Tom Weller
Dean, College of Engineering- Farina Madamba: (775) 682-7757
- Dean's Suite: (775) 784-6925
- Email: thomasweller@unr.edu
- Building: WPEB
- Room: 441
Summary
Tom Weller, Ph.D., is the dean of the College of Engineering. Before joining the University of Nevada, Reno, he was school head of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the College of Engineering at Oregon State University. Dean Weller’s research experience is in applied electromagnetics, with specific applications that include microwave and mmWave circuit, sensor and antenna design; additive manufacturing; and equivalent circuit modeling. He is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Dean Weller also is an inventor or co-inventor of 45 issued U.S. patents and is a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. He has supervised 28 Ph.D. students to completion and has supported student-focused initiatives designed to create a community of scholars and provide professional and academic opportunities.
Dean Weller’s research focuses on applied electromagnetics, with an emphasis on the design, fabrication and characterization of high-frequency circuits, antennas and sensors. He has supervised more than 130 research projects and received grants totaling more than $16.5 million as principal investigator and $8.5 million as co-principal investigator from agencies that include the National Science Foundation, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Department of Transportation, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Army Research Laboratory, the Economic Develop Administration, the state of Oregon and several private companies.
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1995
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1991
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, summa cum laude, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1988
- Oregon State University
- Professor and School Head, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, 2018-2025
- Executive Director of Semiconductor Programs, 2024-2025
- Interim and Founding Director, Center for Research in Engineering Education Online, College of Engineering, 2021-2022
- University of South Florida, College of Engineering
- Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering, 2012-2018
- Professor and Associate Dean for Research, 2008-2011
- Professor of Electrical Engineering, 2006-2008
- Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, 2001-2006
- Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, 1995-2001
- Industry
- Modelithics, Inc., Tampa, Florida | Founder and Vice President for Technical Operations, 2001-2007
- Edge Technology, Pleasanton, California | Software Engineer, 1988-1989
- Hughes Aircraft, El Segundo, California | Communications Systems Engineering, 1988-1990
- Michael and Judith Gaulke Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University, 2018–2025
- Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018
- Distinguished Service Award, Wireless & Microwave Technology Conference Executive Committee, 2017
- Courtesy Professor, University of South Florida (USF) Institute for Advanced Discovery & Innovation, 2017-2018
- Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2016
- William R. Jones Outstanding Mentor Award, Florida Education Fund, 2010
- USF Diversity Honor Roll, 2010
- USF Academy of Inventors, Charter Member, 2009-2018
- IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology (MTT) Society Outstanding Young Engineer, 2005
- USF President’s Award for Faculty Excellence, 2003
- IBM Faculty Partnership Award, 2000 and 2001
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 1999
- IEEE MTT Society Microwave Prize for Best Technical Paper, 1996 |For significant contributions to the field of endeavor in the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, for the paper entitled Terahertz-Bandwidth Characteristics of Coplanar Transmission Lines on Low Permittivity Substrates