Joel B. Harley portrait
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Elect & Computer Engineering
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Professional Service

  • IEEE Signal Processing and Communications Utah Chapter. President. 01/2016 - present
  • IEEE Signal Processing and Communications Utah Chapter. Treasurer. 02/23/2015 - 12/2015
  • IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society. Student Advisor. 01/01/2015 - present
  • IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society. Ultrasonics Student Representative. 01/2013 - 12/31/2014
  • IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society. Administrative committee member. 01/01/2013 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Teaching Award. University of Utah Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 08/2016
  • Best senior clinic award (faculty mentor) [with L-3 Communications]. University of Utah Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 04/2016
  • Best senior project group award (faculty mentor). University of Utah Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 04/2016
  • The Career Services Faculty Recognition Award, which recognizes faculty members who are contributing to students’ career development and exploration. University of Utah Career Services, 03/2016
  • Best Paper Finalist. European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, 04/2015
  • A. G. Jordan Award for academic excellence and exceptional services. Carnegie Mellon, 05/2014
  • Best student paper award (IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium). IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society, 10/2011
  • Best Student Paper Award. International Conference on Pipelines and Trenchless Technology, 10/2011
  • Best Student Paper Award. ASCE Workshop in Computing, 06/2011
  • Best Student Paper Award (Meeting on Acoustics). The Acoustical Society of America, 06/2009
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. National Science Foundation, 04/2009
  • Department of Homeland Security Graduate Fellowship (declined). United States Department of Homeland Security Graduate, 04/2009
  • National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship. Department of Defense, 03/2009
  • B.G. Lamme/Westinghouse Graduate Fellowship. Carnegie Mellon, 03/2009

Internal Service

  • Eta Kappa Gamma Nu Gamma Sigma Chapter Advisor. 04/01/2015 - present. Department service.