Mustafa Aksoy
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PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2015, The Ohio State University
MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2014, The Ohio State University
BS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 2010, Bilkent University
About
Mustafa Aksoy (LinkedIn, Google Scholar, X, CV) is an Associate Professor, an Equity and Excellence in Education Fellow, and the Undergraduate Program Director in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University at Albany, State University of New York.
He obtained his B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University in Turkey, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The Ohio State University. Before joining the University at Albany, Dr. Aksoy was a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Prof. Aksoy’s research interests span across Earth and planetary remote sensing, microwave technologies, electromagnetic theory, and signal processing; and he has authored more than 70 refereed journal articles and conference papers, focusing on topics like microwave radiometry for Earth and Planetary observations, radio frequency interference detection and mitigation in passive remote sensing, and innovative radiometer calibration techniques. Prof. Aksoy has been recognized for his contributions to those fields, receiving prestigious awards such as the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award and the NASA Early Career Faculty Award. His research has been supported by significant grants from NSF, NASA, ORAU, NOAA, and SUNY amounting to approximately $3.6 million, with him as the sole investigator for projects worth about $2.5 million.
Dr. Aksoy is a Senior Member of IEEE and a member of the American Geophysical Union.
To learn more about Dr. Aksoy and his research, please check his Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory website.