MSU College of Engineering Dean Leo Kempel was awarded the 2024 ECE Alumni Distinguished Educator Award by Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan (U-M). Kempel received both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from U-M.
Dean of the College of Engineering
"It is such an honor to be recognized by my alma mater.”, Kempel said. “My time at U-M taught me valuable lessons for both my career and life in general. I’m proud to carry forward that tradition of excellence."
Kempel, the Dennis P. Nyquist Endowed Professor of Electromagnetics, is the ninth dean of the Michigan State University College of Engineering, where he has led eight academic departments and two academic programs since 2014. Under his leadership, the college’s research, teaching, and innovation continue to generate high-impact opportunities and advancement and fuel workforce and economic development across the globe.
Kempel’s research interests include conformal antennas, engineered materials for microwave applications, and computational electromagnetics. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, the Commission B of the International Scientific Radio Union (URSI), and the Department of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board.
A faculty member in the college’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kempel previously served as the inaugural director of the MSU High Performance Computing Center, associate dean for special initiatives, and associate dean for research.
Leo Kempel will present a lecture to the public on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 3:00pm in the Johnson Rooms, 3rd floor of the Lurie Engineering Center.
Originally written and published by Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Michigan.
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