Kathleen L. Melde received the B.S. degree from California State University, Long Beach, in 1985,
the M.S. degree from California State University, Northridge, in 1987, and the
Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1996, all in electrical
engineering. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and
Computer Engineering Department at the University of Arizona, Tucson. From 1985
to 1996, she worked in the Radar Systems Group of Hughes Electronics. Her work experience includes the design and
development of phase shifters, RF feed networks, radiator elements and
transmit/receive (T/R) modules for airborne phased-array and active array
antennas. Her current research interests include high-density circuit packaging
and interconnects as well as the development of antennas for wireless
communications systems. She holds 4 U.S. patents and has authored or
co-authored over 50 technical publications.
