Biography
Kathleen L. Melde
received the B.S. degree from California State University, Long Beach, in 1985,
the M.S. degree from California State University, Northridge, in 1987, and the
Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1996, all in
electrical engineering. She is currently a Professor in the
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Arizona,
Tucson. From 1985 to 1996, she worked in the Radar Systems Group of Hughes
Electronics. Her work experience includes the design and development of phase
shifters, RF feed networks, radiator elements and transmit/receive (T/R) modules
for airborne phased-array and active array antennas. Her current research
interests include high-density circuit packaging and interconnects as well as
the development of antennas for wireless communications systems. She holds 4
U.S. patents and has authored or co-authored over 50 technical publications.
Dr. Melde was awarded a Hughes
Aircraft Company Doctoral Fellowship. She is a Senior Member of the IEEE
Antennas and Propagation (AP-S) and Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT)
Societies. She is a member of URSI Commission B, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, and
Sigma Xi. In 1999, she was elected to serve a 3-year term on the Administrative
Committee (AdCom) for the IEEE AP-S Society. From 1997 to 1999 she was the PACE
(Professional Activities) Chair for the AP-S Society and the Associate Editor
responsible for the PACE column for the AP-S Magazine. She is currently an
Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.
Honors and Awards
- Elected to 3- Year term to Administrative Committee (AdCom), IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society, 1999-2001
- Awarded the University of Arizona, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2001 Undergraduate Course Improvement Award
- Elected to URSI (International Radio Science Union) Commission B, in 1999
- Elected to Senior Member Grade, Institute of Electrical &Electronics Engineers (IEEE), February 1997
- Nominated for Packard Foundation Fellowship from Office of President, University of Arizona, in 1997 and again in 1998
- Awarded 2nd Place in the 1996 USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting Student Paper Competition
- Awarded the UCLA Dept. of Electrical Engineering Graduate Woman of the Year in 1996
- Invited to be 1996 Keynote Speaker, California State University Northridge, School of Engineering Commencement
- Received a Hughes Aircraft Company Doctoral Fellowship (1990-1996)
- Received Four Hughes Aircraft Company Invention & Patent Awards (1987-1992)
- Received a Hughes Aircraft Company Microwave Master’s Fellowship
- Received a Rockwell International Engineering Scholarship (1983)
- Received TRW Engineering Scholarship (1982)
- Member Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society
- Member Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society
- Member Sigma Psi, Science and Engineering Honor Society