MATEO ABOY, Program Director EE(T)
Electrical Engineering & Renewable Energy Department
20175 NW AmberGlen CT, Suite 100
Beaverton, OR, 97006
Tel: Appointments: 503-725-2137; Direct Line: 503-725-2129
Fax: 503-725-2130
E-mail: mateo.aboy@oit.edu
Web: http://www.mateoaboy.com/

Mateo Aboy joined the faculty at the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) during the 2004/05 academic year as a tenure-track professor of Electronics. He is currently the Program Director of EE(T) at the Portland Campus. He also teaches in the Doctoral program in Biomedical Engineering at OHSU and the Doctoral Program in DSP at University of Vigo. His education background includes a BS in Physics with a Minor in Mathematics; BS and MS degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering; Ing and MS degrees in Telecommunications Engineering; and a PhD in Electrical Engineering (PSU, MEC, U.Vigo). He completed the Executive Certificate Program in Management and Leadership at MIT (Sloan), graduate coursework in IP Law at UC-Berkeley, and is currently pursuing a MBA in International Management from the University of London.

Dr. Aboy has published over 60 journal and proceeding publications, including 11 papers published in IEEE Transactions in Biomedical Engineering. He serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE RITA journal (IEEE Education Society) and as the President/Chair of the IEEE Education Society (OR). He was elected to full membership of The Scientific Research Society and serves as a Reviewer for 8 scientific journals.

Dr. Aboy teaches Digital Signal Processing, Statistical Signal Processing, Biomedical Signal Processing, Signals & Systems, Introduction to Semiconductors and Amplifiers, Transistor Amplifiers, and Operational Amplifiers.

ROBERT BASS, Program Director REE
Departement of Electrical Engineering & Renewable Energy
Oregon Institute of Technology
Portland East Campus
7726 SE Harmony Road
Portland, OR 97222-1269
Tel: Appointments: 503-725-3066; Direct Line: 503-725-5924
Fax: 503-725-5925
E-mail: robert.bass@oit.edu
Web: http://internet.oit.edu/~robert.bass/

Dr. Robert Bass is an Assistant Professor and the Program Director of the Renewable Energy Systems Program at the Oregon Institute of Technology in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Bass joined the full-time faculty in September of 2005. Prior to his appointment at OIT, Dr. Bass was an Adjunct Professor of Physics at the University of Portland and an Adjunct Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at OIT Portland.

Dr. Bass received his Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2004 under the direction of Dr. Arthur Lichtenberger. His dissertation research centered on submillimeter-wave circuit design and unique fabrication technologies for superconducting terahertz heterodyne receivers. After receiving his Masters in Electrical Engineering in 2000, he joined an internet start-up firm in San Francisco as the lead software and database engineer. He then worked at the Biomechanical Impact Lab with the University of Virginias Mechanical Engineering Department. Dr. Bass received the Wilson Award for outstanding graduate teaching in 2004, and was the winner of the Virginia Engineering Foundations Optical Device Design award in 1999.

Dr. Bass teaches courses in renewable energy and electronics engineering technology at the Metro Campus of OIT Portland. He specializes in teaching courses in Renewable Energy Systems, Fuel Cells, Power Electronics, Photovoltaics, Communication Systems, Semiconductor Devices, Microwave Circuits and Analog IC Design

AKM AHSAN, Adjunct Professor
Electrical Engineering & Renewable Energy Department
Company: INTEL, Inc.
Dr. AKM Ahsan joined OIT-Portland during the 2007/08 academic year as an Adjunct Faculty member (Adjunct Professor). His educational background includes a BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering (MS, PhD, Arizona State University). His industry experience includes working for Intel as a device and process integration engineer in the R&D and component research group where he works developing Intel’s next generation logic and memory devices. He is responsible for research and innovation of metal gate MOSFET architecture, process flow, characterization, design rules and performance targeting.

AKM Ahsan teaches Semiconductor Devices and Digital courses at OIT.

TOM ALMY, Adjunct Instructor
Electrical Engineering & Renewable Energy Department
Company: Veris industries, Inc.

Tom Almy joined OIT-Portland during the 1989/0 academic year as an Adjunct Faculty member (Instructor). His education background includes a BS degree in Electrical Engineering (Cornell) and a MS degree in Electrical Engineering (Stanford). He has over 30 years of industry experience in ASIC Design (Tektronix, Credence, Veris Industries). Tom holds 8 patents.

Tom teaches upper division courses in Digital System Design and Microcontroller Systems.

ARMAN HEMATY, Adjunct Instructor
Electrical Engineering & Renewable Energy Department
Company: Maxim Integrated Products

Arman Hematy joined OIT-Portland during the 2005/6 academic year as an Adjunct Faculty member (Instructor). His education background includes a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and a MS degree in Electrical Engineering from McGill University (Canada). His industry experience includes working as an Analog Design Engineer at Maxim Integrated Products for the last 8 years where he is currently a Senior Member of the Technical Staff (Senior Analog/Mixed Signal Design Engineer).

Arman teaches Analog IC Design.

CRISTINA CRESPO, Adjunct Instructor
Electrical Engineering & Renewable Energy Department
Company: Maxim Integrated Products

Cristina Crespo joined OIT-Portland during the 2007/8 academic year as an Adjunct Faculty member (Instructor). Her education background includes a BS degree in Physics with a Minor in Mathematics, a BS degree in Electrical Engineering, and a MS degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering (PSU). She is currently completing her PhD in Electrical Engineering. Her industry experience includes working as an electrical engineer at MAXIM Integrated Products, Inc for the last 4 years where she currently is a Member of the Technical Staff.

Cristina teaches Electric Circuits and the Physics sequence at OIT.