JOSHI NAMED A FELLOW OF IEEE NUCLEAR & PLASMA SCIENCES SOCIETY

Ravindra Joshi, professor and Eminent Scholar of electrical and computer engineering at Old Dominion University, was recently named a Fellow and Distinguished Lecturer of the Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society of IEEE, the worldwide engineering professional association.

IEEE, which stands for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, recognized Joshi for his contributions to the fields of bioelectrics and stimulation of cellular responses to pulsed power.

Joshi's research at ODU spans a wide range of areas, including physical electronics, computational bioelectrics, molecular dynamics, semiconductor transport and electrical breakdown in solid dielectrics, liquids and gases.

In recognizing Joshi, IEEE said in a news release: "The grade of Fellow recognizes unusual distinction in the profession and shall be conferred only by invitation of the Board of Directors upon a person of outstanding and extraordinary qualifications and experience in IEEE-designated fields, and who has made important individual contributions to one or more of these fields."

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