Professional Background for Stephen Horan at New Mexico State University

Education:

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, New Mexico State University, 1984

• M.S.E.E., New Mexico State University, 1981
• M.S. Astronomy, New Mexico State University, 1979

• A.B. Physics, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, 1976

Work Experience:

Space Communications Company

1984 - 1986, White Sands Ground Terminal, NM

• Software Maintenance Engineer, 1984 -- 1986
• Systems Engineer -- 1986

New Mexico State University

1986 - Present

• Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1986 - 1991
• Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1991 - 1996
• Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and holder of the Frank Carden Chair in Telemetering and Telecommunications, 1996 -- 2005
• Professor and Department Head, Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2005 - Present
• Director, New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, 1990 - 1998
• Director, Manuel Lujan Space Tele-Engineering Program, 1996 - 2005
• NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow, Johnson Space Center, 1987
• NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow, Goddard Space Flight Center, 1988

Service Experience:

• Vice Technical Program Chair, International Telemetering Conference, 1996
• Technical Program Chair, International Telemetering Conference, 1997
• Chair, National Council of Space Grant Directors, 1994 - 1996
• General Program Chair, International Telemetering Conference, 2002
• Universities Space Research Association Science and Engineering Education Council, 2003 - Present.

Professional Associations

• Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Senior Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Member, American Society for Engineering Education.

A full Vita is available.