H. Alan Mantooth

H. Alan Mantooth received the B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from the University of Arkansas, and the Ph.D. degree from Georgia Tech. He spent 8 years at Analogy, a startup company in Oregon. He then joined the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, where he currently holds the rank of Distinguished Professor. His research interests now include analog and mixed-signal IC design & CAD, semiconductor device modeling, power electronics, power electronic packaging, and cybersecurity. Dr. Mantooth established and serves as Executive Director of the National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission (NCREPT) and the UA Power Group. Professor Mantooth is the Founding Director of the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on GRid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems (GRAPES) and Deputy Director of the POETS NSF Engineering Research Center. Dr. Mantooth holds the 21st Century Research Leadership Chair in Engineering. He is a Past-President of the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics and Division II Director on the IEEE Board of Directors. Dr. Mantooth is a Fellow of IEEE, a member of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Eta Kappa Nu, and registered professional engineer in Arkansas.