DR. ANDREW BLANCHARD
Professor, Electrical Engineering

Andrew J. Blanchard received the B.S. degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, in 1972, the M.S. degree from Colorado State University in 1973, and the Ph.D. degree from Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1977, all in electrical engineering.

Prior to joining the University of Texas at Dallas, he was employed in academia, working in industry and as a consultant to government and industry. He held Full Professorships with the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and the University of Texas at Arlington. He served as a Research Engineer and was recognized as a Research Fellow for outstanding research performance for three years with the Texas Engineering Experiment Station. From 1979 to 1983 he held an Assistant Professorship in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University. One of several citations during his academic career came in 1985 when he was awarded the Eta Kappa Nu MacDonald Award as the " Outstanding Electrical Engineering Professor in the United States." From 1977 to 1979 he was Group Supervisor of the Remote Sensing Group in the Exploration Research Division of Conoco, Inc., Ponca City, Oklahoma. From 1989 to 1995 he worked with the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), serving as the Director of the Space Technology and Research Center (STAR Center). From 1995 to 2000 he was employed as the Director of Research for the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Dr. Blanchard is a member of The Electromagneties Society, URSI Commission F, IEEE, Geoscience Remote Sensing Society (GRSS), Chair of the Society Review Committee of IEEE TAB, and Chairman of the GRS Society Fellow Evaluation Committee. He is affiliated with AGU, Phi Kappa Phi, Eta Kappa Nu, ASEE and Tau Beta Pi. He is a registered engineer in the State of Texas, no. 48445 and an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow. As General Chairman, he hosted IEEE's 1992 International Geosciece and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) in Houston, Texas and was the Co-General Chairman, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2000 (IGARSS 2000,20' Anniversary of IGARSS Symposia) held in Honolulu, Hawaii. His contributions to the IEEE GRSS AdCom since becoming a member in 1986 include Newsletter Editor, Chairman of the Constitution and Bylaws committee, Treasurer, Vice President, President and chair of strategic planning for the Society. Dr Blanchard was the 1996 Recipient of the IEEE GRSS Outstanding Service Award, and the IEEE Third Millennium Medal.

Research Interests: His areas of technical specialization include mathematical modeling of electromagnetic phenomena; microwave theory and design, radar systems and antenna analysis; radar cross section measurements; tomographic imaging (microwave and acoustic),and electro-optical system design and modeling.