Professor of Electrical Engineering and Engineering
Management
IEEE-EDS Distinguished Lecturer
Division of Engineering and Physics
Wilkes University
Phones: (570)408-4813 (O), (570)868-3625 (H), (800)WilkesU
(toll-free),
(570)408-7881 (Fax)
 vijay.arora@wilkes.edu
Vijay
K. Arora, a tenured Professor of
Electrical Engineering and Engineering Management at Wilkes University, held
distinguished visiting appointments at the University of Illinois, the
University of Tokyo, National University of Singapore, Nanyang
Technological University, the University of Western Australia, and
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He continues to be a Distinguished
Visiting Professor at UTM. He is recipient of the Brain Gain
fellowship of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM). In addition to his
long-term visiting appointments, Professor Arora has visited several
international institutions on short-term consulting assignments and enjoys
the privilege of knowing the cultures and educational methods being
practiced around the globe. In recognition of his research, he was
invited to give presentations at several international scientific gatherings.
His research interests include mobility limiting mechanisms in high-speed
devices, including quantum and high-field effects. Professor Arora
has authored or co-authored over 150 papers on scientific, managerial and
educational issues. As past chair of the International Division of the
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), he organized several
international events. As chair of the 1996 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Conference, he
edited and published the proceedings entitled Re-Engineering Education and
Training for a Competitive Global Economy. Professor
Arora chaired NanoSingapore2006 Conference and is a
designated Chair of NanoMalaysia2011 to be held January 4-7, 2011.
Professor Arora is on the Distinguished Lecturer Program of the IEEE Electron
Devices Society and APS Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics. He
is listed in Greatest Geniuses of the 21st Century, Leading
Educators of the World 2005, Leading Scientists of the World 2005,
Great Minds of the 21st Century, Leading Intellectuals
of the World, Millennium Hall of Fame, Five Thousand Personalities
of the World, International Man of the Year 1998/99, Outstanding
People of the 20th Century, International Who’s Who of 20th Century
Achievement, International Directory of Distinguished Leadership,
Who’s Who in the World, American Men and Women of Science, Who’s Who
in Science and Engineering, Who’s Who in the East, Who’s Who
Among Asian Americans, Dictionary of International Biographies, Man
of the Year—1996, and Most Admired Men and Women of the year (1994-95).
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