011
Honors
Milwaukee School of Engineering • 1025 North Broadway • Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109 • (414) 277-7300 • www.msoe.edu
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MSOE Falk Engineering Educator Award finalist for academic years 2015, 2016, and 2017.
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Student Paper Contest Winner, for the presentation and content of the paper, “A Fully Planar Ultrawideband Array", Antenna Applications Symposium, Monticello, IL, 2010.
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Alumni Association Student Achievement Award, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 2006.
Scientific and Professional Societies of Which a Member •
Member, IEEE, Antennas and propagation, Microwave Theory and Techniques, and Education Societies
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Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
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Member, Tau Beta Pi
Institutional and Professional Service •
Co-chair of EE program faculty search committee (2017)
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EECS Departmental Review Committee Chair (2017)
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EECS Faculty Seminar Series Coordinator (2016-present)
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MSOE Amateur Radio Club W9HHX faculty advisor (2017-present)
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EECS Department representative on the Computer Users Committee (CUC) (2017Present)
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MSOE Faculty Senator (2014-2017)
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Milwaukee IEEE Chapter Chair of the APS/MTT/IM/ED joint society (Antennas and Propagation, Microwave Theory and Techniques, Instrumentation and Measurement, and Electron Devices societies). Jan 2015-Present.
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Reviewer for the American Society of Engineering Education annual conference, 2013present)
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Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Conference, IEEE wireless and Propagation Letters, 2011-present,
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Review for the International Journal of Numerical Modeling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, Sept 2014-Present.
Milwaukee School of Engineering • 1025 North Broadway • Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109 • (414) 277-7300 • www.msoe.edu
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Reviewer for the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Electronic Letters (Sept 2016 – Present).
Professional Development •
2017 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
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2017 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition
•
2017 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
•
2017 NIWeek Invited Panelist
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2017 National KEEN Conference
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2016 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition
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2016 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
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2015 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition
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2015 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
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2014 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
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2014 ASEE National Effective Teaching Institute Workshop
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2012 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
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2011 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium
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2010 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
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2010 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium
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2009 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
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2009 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium
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2008 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
Special Qualifications •
Undergraduate Minor in Mathematics
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Specialization in Applied Electromagnetics: antennas, microwave circuits and systems, radar and communication systems
•
Analog electronics
Milwaukee School of Engineering • 1025 North Broadway • Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109 • (414) 277-7300 • www.msoe.edu
Degree with Fields, Institution, and Date •
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of MA: Amherst, 2011
•
MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of MA: Amherst, 2008
•
BS, Electrical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 2006
Years of Service on this Faculty: 5
Date of Original Appointment: September 2013
Advancement in Rank/Position •
Assistant Professor, September 2013
Other Teaching Experience •
Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, 2006-2011
•
Student Tutor, MSOE Learning Resource Center, 2003-2006
Industrial Experience •
Sr. Sensors Engineer, MITRE Corporation, 2011-present
•
Microwave Engineer, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2006
•
Electronics Intern, Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, WI, 2004
Milwaukee School of Engineering • 1025 North Broadway • Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109 • (414) 277-7300 • www.msoe.edu
Page 2 of 6 Patents •
S. S. Holland, M. N. Vouvakis, and D. H. Schaubert, “Modular Wideband Antenna Array," U. S. Patent 9000996 B2, April 7, 2015.
•
S. S. Holland and M. N. Vouvakis, “Planar Ultrawideband Modular Antenna Array," U. S. Patent US8325093 B2, Dec 4, 2012.
Publications •
S. S. Holland, “Investigation of E-plane Scan Blindness Mitigation for Printed Dipole Arrays on PBG Dielectrics,” Proceedings of the Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium, Monticello, IL, Sept 19-21, 2017.
•
S. S. Holland, “Modeling of Photonic Bandgap Effects on Scan Blindnesses in Printed Dipole Arrays," IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1014 July 2017.
•
S. S. Holland, “Strategies for Controlling Surface Wave Excitation on Printed Dipole Antenna Arrays”, Proceedings of the Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium, Monticello, IL, Sept 20-22, 2016.
