Hal S Tharp
- Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Associate Department Head
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 621-2436
- Electrical & Computer Engr, Rm. 256
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- tharp@arizona.edu
Biography
| Hal Tharp (S'83–M'87) received the B.S. degree from the University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology) in 1981 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1983 and 1986, respectively, all in electrical engineering. He is the Lockheed Martin Professor within the College of Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, where he is the Associate Department Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research interests are in the application of optimization and control to real-world problems. |
Awards
- Engineering Education Fellow, College of Engineering
- University of Arizona, Spring 2016
- University of Arizona, Spring 2015
- University of Arizona, Spring 2014
- University of Arizona, Spring 2013
- Leicester and Kathryn Sherrill Creative Teaching Award
- University of Arizona Foundation, Spring 2016
- Outstanding Chapter Award-IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu, Iota Xi Chapter
- University of Arizona, Spring 2014
- Award for Excellence at the Student Interface
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Spring 2012
- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Spring 2011
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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Basic Circuits
ECE 220 (Spring 2025) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 442 (Spring 2025) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 542 (Spring 2025) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Spring 2025) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Internship
ECE 493 (Summer I 2024) -
Basic Circuits
ECE 220 (Spring 2024) -
Circuit Theory
ECE 320A (Spring 2024) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 442 (Spring 2024) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 542 (Spring 2024) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Spring 2024) -
Elements Electrical Engr
ECE 207 (Spring 2024) -
Knowledge-System Engineering
ECE 466 (Spring 2024) -
Adv Linear Systems Thry
ECE 501B (Fall 2023) -
Automatic Control
ECE 441A (Fall 2023) -
Automatic Control
ECE 541A (Fall 2023) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Internship
ECE 493 (Summer I 2023) -
Circuit Theory
ECE 320A (Spring 2023) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 442 (Spring 2023) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 542 (Spring 2023) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Spring 2023) -
Honors Quest
HNRS 392Q (Spring 2023) -
Adv Linear Systems Thry
ECE 501B (Fall 2022) -
Automatic Control
ECE 441A (Fall 2022) -
Automatic Control
ECE 541A (Fall 2022) -
Directed Research
ECE 492 (Fall 2022) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Fall 2022) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Fall 2022) -
Research
ECE 900 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Directed Research
ECE 492 (Summer I 2022) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Summer I 2022) -
Circuit Theory
ECE 320A (Spring 2022) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Spring 2022) -
Adv Linear Systems Thry
ECE 501B (Fall 2021) -
Basic Circuits
ECE 220 (Fall 2021) -
Circuit Theory
ECE 320A (Fall 2021) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Fall 2021) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Automatic Control
ECE 441A (Summer I 2021) -
Automatic Control
ECE 541A (Summer I 2021) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Summer I 2021) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 442 (Spring 2021) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 542 (Spring 2021) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Spring 2021) -
Basic Circuits
ECE 220 (Fall 2020) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Automatic Control
ECE 441A (Summer I 2020) -
Automatic Control
ECE 541A (Summer I 2020) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Summer I 2020) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 442 (Spring 2020) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 542 (Spring 2020) -
Directed Research
ECE 492 (Spring 2020) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Spring 2020) -
Adv Linear Systems Thry
ECE 501B (Fall 2019) -
Basic Circuits
ECE 220 (Fall 2019) -
Circuit Theory
ECE 320A (Fall 2019) -
Cyber Secur-Cncpt/Thry
ECE 509 (Fall 2019) -
Directed Research
ECE 492 (Fall 2019) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Fall 2019) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Fall 2019) -
Internship
ECE 593 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Automatic Control
ECE 441A (Summer I 2019) -
Automatic Control
ECE 541A (Summer I 2019) -
Circuit Theory
ECE 320A (Spring 2019) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 442 (Spring 2019) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 542 (Spring 2019) -
Directed Research
ECE 492 (Spring 2019) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Spring 2019) -
Fundamentals of Cloud Security
ECE 524 (Spring 2019) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Spring 2019) -
Adv Linear Systems Thry
ECE 501B (Fall 2018) -
Automatic Control
ECE 441A (Fall 2018) -
Automatic Control
ECE 541A (Fall 2018) -
Directed Research
ECE 492 (Fall 2018) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Fall 2018) -
Independent Study
ECE 299 (Fall 2018) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Directed Research
ECE 392 (Summer I 2018) -
Directed Research
ECE 492 (Summer I 2018) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Summer I 2018) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 442 (Spring 2018) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 542 (Spring 2018) -
Directed Research
ECE 492 (Spring 2018) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Spring 2018) -
Electronic Circuits
ECE 351C (Spring 2018) -
Independent Study
ECE 699 (Spring 2018) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Spring 2018) -
Circuit Theory
ECE 320A (Fall 2017) -
Directed Research
ECE 492 (Fall 2017) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Fall 2017) -
Research
ECE 900 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Internship
ECE 493 (Summer I 2017) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 442 (Spring 2017) -
Digital Control Systems
ECE 542 (Spring 2017) -
Directed Research
ECE 392 (Spring 2017) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Spring 2017) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Spring 2017) -
Adv Linear Systems Thry
ECE 501B (Fall 2016) -
Automatic Control
ECE 441A (Fall 2016) -
Automatic Control
ECE 541A (Fall 2016) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Fall 2016) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Fall 2016) -
Research
ECE 900 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Directed Research
ECE 492 (Summer I 2016) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Summer I 2016) -
Directed Research
ECE 492 (Spring 2016) -
Dissertation
ECE 920 (Spring 2016) -
Independent Study
ECE 299 (Spring 2016) -
Internship
ECE 493 (Spring 2016) -
Internship
ECE 593 (Spring 2016) -
Research
ECE 900 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Chapters
- Burd, G. D., Tomanek, D. J., Blowers, P., Bolger, M. S., Cox, J., Elfring, L. K., Grubbs, E. A., Hunter, J., Johns, K. A., Lazos, L., Lysecky, R. L., Milsom, J. A., Novodvorsky, I., Pollard, J. R., Prather, E. E., Talanquer, V. A., Thamvichai, R., Tharp, H. S., & Wallace, C. (2016). Developing faculty cultures for evidence-based teaching practices in STEM: A progress report.. In Transforming Institutions: 21st Century Undergraduate STEM. West Lafayette, IN.: Purdue University Press.
