Associate Professor, Department of Engineering, College of Technology and Innovation
Robert Grondin was raised in rural Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan, receiving degrees at all levels of electrical engineering, culminating in the PhD in 1982. He first served as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Colorado State University and then joined the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University in 1983. In 1999, he became the Director of Student Academic Services in the Dean's office of what is now the Ira A Fulton School of Engineering, serving in this capacity until 2004. He was responsible for administrative duties relating to students who either were experiencing problems or were creating problems or both.
In 2004 he transferred to the newly created Department of Engineering on the Polytechnic Campus of Arizona State University. His scholarly interests include the physical limits to electronics, engineering pedagogy, multidisciplinary engineering activities and diversity in engineering student populations.
Dr. Grondin is the co-author of one book, several book chapters and approximately 100 presentations and refereed journal articles. Four of his PhD students have served as faculty members in institutions of higher education in the United States or abroad.
Dr. Grondin was named a Presidential Young Investigator in 1985, was recognized as an outstanding student branch advisor by the IEEE in 1986 and became a Senior member of the IEEE. During the mid 1990's, he served as a member of the Management team for the Foundation Coalition, one of NSF's engineering educational coalitions. In this capacity he helped manage $3,000,000 of NSF funds supporting activities across 7 different schools and universities. He currently is a Lincoln Center Ethics Fellow for the Polytechnic Campus of Arizona State University.
Education
PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, 1982
MS Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, 1976
BS Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, 1974
Expertise
Electrical engineering
Research Interests
The physical limits to electronics, engineering pedagogy, multidisciplinary engineering activities and diversity in engineering student populations.
Awards
Senior member IEEE; National Science Foundation Presidential Young investigator; Outstanding Student Branch Advisor IEEE
