The main strength of our faculty is that all of them have extensive teaching, industrial, and professional experience. Each faculty member brings a unique blend of academic and industrial experience to the department. There are no members of the EET faculty who have strictly educational training or technical education training without industrial work experience. Our faculty are dedicated and committed instructors, who truly enjoy their close and personalized interaction with their students.
Dr. William Brown is assistant professor of electronics engineering technology. He received a BA degree in Physics and obtained MS and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Dr. Brown come to us from the aerospace industry where he spend many years at Boeing Airplane Company, Martin Marietta, and Ball Aerospace. He has taught courses in free-space and fiber optical communications and random processes at the University of Colorado at Denver. He is a member of IEEE, OSA, and SPIE.
Dr. Jude DePalma is associate professor of engineering who also teaches electronics courses in the EET program. He has a BSEE degree from the University of Florida, a MSEE degree from Purdue University, and a Ph. D. from Colorado State University. Dr. DePalma joined the faculty at USC in 1994. His professional interests include biomedical engineering, signal processing, and artificial intelligence. He has just completed a summer research scholarship with NASA.
Dr. DePalma is faculty advisor for the IEEE student club.
Mr. William Huffine, EET Program Coordinator,is associate professor of electronics engineering technology. He holds a BSEE degree from California State Polytechnic College, and a MSEE degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He joined USC in 1995. His professional interests include analog and data acquisition circuitry, radio and electronic communication systems, electromagnetic field theory, applications of linear integrated circuits, and programming in various languages.
Dr. John B. Tappen is associate professor of electronics engineering technology, retired. He has a BS degree from Wesleyan University and the University of Utah, a M.Sc. from the University of Arizona, and a Ph. D. degree from the University of Tennessee Space Institute. He joined USC in 1982. Dr. Tappen's professional interests are scientific computing, systems programming, and engineering applications. Dr. Tappen will continue on staff in the College of ASET as a part-time researcher to work with the US Navy.
Dr. William Brown is assistant professor of electronics engineering technology. He received a BA degree in Physics and obtained MS and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Dr. Brown come to us from the aerospace industry where he spend many years at Boeing Airplane Company, Martin Marietta, and Ball Aerospace. He has taught courses in free-space and fiber optical communications and random processes at the University of Colorado at Denver. He is a member of IEEE, OSA, and SPIE.
Dr. Jude DePalma is associate professor of engineering who also teaches electronics courses in the EET program. He has a BSEE degree from the University of Florida, a MSEE degree from Purdue University, and a Ph. D. from Colorado State University. Dr. DePalma joined the faculty at USC in 1994. His professional interests include biomedical engineering, signal processing, and artificial intelligence. He has just completed a summer research scholarship with NASA.
Mr. William Huffine, EET Program Coordinator, is associate professor of electronics engineering technology. He holds a BSEE degree from California State Polytechnic College, and a MSEE degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He joined USC in 1995. His professional interests include analog and data acquisition circuitry, radio and electronic communication systems, electromagnetic field theory, applications of linear integrated circuits, and programming in various languages.
Dr. John B. Tappen is associate professor of electronics engineering technology, retired. He has a BS degree from Wesleyan University and the University of Utah, a M.Sc. from the University of Arizona, and a Ph. D. degree from the University of Tennessee Space Institute. He joined USC in 1982. Dr. Tappen's professional interests are scientific computing, systems programming, and engineering applications. Dr. Tappen will continue on staff in the College of ASET as a part-time researcher to work with the US Navy.