- Blowers, P., Burd, G. D., Bolger, M. S., Johns, K. A., Lazos, L., Lysecky, R. L., Milsom, J. A., Novodvorsky, I., Pollard, J. R., Prather, E. E., Talanquer, V. A., Thamvichai, R., Tharp, H. S., Wallace, C. S., Cox, J., Elfring, L., Grubbs, E., & Hunter, J. (2015). Developing Faculty Cultures for Evidence-Based Teaching Practices in STEM: A Progress Report. In Transforming Institutions, Undergraduate STEM Education for the 21st Century(pp 90-102). Indianapolis, IN: Purdue University Press,.
- Burd, G. D., Tomanek, D. J., Blowers, P., Bolger, M. S., Cox, J., Elfring, L. K., Grubbs, E. A., Hunter, J., Johns, K. A., Lazos, L., Lysecky, R. L., Milsom, J. A., Novodvorsky, I., Pollard, J. R., Prather, E. E., Talanquer, V. A., Thamvichai, R., Tharp, H. S., & Wallace, C. (2015). Developing faculty cultures for evidence-based teaching practices in STEM: A progress report.. In Transforming Institutions: 21st Century Undergraduate STEM. West Lafayette, IN.: Purdue University Press.
- Blowers, P., Burd, G. D., Bolger, M. S., Johns, K. A., Lazos, L., Lysecky, R. L., Milsom, J. A., Novodvorsky, I., Pollard, J. R., Prather, E. E., Talanquer, V. A., Thamvichai, R., Tharp, H. S., Wallace, C. S., Cox, J., Elfring, L., Grubbs, E., & Hunter, J. (2014). Developing Faculty Cultures for Evidence-Based Teaching Practices in STEM: A Progress Report. In Transforming Institution: 21st Century STEM Undergraduate Education Conference. Indianapolis, IN: AAU-STEM.
Journals/Publications
- Tharp, H. S., & Zhang, W. W. (1994). Robust control of a nonlinear time-delay system. Dynamics and Control, 4, 21--38.
- Potocki, J., & Tharp, H. (1993). Concurrent hyperthermia estimation schemes based on extended Kalman filtering and reduced-order modelling. International journal of hyperthermia, 9(6), 849--865.
- Tharp, H. S., & Zhang, W. (1993). Analytical study of temperature oscillations in living tissues.. IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering, 40(1), 108--110.
- Potocki, J. K., & Tharp, H. S. (1992). Reduced-order modeling for hyperthermia control. Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on, 39(12), 1265--1273.
- Tharp, H. S. (1992). Optimal pole-placement in discrete systems. Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on, 37, 645--648.
- Tharp, H. S., & Roemer, R. (1992). Optimal power deposition with finite-sized, planar hyperthermia applicator arrays. Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on, 39(6), 569--579.
- Medanic, J., Tharp, H., & Perkins, W. (1988). Pole placement by performance criterion modification. Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on, 33(5), 469--472.
Presentations
- Blowers, P., Burd, G. D., Bolger, M. S., Johns, K. A., Lazos, L., Lysecky, R. L., Milsom, J. A., Novodvorsky, I., Pollard, J. R., Prather, E. E., Talanquer, V. A., Thamvichai, R., Tharp, H. S., Wallace, C. S., Cox, J., Elfring, L., Grubbs, E., & Hunter, J. (2014). Developing Faculty Cultures for Evidence-Based Teaching Practices in STEM: A Progress Report. Transforming Institution: 21st Century STEM Undergraduate Education Conference. Indianapolis, IN: AAU-STEM.
- Blowers, P., Burd, G. D., Bolger, M. S., Johns, K. A., Lazos, L., Lysecky, R. L., Milsom, J. A., Novodvorsky, I., Pollard, J. R., Prather, E. E., Talanquer, V. A., Thamvichai, R., Tharp, H. S., Wallace, C. S., Cox, J., Elfring, L., Grubbs, E., Hunter, J., Blowers, P., , Burd, G. D., et al. (2014, Oct). Developing Faculty Cultures for Evidence-Based Teaching Practices in STEM: A Progress Report. Transforming Institution: 21st Century STEM Undergraduate Education Conference. Indianapolis, IN: AAU-STEM.
