Biography

Shannon Blunt
	Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department, University of Kansas, USA Education: Dr. Blunt received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1999, 2000, and 2002, respectively, from the University of Missouri.  Accomplishments/Interests: From 2002 to 2005 Dr. Blunt was with the Radar Division of the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C.  Since 2005 he has been with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Kansas (KU) where he is affiliated with the Radar Systems & Remote Sensing Lab (RSL).  His research interests are in signal processing and system design for radar, communications, and biomedical imaging with a particular emphasis on waveform diversity techniques.  He is presently serving as an Associate
Editor for IEEE Transactions on Aerospace & Electronic Systems (AESS), is on the Editorial Board for IET Radar, Sonar, & Navigation, and is a member of the IEEE AESS Radar Systems Panel.  He is a Senior Member of IEEE, a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi, and serves as a faculty advisor to the Kansas Alpha chapter of Tau Beta Pi. Awards/Honors: Dr. Blunt received the 2008 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Award, the KU 2008 Harry Talley Excellence in Teaching Award, the KU 2008 Miller Professional Development Award for Research, and three Research Publication Awards from the Naval Research Laboratory (in 2004, 2006, and 2007).