Dr. Steven Cummer

Professor

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Biography

Steven Cummer is the William H. Younger Distinguished Professor at Duke University, having joined the faculty in 1999 after completing a postdoctoral research associate stint at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1997, following a Bachelor's and Master's degree in the same field from Stanford. His research is focused on theoretical and experimental electromagnetic problems related to geophysical remote sensing and engineered electromagnetic materials. Steven has received several prestigious awards including the National Science Foundation CAREER award and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2001. Additionally, he has been recognized as a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2011. He currently serves as the Associate Chair for Faculty Affairs in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke, where he teaches advanced topics in electrical and computer engineering and leads various projects related to fields and waves.

Research Interests

Awards

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National Science Foundation CAREER award

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Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

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Stansell Family Distinguished Research Award

Courses

ECE 590: Advanced Topics Electrical Computer Engineering ECE 574: Waves Matter ECE 392: Projects Electrical Computer Engineering ECE 391: Projects Electrical Computer Engineering ECE 270L9: Fields Waves: Fundamentals Information Propagation (Lab) ECE 270DL: Fields Waves: Fundamentals Information Propagation ECE 110L: Fundamentals Electrical Computer Engineering ECE 110L9: Fundamentals Electrical Computer Engineering - Lab

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)