Profiles

Since 1914 when ISU electrical engineering alumnus Paul Spencer Clapp served as an engineer on the first transcontinental telephone line, Iowa State electrical and computer engineering alumni across the world have spent their careers developing, implementing, and leading technological innovations that greatly impact industry and society. Our faculty and students also are leaders and innovators in their fields and electrical and computer engineering education.

The following are links to profiles of alumni, faculty, and student leaders and innovators, past and present, from the department.

Clifford E. Berry, co-inventor of the world’s first electronic digital computer Mike Boxleiter, founder of Intuition Games video game company David L. Carlson, inventor of infant respiratory augmentor David R. Ditzel, leader in RISC concept Tunc Doluca, president and CEO of Maxim Integrated Products Glynis (Fluhr) Hinschberger, first female MS degree graduate Donald Linder, developer of the world’s first portable phone Howard O. Lorenzen, the “father of electronic warfare” Edward R. McCracken, developer of 3-D graphics machines that helped launch the world of “virtual reality” David C. Nicholas, inventor of the encoding process essential to fax machines Gerald J. Posakony, pioneer of medical ultrasound technology Frankie Roohparvar, leader in NAND Flash memory technology Ali Safaeinili, engineer on NASA’s MARSIS instrument to explore Mars Sehat Sutardja, leader in semiconductor industry, co-founder of Marvell Technology Group, and “Inventor of the Year” Thomas M. Whitney, inventor of the world’s first handheld scientific calculator	Srinivas Aluru, member of team to sequence maize genome Chris Chu, creator of FastPlace algorithm Randall Geiger and Degang Chen, innovators in analog and mixed signal testing Manimaran Govindarasu, recipient of Best IT Innovation Award Yong Guan, creator of technology to combat online action fraud Jaeyoun Kim, engineer of artificial compound bug eye Suraj Kothari, founder of EnSoft Corporation Diane Rover, first female ISU computer engineering PhD graduate and current professor Alexander Stoychev, leader in developmental robotics research	Anna, junior in electrical engineering Koray, researcher in GPS-free navigation systems for unmanned aerial vehicles Mike, reseacher in new field of graphics architecture Ritika, researcher in deveopmental robotics

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