Dr. Robert Bass, Assistant Professor 

Renewable Engergy Systems
OIT/Portland
Metro Center
7726 SE Harmony Rd
Portland, OR 97222
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/
Biography:
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.

Dr. Mateo Aboy, Program Director
Electronics Engineering Technology
OIT/Portland
CAPITAL Center
18640 NW Walker Road
Beaverton, OR 97006
Tel: Appointments: 503-725-2133; Direct Line: 503-725-2129
Fax: 503-725-2130
E-mail: mateo.aboy@oit.edu
Web: http://www.mateoaboy.com
Biography
Dr. Mateo Aboy joined the faculty at OIT Portland in January 2005 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology. Prior to his appointment at OIT, Dr. Aboy worked as a Research DSP Engineer at the Complex Systems Laboratory/Biomedical Signal Processing Laboratory (OHSU/PSU). He received his B.S. degree in Physics (High Honors) with a Minor in Mathematics and his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering (High Honors) from Portland State University (PSU), Portland, OR, in 2002. In 2004, he received the M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from PSU and the M.Phil. (DEA) degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the College of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSIT) of University of Vigo (ETSIT-Vigo, Spain, EU), where he also obtained his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering (summa cum laude) in September 2005.

Dr. Aboy's research is primarily focused on statistical signal processing and its applications in biomedical engineering. He has published over 50 scholarly articles and international conference proceedings papers. Dr. Aboy serves as a Reviewer for several of the top scientific journals in the field, including IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. In 2005, Dr. Aboy was nominated to full-member of the national Research Scientific Society for his noteworthy contributions to research. He is a lifetime honorary member of the Golden-Key Honor Society, a past Chapter President of the International Electrical Engineering Honor Society, and past Corresponding Secretary of the National Engineering Honor Society. He currently servers as the North Representative of the IEEE Engineering Education Society Chapter in Oregon.

Dr. Geoffrey J. Peter
E-mail: geoffrey.peter@oit.edu
Biography:
Dr. Geoffrey J. Peter is a licensed Professional Engineer in Oregon and Washington State in the areas of Mechanical and Nuclear engineering and has over 20 years industrial experience. He is a Consultant Engineer and specializes in computational fluid dynamics, thermal and structural analysis, nuclear shielding, thermal hydraulics, and nuclear criticality analysis. His recent industrial experience includes as Nuclear/Mechanical Engineer at the Hanford, Washington, DOE Site and as Lead Thermal/Fluid Analyst at ASML Lithography Inc., Wilton, Connecticut.

Dr. Peter teaches courses in thermal fluid science and mathematics at George Fox University and at OIT.