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Dr. Steve E. Watkins is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Applied Optics Laboratory at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly the University of Missouri--Rolla).
Dr. Watkins is active in IEEE (senior member), IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu, SPIE (Fellow Member), ASEE, and Tau Beta Pi. His research and teaching interests include smart sensor systems, UAV instrumentation, fiber optics, imaging, engineering education, and pre-college education. He was coordinator of the campus Smart Composite Bridge project and is advisor to the following student groups: IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi.
Dr. Watkins earned bachelor of science and master of science degrees in electrical engineering from Missouri S&T in 1983 and 1985, respectively. He also holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Watkins joined the Missouri S&T faculty in 1989 as an assistant professor of electrical engineering. He was named associate professor in 1996 and professor in 2004. He served as Interim Department Chair from June 2020 to July 2022 and is a member of the Academy of ECE at Missouri S&T.
Contact Information
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
121 EECH, 301 West 16th Street
Rolla, Missouri 65409-0040
(573) 341-6321
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
… → 1989
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri--Rolla
… → 1985
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, University of Missouri--Rolla
… → 1983
Research Interests
- Smart sensor systems
- Fiber optics
- Imaging
- Engineering education
- Pre-college education
Disciplines
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Panel: Faculty Leadership
Karam, L., Zissis, G., Yao, J., Nelson, J., Jo, M., Sliz, R., Nogueira, M., Watkins, S. & Wang, H., 2023, 2023 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2023 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Accelerated BS/MS Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Woodley, R. S. & Watkins, S. E., Sep 1 2022, In: Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Midwest Section Annual Conference (2022, Tulsa, OK).Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quality-of-Service Architecture for Cloud Computing Networking
Owens, K. R. & Watkins, S. E., Jan 1 2021, In: IEEE-HKN The Bridge Magazine. 117Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatially Continuous Strain Monitoring using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors Embedded in Carbon Fiber Composites
Jothibasu, S., Du, Y., Anandan, S., Dhaliwal, G. S., Gerald, R. E., Watkins, S. E., Chandrashekhara, K. & Huang, J., Jul 1 2019, In: Optical Engineering. 58, 7, 072004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparison of Binary and Multi-Level Logic Processing for an Optical Encoder
Renne, C. M., Watkins, S. E. & Ciezki, J. G., Mar 1 2018, In: Proceedings of SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring (2018, Denver, CO). 10598Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press/Media
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Missouri S&T Professor Wins Tau Beta Pi-McDonald Mentor Award
8/9/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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- Missouri University of Science & Technology: Donnell Named Woodard Associate Professor for Excellence
Shamsi, P., Donnell, K. M. & Watkins, S. E.
2/9/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research