Charles K. Alexander

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Charles K. Alexander
Charles K. Alexander

Charles K. Alexander, IEEE President, 1997, is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cleveland State University. He served earlier as the Dean of the Fenn College of Engineering at Cleveland State University, Dean of Engineering and Computer Science at California State University at Northridge, and Acting Dean of the College of Engineering at Temple University.

Biography

Alexander received his B.S. degree from Ohio Northern University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University. He has served as a consultant to numerous corporate and governmental organizations and is involved in research and development projects ranging from solar energy to software engineering.

Alexander has taught at Ohio University; Temple University; California State University, Northridge; Tennessee Technological University; and Youngstown State University. He is Managing Director of the Wright Center for Sensor Systems (WCSSE) and Professor of Electrical Engineering at Cleveland State University and was recently. He served as Dean of Fenn College of Engineering at Cleveland State University. He has received awards in recognition of his outstanding teaching and research.

Alexander is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and served as the IEEE president in 1997.

Further Reading

Charles Alexander's Oral History