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Bio
Steve E. Watkins
Salem, Missouri
2013 Inducted into the Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering
EDUCATION
1989 Ph.D. EE – The University of Texas at Austin
1985 MSEE – University of Missouri – Rolla
1983 BSEE – University of Missouri – Rolla
WORK EXPERIENCE
2004 – Present Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly UMR)
1996 – 2004 Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, UMR
1989 – 1996 Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, UMR
2005 – Present Associate Chair of EE Undergraduate Studies, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Missouri S&T
2005 Summer Faculty-Member-in-Residence, Washington Internships for Students of Engineering (WISE) Program, Washington, DC
2004 IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow / Legislative Staff U.S. Congress, Office of Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (CA 46th), Washington, DC
2002 – Present Consultant, Savant LLC
1989 – 1991 Visiting Physicist, Phillips Laboratory, USAF, Kirtland AFB, NM
1985 – 1986 Visiting Scholar, Musashino Electrical Communication Laboratories Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., Tokyo, Japan
OTHER
- 1 Patent, 3 Book Chapters, 45 Archival Papers, & 78 Other Publications
- Coordinator for S&T Smart Composite Bridge Project
- IEEE (Senior Member), SPIE (Senior Member), & ASEE
- Member – IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, & Sigma Xi
- IEEE R5 ExCom 2006-Present, IEEE Section Chair 2003, & ASEE Section Chair 2008-2009
- IEEE RAB Achievement Award: Contributions to IEEE Student Ethics Competition 2004
- IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu: Editor-in-Chief, The Bridge Magazine, 2013-Present
- IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu: Director 2004-07 & S&T Chapter Advisor 1992-Present
- Eta Kappa Nu: 1983 A. B. Zerby Award Recipient & 1993 OYEE Award Finalist
- Toastmasters International: District 8 Governor 1994-1995 & S&T Club Advisor 1991-Present
- Toastmasters International: 2003 Presidential Citation for Student Outreach
- Dent-Phelps R3 School Board: 5-term Member Starting 2001 & President 2008-2012
April 2013