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Shirshak Dhali

  • Shirshak Dhali
  • Professor & Chair
  • Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • 231 Kaufman Hall
  • Norfolk, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3741
  • sdhali@odu.edu
  • Received his BTech degree in electronics and electrical communication from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur in 1978, the MS and PhD degree in electrical engineering from TexasTech University in 1981 and 1984, respectively. His research interests include generation and application of atmospheric pressure plasmas for surface treatment of metals and polymers, pollution prevention, thin film deposition, and microbial sterilization. He is also working on developing design automation tools for analog VLSI circuits. He has worked as an avionics design engineer at Hindustan Aeronautics, India, and was a Summer Fellow at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. From 1984 to 2005 he was a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Old Dominion University in the Spring of 2006 and is currently Professor and Chair of this department.
  • Education

    Texas Tech University - Lubbock, 1984
    Major: Electrical Engineering
    Degree: Ph. D.
    Texas Tech University, 1981
    Major: Electrical Engineering
    Degree: M.S.
    Indian Institute of Technology, 1978
    Major: Electronics and Electrical Communication
    Degree: B. TECH
  • Research Interests

    Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Processing, Wind Energy and Analog VLSI.
  • Licensures and Certifications

    Profesiional Engineer
    Sponsoring Organization: National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
    Date Obtained: 1992-01-01
  • 2005: Certificate of Appreciation, National Society of Black Engineers, SIUC Chapter
  • 2005: Outstanding Teacher Award, Society of Women Engineers SIUC Chapter
  • 2004: Best Teacher Award in Electrical and Computer Engineering, SIUC
  • 2004: Recipient of the College Excellence through Commitment Outstanding Teaching Award
  • 2003: Best Teacher Award in College of Engineering , SIUC
  • 2002: Best Teacher Award in Electrical and Computer Engineering, SIUC
  • 1998: Best Teacher Award in Electrical and Computer Engineering, SIUC
  • 1997: Best Teacher Award in Electrical and Computer Engineering, SIUC
  • 1996: Best Teacher Award in Electrical and Computer Engineering, SIUC
  • Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research