Dr. Guru Subramanyam is currently a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Engineering Faculty Fellow at the University of Dayton. He has published over 175 refereed journal and conference papers in the area of Electronic materials and devices and holds eight patents. His current research involves oxide thin films for reconfigurable RF/microwave circuits, and sensors. He has been collaborating with Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in these areas since 2000. His work to date has been funded by NASA, AFRL, AFOSR, NSF, DARPA, NSTXL, and several industries including Lockheed Martin Corp. Professor Subramanyam won the 2008 Alumni award for Scholarship at the University of Dayton, and 2007 IEEE Harrell Noble Award from the IEEE Dayton Section. In 2013, University of Dayton opened the Center of Excellence for Thin-film Research and Surface Engineering (CETRASE) under his leadership. He is currently the Chair of the IEEE Dayton section, and Region 2 Coordinator for the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTTS).