Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of South Alabama
Fellow IEEE

Dr. Hulya Kirkici is Professor and the former Department Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of South Alabama. She received B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics from Middle East Technical University, Turkey; and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University (currently NYU), NY. Previously, Dr. Kirkici was a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Auburn University, a visiting scholar / Faculty Fellow at the Air Force Research Laboratory – Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and a visiting scientist/engineer at NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. Dr. Kirkici’s research interests include dielectrics and electrical insulation, high-frequency dielectric breakdown in space and aerospace vehicle power systems, and repetitive pulsed power. Her research is funded by federal agencies (AFOSR, AFRL, ARO, NASA) and private companies. She recently started working on semiconductor and microelectronics educational and workforce development projects with grants from NSF. Dr. Kirkici is a Fellow of the IEEE, a member of the American Physical Society (APS), Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society, IEE Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society, Eminent Member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society, and the American Association of University Women (AAUW).

She is a recipient of the IEEE Eric O. Forster Distinguished Service Award, the IEEE William G. Dunbar Award, and the IEEE Sol Schneider Award. Dr. Kirkici is the President-Elect of the IEEE Transportation Electrification Council (2024), a Senior Editor of IEEE Access (2021 – present), was the IEEE Vice President of publications in 2019, a Governor-at-Large member of the IEEE-HKN Board (2020-2023), and the President of the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS) (2009-2010) among other volunteer positions.