Hal S Tharp
- Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Associate Department Head
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
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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
No activities entered.
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.
