About Robert D. Engelken

2013               Inducted into the Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EDUCATION

1983               Ph.D. EE – University of Missouri - Rolla
1980               MSEE – University of Missouri - Rolla
1978               BS Physics – Arkansas State University
1974               Graduated as Valedictorian from Walnut Ridge, Arkansas High School

WORK EXPERIENCE

1992 – 2013   Professor of Electrical Engineering, Arkansas State University
2003 – 2011   Director of Electrical Engineering, Arkansas State University
1986 – 1992   Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Arkansas State University
1983 – 1986   Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Arkansas State University
1982 – 1983   Instructor of Electrical Engineering, Arkansas State University
1998 – 2013   Faculty Associate, Arkansas State University Environmental Sciences Graduate Program
1978 – 1982   Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Missouri-Rolla
1974 – 1978   Various Summer Job Positions in Northeast Arkansas Factories
1982 – 2013   Various Consulting Jobs for Regional Businesses and Individuals

OTHER

• 1983 – 2013 Faculty Counselor of ASU IEEE Student Branch
• 1988 – 2013 Licensed Professional Engineer in Arkansas
• 1987/1988, 2002/2003 Arkansas State University Faculty Award for Scholarship/Research
• 2011/2012 Arkansas State University Faculty Award for Advising
• 1983-2013 Significant Research Program in Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Notably Deposition of Thin Films by Chemical and Electrochemical Methods, Including Many Publications and Presentations, Numerous Grants, One Patent, and Involvement of Approximately 100 Students
• Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Member of Electrochemical Society
• Member of American Society for Engineering Education
• Author of How to (Not) Fall Flat on Your Face in College: Where the Nose Meets the Grindstone or the Face Hits the Floor, Trafford Publishing Co., 1986