Steven Cummer

Research Interests

Theoretical and experimental electromagnetic problems related to geophysical remote sensing and engineered electromagnetic materials.

Bio

Dr. Steven Cummer received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1997 and prior to joining Duke University in 1999 he spent two years at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center as an NRC postdoctoral research associate. Awards he has received include a National Science Foundation CAREER award and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2001. His current work is in a variety of theoretical and experimental electromagnetic problems related to geophysical remote sensing and engineered electromagnetic materials.

Education

• B.S.E.E. Stanford University, 1991
• M.S.E.E. Stanford University, 1993
• Ph.D. Stanford University, 1997

Positions

• William H. Younger Distinguished Professor of Engineering
• Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Bass Fellow

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

• Stansell Family Distinguished Research Award. Pratt School of Engineering. 2018
• Fellow. Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2011
• Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. President of the United States of America. 2001

Courses Taught

• ECE 110L9: Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Lab
• ECE 110L: Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• ECE 270DL: Fields and Waves: Fundamentals of Information Propagation
• ECE 270L9: Fields and Waves: Fundamentals of Information Propagation (Lab)
• ECE 391: Projects in Electrical and Computer Engineering
• ECE 493: Projects in Electrical and Computer Engineering
• ECE 574: Waves in Matter
• ECE 590: Advanced Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
• ECE 891: Internship