Dr. Furses Home Page
Associate Vice President
for Research, University of Utah
Professor of
Electromagnetics
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Electrical Engineering Contact
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Assoc VP Research
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Office:
(801) 585-7234 / ECE Main Office: (801) 581-6941 |
(801) 581-7236 Administrative Assistant (who schedules
appointments for me): Vicki Alvey |
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MEB
3102 (3rd Floor, SW corner) Office Hours |
Park
Building Room 210 |
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Mailing
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Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering 50 S. Central Campus Drive, 3280 MEB University of Utah |
John R Park Building Room 210 201 Presidents Circle University of Utah SLC, UT 84112 Phone:
(801) 581-7236 |
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My Research
Student Research Opportunities
Undergraduate
Research Opportunities
Graduate Research Opportunities Dependent on available funding
Commercialization
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Courses
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ECE 3300 Introduction to
Electromagnetics [2011website] [2012canvas] |
Short Courses and
Tutorials
Biographical Information
Dr.
Furse received her B.S. in electrical engineering with a mathematics minor in 1985,
M.S. degree in electrical engineering in 1988, and her Ph.D. in electrical
engineering from the University of Utah in 1994. She is currently the Associate Vice President for Research
at the University of Utah and a Professor of Electrical and Computer
Engineering. She has taught electromagnetics, wireless communication, computational electromagnetics,
microwave engineering,
antenna design, and introductory electrical engineering. Dr. Furse works to interest young students,
particularly women and minorities in engineering and routinely volunteers in
Utah's K-12 schools. Dr. Furse’s
research program includes electromagnetics for biology and remote sensing. Her
work focuses on imbedded
antennas and sensors in complex environments, including sensors for
location of faults on aging aircraft wiring and telemetry systems in the human
body. Dr. Furse has directed the Utah “Smart Wiring” program, sponsored by
NAVAIR, USAF, NASA, and FAA since 1998. She is Chief Scientist and founder of LiveWire
Innovation, Inc., a spin off company commercializing devices to locate
intermittent faults on live wires. Dr. Furse was the Professor of the Year in the
College of Engineering at Utah State University for the year 2000, and Faculty Employee of
the year 2001. She also received the
Distinguished Young Alumni Award from the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at the University of Utah and the College of Engineering
Distinguished Engineering Educator Award.
She is a Fellow of the IEEE
and received the 2009
Harriett B. Rigas award from the IEEE Education Society.
Distinctions
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2009 University
of Utah Reynolds Lecture |
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IEEE Fellow, 2008 |
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College of Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award, 2008, University of Utah |
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Finalist, Stoel Rives Utah Innovation Awards, Computer and Electronics Division, LiveWire Innovation, 2008, 2012 |
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Distinguished Young Alumnus, University of Utah Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, 2008 |
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Teaching Excellence of the Year 2000, USU College of Engineering |
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Outstanding Teacher of the Year, USU Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1998-99 & 1999-00 |
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Outstanding Advisor of the Year, USU Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2000-01 & 2001-02 |
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Outstanding Researcher of the Year, USU Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2000-01 |
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Past Chair, Education Committee, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society |
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Founding Member of Editorial Board, Journal-Smart Structures & Systems |
Personal Interests
Last revised: August
2012