Panelists
Christos Ferekides
Professor and Department Chair
Electrical Engineering
University of South Florida
Dr. Ferekides' research interests include thin-film electronic materials and devices for optoelectronic applications; thin film depositions and properties; device fabrication and characterization.
Nicholas Fila
Research Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Iowa State University
Nicholas D. Fila is a research assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. His current research explores engineering students' experiences with innovation, empathy across engineering education and engineering design settings, design thinking in the course design process, and novel uses of qualitative research methods in engineering education.
Anthony Maciejewski
Professor and Head
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Colorado State University
Tony Maciejewski received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1982, 1984, and 1987, respectively, all from The Ohio State University. From 1988 to 2001 he was a professor of ECE at Purdue University. He joined the ECE department at Colorado State University (CSU) in 2001 where he is currently a professor and department head. He is a fellow of IEEE "for contributions to the design and control of kinematically redundant robots," and the current Vice-President of Technical Activities for the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. He is the PI on CSU’s NSF “RED” grant, which was the recipient of CSU’s “Instructional Innovation Award”, the National Society of Professional Engineers – Colorado chapter “Public Project of the Year” award in 2019, and ECEDHA’s “Innovative Program” award in 2020.
Harry Powell
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Virginia
Dr. Powell is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia. After receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1978 he was an active research and design engineer, focusing on automation, embedded systems, remote control, and electronic/mechanical co-design techniques, holding 16 patents in these areas. Returning to academia, he earned a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2011 at the University of Virginia. His current research interests include machine learning, embedded systems, electrical power systems, and engineering education. He also serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Programs.