Title: Looking at the Bigger Picture in Academic Research
Abstract: There are many technologies we are accustomed to that are initiated by researchers at academic institutions, developed by industry, and driven by public policies. Many of them would not have been possible without the contributions of academic research. This talk will review past and current trends in research and the impact of education and academic research on future engineers, scientists, and technology professionals. It will also explore the dissemination of knowledge and the importance of academic institutions’ support of education, research, and technology development.
Biography: Hulya Kirkici is Professor and the Department Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of South Alabama. She received B.S. and M.S. in physics from Middle East Technical University, Turkey; and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University (currently NYU), NY. Previously, Dr. Kirkici was Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Auburn University, visiting scholar / Faculty Fellow at the Air Force Research Laboratory – Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and visiting scientist/engineer at NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. Dr. Kirkici’s research interests are electrical insulation, high-frequency dielectric breakdown, and repetitive pulsed power. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles and given plenary and invited talks nationally and internationally (Turkey, Japan, S.Korea, Australia, and China).
Hulya Kirkici is Professor and the Department Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of South Alabama. She received B.S. and M.S. in physics from Middle East Technical University, Turkey; and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University (currently NYU), NY. Previously, Dr. Kirkici was Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Auburn University, visiting scholar / Faculty Fellow at the Air Force Research Laboratory – Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and visiting scientist/engineer at NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. Dr. Kirkici’s research interests are electrical insulation, high-frequency dielectric breakdown, and repetitive pulsed power. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles and given plenary and invited talks nationally and internationally (Turkey, Japan, S.Korea, Australia, and China).
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