Timothy Kurzweg Ph.D.

Dr. Timothy Kurzweg

Timothy Kurzweg Ph.D.
Dr. Timothy Kurzweg is an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. He obtained his B.S. degree from Penn State University and M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He joined Drexel in 2002, and was appointed the Associate Department Head of Undergraduate Affairs in 2010, as well as the Director of the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Program in 2010. He is the recipient of the 2011 C. Holmes MacDonald Outstanding Teacher Award from IEEE-HKN, and the Drexel University Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2009. In 2009, he co-founded MetaTenna LLC, a startup that spun out of funded research at Drexel in transparent, flexible antennas. His technical interests are in the area of micro-optical systems for biological sensing, communication, and imaging.

Dr. Kurzweg is IEEE Region 2 Director (2015-2016), and has been an active volunteer for IEEE since 2008. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of IEEE, IEEE-MGA, IEEE-USA, and IEEE-HKN.