About
Peter LoPresti, Ph.D., is a professor of electrical and computer engineering who specializes in the design and modeling of optical systems, including sensors and both fiber and free-space communications systems. LoPresti’s current research focuses on hybrid RF/optical links between the ground and space-based platforms, including CubeSats. He seeks to strongly integrate education and research through engineering summer camps, undergraduate student research and acquisition of equipment with dual research and academic purposes.
Award & Honors
- Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Engineering, The University of Tulsa, 2003
- Excellence in Research Award, College of Engineering, The University of Tulsa, 2002
- Professor of the Year Award, Tau Beta Pi, 1998
Education
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Penn State University, 1994
- BSEE, Electrical Engineering, University of Delaware, 1988
Research Interests & Areas of Expertise
- Free space optics (FSO)
- Hybrid RF/FSO
- Optical sensing
- Cognitive optics
