Fred Barlow

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Fred Barlow

Chair and Professor of Computer and Electrical Engineering

College of Aerospace, Computing, Engineering, and Design

Biography

Fred Barlow earned a B.S. degree in Physics from Emory University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Over the years he has served in a range of roles at several universities including Virginia Tech, the University of Arkansas, the University of Idaho, and The University of Alaska Anchorage. While serving at the University of Idaho he was the chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering and became the first Micron Endowed Professor of Microelectronics. Prior to joining MSU Denver he served as the Dean of Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He has authored more than one hundred publications and served as the major professor for more than twenty masters and Ph.D. students.

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

MS in Electrical Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

BS in Physics

Emory University

Published Works

    Masoud, A., Proano, C. J., Barlow, F. (2026). Early-Stage Case Study of the Implementation of an Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) to Electrical Engineering (EE) Program Transition. , https://doi.org/10.1109/CANDO-EPE71091.2026.11569409 Kalla, D., Balogh, Z., Proano, C. J., Balogh, J., Barlow, F. (2023). Proposal for a New Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Master of Engineering: Lessons Learned. American Society for Engineering Education - Rocky Mountain Section, Barlow, F. (2021). A Die Attach Design for Thermoelectric Generator Packages for Automotive Applications. IEEE, https://doi.org/10.1109/TCPMT.2020.3043455