Dr. Robert Meyer

Professor

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Biography

Professor Meyer received his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree (First Class Honors) from the University of Melbourne in 1963. He earned a Master of Engineering Science (Honors) in 1965 with a thesis on the evaluation of noise parameters in bipolar field-effect transistors and completed his Ph.D. at the same institution in 1968 with a thesis focused on the signal noise performance of transistor mixers. He served as an Assistant Lecturer in Electrical Engineering at the University of Melbourne and then joined the University of California, Berkeley in 1968, where he became a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. Professor Meyer's research interests include integrated-circuit design and device fabrication with a particular emphasis on nonlinear phenomena and noise performance. He has co-authored and edited significant works in his field and has acted as a consultant for various companies in the electronics industry. He has received multiple awards for his contributions to engineering education and has held editorial positions in prestigious journals. Professor Meyer holds eight U.S. patents and is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Lecturer

1968-01-01 — 1968-09-01

University of Melbourne • Melbourne, Australia

Employed as an Assistant Lecturer in Electrical Engineering.

Professor Emeritus

1968-09-01 — Present

University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, CA

Joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences as a Distinguished Professor.

Awards

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IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award

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IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award

Requirements for University of California, Berkeley

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE Subject
Overall Score
Required:500
Overall
Required:500
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent Preparation comparable to undergraduate major at Berkeley in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics 2 full years lower-division work (Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Multivariable Calculus) 8 one-semester upper-division courses (Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Abstract Algebra, Linear Algebra)
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

The Mathematics Subject GRE is required for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle. General GRE is optional.