Leo Kempel

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Leo C. Kempel
Born1965 (age 60–61)
Alma mater University of Cincinnati (B.S.)
University of Michigan (M.S., Ph.D.)
Known for Conformal antennas
Computational electromagnetics
Electromagnetic composite materials
Awards NSF CAREER Award (2002)
IEEE Fellow (2009)
AAAS Fellow (2021)
Scientific career
Fields Electrical engineering
Computational electromagnetics
InstitutionsMission Research Corporation
Michigan State University (Dean, 2014–2024)

Leo C. Kempel (born October 1965) [1] is an American electrical engineer and University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his contributions to conformal antenna design and electromagnetic composite materials, and served as the ninth dean of the MSU College of Engineering from 2014 to 2024. [2] [3]

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Education and career

Kempel received a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1989, where he participated in a cooperative education program at General Dynamics. [4] He received an M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1990 and a Ph.D. from Michigan in 1994. [2]

After completing his doctorate, Kempel worked at Mission Research Corporation in Valparaiso, Florida, leading research in computational electromagnetics, antenna design, scattering analysis, and high-power microwaves. [4] He joined Michigan State University as an assistant professor in 1998. [2] He currently holds the Dennis P. Nyquist Endowed Professorship in Electromagnetics and is a University Distinguished Professor. [2]

At MSU, Kempel served as the founding director of the MSU High Performance Computing Center (2004–2006), associate dean for special initiatives (2006–2008), and associate dean for research (2008–2013). [2] He served as acting dean beginning in March 2013 and was appointed the ninth dean of the College of Engineering in 2014. [5] During his tenure as dean, the college's faculty expanded from 204 to 300 members and student enrollment grew from 4,500 to over 7,000. [3] Under his leadership, two new departments were founded: the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering. [3] Kempel stepped down as dean on September 30, 2024, returning to the faculty. [3]

Kempel conducts research in computational electromagnetics, conformal antennas, and engineered materials for microwave applications. [2] He is a member of the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. [3]

Books

Kempel is co-author with John Volakis and Arindam Chatterjee of:

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "Enabling Materials for Antenna Miniaturization". Electrical and Computer Engineering. University of Michigan. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Leo Kempel". College of Engineering, Michigan State University. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "For the Green and White". College of Engineering, Michigan State University. September 27, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Dean Leo Kempel receives alumni honors from alma mater". College of Engineering. Michigan State University. September 11, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ "John Papapolymerou recommended as interim dean of MSU College of Engineering". MSU Today. Michigan State University. August 9, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ Volakis, John L.; Chatterjee, Arindam; Kempel, Leo C. (1998). Finite Element Method Electromagnetics: Antennas, Microwave Circuits, and Scattering Applications. IEEE Press. ISBN   978-0780334250.
  7. 1 2 3 "Leo Kempel". Electromagnetics Research Group, Michigan State University. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ "ACES Fellows". Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  9. ↑ "College of Fellows". Engineering Society of Detroit. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  10. ↑ "A record year for Spartan scientists". MSU Today. Michigan State University. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
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