•
S. S. Holland, Cory J. Prust, Richard W. Kelnhofer, and J. Wierer, " Effective Utilization of the Analog Discovery Board Across Upper-Division Electrical Engineering Courses", ASEE 2016 Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, June 26-29, 2016.
•
R. M. Pohlman, M. R. Turney, C. J. Prust, S. S. Holland, “Low-Cost SDR-Based Direction Finding System”, Proceedings of the Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium, Monticello, IL, Sept 22-24, 2015.
•
S. S. Holland and R. A. Strangeway, "A Concise Antennas Course Based on a Single Semester of Electromagnetics Preparation", ASEE 2015 Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, June 14-17, 2015.
•
S. S. Holland, “Wideband Impedance Matching Techniques”, Proceedings of the Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium, Monticello, IL, Sept 23-25, 2014.
•
S. M. Williams, R. W. Hasker, S. S. Holland, A. R. Livingston, K. R. Widder, J. A. Yoder, "Using Shadowing to Improve New Faculty Acclimation", ASEE 2014 Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 16-18, 2014.
Milwaukee School of Engineering • 1025 North Broadway • Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109 • (414) 277-7300 • www.msoe.edu
Commented [SH1]: These should be deleted, they are repeats of papers below
Page 3 of 6 •
C. J. Prust, S. S. Holland, and R.W. Kelnhofer, "Ultra Low-Cost Software-Defined Radio: A Mobile Studio for Teaching Digital Signal Processing", ASEE 2014 Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 16-18, 2014.
•
S. S. Holland, D. H. Schaubert, and M. N. Vouvakis, “A 7-21GHz Dual-Polarized Planar Ultrawideband Modular Antenna (PUMA) Array," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 60, no. 10, pp.4589-4600, Oct. 2012.
•
S. S. Holland, R. J. Davis, E. N. Rosario, L. J. Teig, “Practical Development of a TriPolarized HF Antenna", Proc. Allerton Antenna Applications Symp., pp. 136-162, 18-20 September 2012, Monticello, IL.
•
S. S. Holland and M. N. Vouvakis, “The Planar Ultrawideband Modular Antenna (PUMA) Array," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 60, no. 1, pp.130-140 , Jan. 2012.
•
S. S. Holland and M. N. Vouvakis, “The Banyan Tree Antenna Array," IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 59, no. 11, pp. 4060-4070, Nov. 2011.
•
S. S. Holland and M. N. Vouvakis, “Design of PUMA Arrays with 5:1 Bandwidths,", Proc. Allerton Antenna Applications Symp., 20-22 September 2011, Monticello, IL.
•
S. S. Holland and M. N. Vouvakis, “Design and Fabrication of low-cost PUMA arrays," IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symp., pp. 1976-1979, 4-8 July 2011.
•
S. S. Holland and M. N. Vouvakis, “A Fully Planar Ultrawideband Array", Proc. Allerton Antenna Applications Symp., pp. 221-232, 21-23 September 2010, Monticello, IL.
•
S. S. Holland and M. N. Vouvakis, “A 7-21GHz Planar Ultrawideband Modular Antenna Array," IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symp., pp. 1-4, 11-17 July 2010.
•
S. S. Holland, M. N. Vouvakis and D. H. Schaubert, “A New Modular Wideband Array Topology", Proc. Allerton Antenna Applications Symp., pp. 105-116, 22-24 September 2009, Monticello, IL.
•
S. S. Holland, W. Wang, R. Kindt, D. H. Schaubert, and M. N. Vouvakis, “A Wavelength Scaled Array of Doubly-Mirrored Balanced Antipodal Vivaldi Antennas (Dm-BAVAs)," IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symp., pp. 1-4, 1-5 June 2009.
Milwaukee School of Engineering • 1025 North Broadway • Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109 • (414) 277-7300 • www.msoe.edu
Page 4 of 6 •
S. S. Holland and D. H. Schaubert, “Miniaturized Microstrip Patch Antennas for DualBand GPS Operation", Proc. Allerton Antenna Applications Symp., pp. 143-153, 16-18 September 2008, Monticello, IL.
