2018-2019 in pictures with

Dennis DericksonElectrical Engineering Department ChairCalifornia Polytechnic State UniversitySan Luis Obispo, CAddericks@calpoly.edu

Here is a picture withMy faculty colleaguesIn the Electrical Engineering DepartmentAt Cal Poly in May 2019

Here is a picture of a portionOf a poster created by“The Diversity Project” clubThat Tina Smilksein started This year. It was usedAs part of our open houseActivities in April 2019.

Here is a picture of theElectrical Engineering Lobby where theSociety of Women Engineers is holding aHands-on workshopDuring our open house In April 2019.

We had two inductionCeremonies for our Eta Kappa Nu Group. ThisIs a picture of the spring2019 inductee group. Eta Kappa Nu is the ElectricalEngineering AcademicHonor Socieity.

This picture honorsProfessor Ahmad Nafisi(second from left) for his35 years of service to Cal Poly.

Dr. Nafisi is starting aFaculty in Early RetirementProgram next year.

Anritsu and the BurgoonFamily foundation donatedFunds for new MicroscopesSoldering irons, reflow Stations as part of an Electronics ManufacturingLaboratory in the department.

This picture shows theParticipants in our trip To Anritsu in January 2019.

Anritsu is a major sponsorof our high frequency designLaboratories.

This picture shows 6 inch diameter coax cable on the and the SutroTower (San Francisco) that we visited as a group in November of 2019. The coax can handle 50kW of radio frequency power.

Here is a picture from Our annual EE Banquet.Highlights included our Speaker Karen Bartleson(past IEEE president) andA dance routine from students.

Annual Trip to the PhotonicsWest trade show in San Francisco in Feb 2019.

Trip to the Electrical andComputer Engineering Department Heads ConferenceIn Tucson, Arizona.

We had 5 presenters fromElectrical Engineering atThe American Society ofEngineering EducationMeeting at Cal State LAThis year.

(left to right)Ali Dehghan BanadakiWayne PilkingtonMajid PoshtanBen HawkinsDennis Derickson

Jacob Trevethic just completedIs MS thesis on 77 GHzRadar applications.

(Left to right)Dennis DericksonJacob TrevethicAli Dehghan BanadakiDean Arakaki

Here is an IQ modulator board used in the EE456 laboratory

This is my 4H roboticsGroup preparing robotsFor the state 4H roboticscompetition

I organized the CaliforniaState 4H robotics competitionOn June 2, 2019. Here is oneOf the 4 events at the Competition.

Summer 4H camp robotics.

Robotics at the CaliforniaMid State Fair July 2019.

I ran a group of laboratories for the Cal Poly Epic Summer CampThis lab used the Arduino microprocessor. The student is hookingUp an LCD display in this example.

The Derickson family Celebrating the end of theAcademic year with a trip toHawaii.