Dr. Allison Kipple  

Assistant Professor
Office: Room 264, Building 69, South Campus
Northern Arizona University
PO Box 15600
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5600
Phone: 928-523-5303
Fax: 928-523-2300
Email: Allison.Kipple@nau.edu
Personal website: /~ak234/

Educational background

PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Minor in Educational Psychology, The University of Arizona, 2004
MS, Electrical & Computer Engineering, The University of Arizona, 2000
BS, Aerospace Engineering, summa cum laude, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1992

Courses taught

EE 364, Fundamentals of Electromagnetics
EE 386, Engineering Design
EE 464, Advanced Electromagnetics
EE 490, Power Systems

Employment history prior to NAU

2001-2006: Chief, Antenna Test Facility, U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
1998-2001: Research Assistant & Mathematics Instructor, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
1995-1998: Calibration Engineer, Alaska Synthetic Aperture Radar Facility, Fairbanks, Alaska
1988-1993: Research Assistant, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, Colorado

Areas of emphasis

Electromagnetics
Antennas
Power Systems
Engineering Education
Project Management
Service Learning

Research work

Students' conceptual understanding of electromagnetics
Innovations in antenna design and measurement
Fundamental electromagnetics

Professional organizations

IEEE - Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering
ASEE - American Society for Engineering Education
AMTA - Antenna Measurement Techniques Association

Hobbies/Recreational activities

Travel
Hiking & cross-country skiing