Presentations Given •
“HF Antennas and Propagation” a one-hour seminar for the Marquette University Microwave Seminar Series. (11/10/2017)
•
Interactive workshop at the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition on using the Digilent Analog Discovery Board in upper-division electrical engineering courses. (5/28/2017)
•
“Control of scanblindnesses in printed dipole antenna arrays using PBG structures” a onehour seminar for the Marquette University Microwave Seminar Series. (4/7/2017)
•
“Underwater Antennas” a one-hour seminar for the Marquette University Microwave Seminar Series. (4/15/2016)
•
“Radar Fundamentals and Emerging Applications”, a one-hour talk on radar basics for the Marquette University EECE Graduate Colloquium (11-10-2015)
•
“Coffee Can FMCW Radar System”, a one-hour seminar on low-cost FMCW radar for the Marquette University Microwave Seminar Series. (09-18-2015)
•
“Wideband Impedance Matching Techniques”, a one-hour seminar on special techniques for generating broadband impedance matching circuits for the Marquette University Microwave Seminar Series. (11-07-2014)
•
“Fundamentals of Radar”, a 2-hour session at the MSOE Professional Engineers Advancing Knowledge (PEAK) event on the basic theory and practice of radar systems. (06-07-2014)
•
“Planar Ultra-Wideband Modular Antenna (PUMA) Arrays pt. 1 & 2”, two one-hour talks at two consecutive sessions of the Marquette Microwave Seminar. The talk focused on wideband antenna arrays and the development of the PUMA array architecture. (0404-2014 & 04-11-2014)
•
"Studying Engineering", Mount Caramel High School, Chicago, IL, 2011
Honors
Milwaukee School of Engineering • 1025 North Broadway • Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109 • (414) 277-7300 • www.msoe.edu
Page 5 of 6 •
MSOE Falk Engineering Educator Award finalist for academic years 2015, 2016, and 2017.
•
Student Paper Contest Winner, for the presentation and content of the paper, “A Fully Planar Ultrawideband Array", Antenna Applications Symposium, Monticello, IL, 2010.
•
Alumni Association Student Achievement Award, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 2006.
Scientific and Professional Societies of Which a Member •
Member, IEEE, Antennas and propagation, Microwave Theory and Techniques, and Education Societies
•
Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
•
Member, Tau Beta Pi
Institutional and Professional Service •
Co-chair of EE program faculty search committee (2017)
•
EECS Departmental Review Committee Chair (2017)
•
EECS Faculty Seminar Series Coordinator (2016-present)
•
MSOE Amateur Radio Club W9HHX faculty advisor (2017-present)
•
EECS Department representative on the Computer Users Committee (CUC) (2017Present)
•
MSOE Faculty Senator (2014-2017)
•
Milwaukee IEEE Chapter Chair of the APS/MTT/IM/ED joint society (Antennas and Propagation, Microwave Theory and Techniques, Instrumentation and Measurement, and Electron Devices societies). Jan 2015-Present.
•
Reviewer for the American Society of Engineering Education annual conference, 2013present)
•
Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Conference, IEEE wireless and Propagation Letters, 2011-present,
•
Review for the International Journal of Numerical Modeling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, Sept 2014-Present.
Milwaukee School of Engineering • 1025 North Broadway • Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109 • (414) 277-7300 • www.msoe.edu
Page 6 of 6 •
Reviewer for the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Electronic Letters (Sept 2016 – Present).
Professional Development •
2017 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
•
2017 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition
•
2017 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
•
2017 NIWeek Invited Panelist
•
2017 National KEEN Conference
•
2016 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition
•
2016 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
•
2015 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition
•
2015 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
•
2014 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
•
2014 ASEE National Effective Teaching Institute Workshop
•
2012 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
•
2011 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium
•
2010 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
•
2010 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium
•
2009 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
•
2009 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium
•
2008 Allerton Antenna Applications Symposium
Special Qualifications •
Undergraduate Minor in Mathematics
•
Specialization in Applied Electromagnetics: antennas, microwave circuits and systems, radar and communication systems
•
Analog electronics
Milwaukee School of Engineering • 1025 North Broadway • Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109 • (414) 277-7300 • www.msoe.edu
