Earned degrees:

• Ph.D., in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011

• M.S., in ECE, University of California at Davis, 2006

• B.S., in Electrical Engineering, University of Washington at Seattle, 1996

Academic appointments:

• Professor, ECE, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 08/2025 – Present.

• Associate Professor, ECE, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 08/2019 – 05/2025.

• Assistant Professor, ECE, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 08/2014 – 05/2019.

Brief biography:

Professor Ata Zadehgol (SM'16–M'07) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington in 1996, the M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) from the University of California, Davis in 2006, and the Ph.D. degree in ECE from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2011.

After more than a decade in the advanced microelectronics industry, he joined the University of Idaho in 2014 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. He was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor in 2019, and subsequently to Full Professor in 2025. He is the founding director of the Applied Computational Electromagnetics and Signal/Power Integrity (ACEM-SPI) Laboratory.

His research is guided by a commitment to advancing science and technology in service of positive and meaningful societal impact. His interests lie in computational electromagnetics and its applications across electronic systems operating from low frequencies to the terahertz regime—often characterized by disparate multi-scale and stochastic behavior. His work has been supported by research grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Micron Technology Inc., and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories.

Dr. Zadehgol is the recipient of the Best Poster-Paper Award in the 2016 IEEE Electrical Design of Advanced Packaging and Systems (EDAPS), the University of Idaho’s 2020 Presidential Mid-Career Award, and the 2025 Outstanding Faculty Award from the College of Engineering, recognizing excellence in research, teaching, and service. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Idaho.

"Your best and wisest refuge from all troubles is in your science" -- Ada Lovelace

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