Retired professor remains active with presentations

October 2017     No Comments

A retired SUNY Poly Professor continues to stay active with two recent presentations in Utah, including one with a current professor from the institution’s Albany campus.

Dr. Salahuddin Qazi, Professor Emeritus, spoke at the 2017 High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) in July 2017. The conference was held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

He says the first presentation on “Environmentally Benign Standalone Photovoltaic Systems for Disaster Relief and Remote Areas” was jointly presented with Dr. Abraham Michelen of SUNY Poly’s Albany campus and Managing Director, Co-Principal Investigator at the Northeast Advanced Technological Education Center (NEATEC).  Dr. Michelin also joined NEATEC Executive Director and SUNY Poly Professor Dr. Robert Geer at the conference for a presentation on “Preparing Technicians for Integrated Photonics Manufacturing.”

Dr. Qazi adds that he also gave a poster presentation on “Learning through Visualization at the Nanoscale” jointly with Dr. Ahmed S. Khan of DeVry University, Addison, Illinois.

Earning his Ph.D. in Electrical engineering from Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, Dr. Qazi taught at SUNY Poly for three decades, developing courses in the area of fiber optics, wireless communication, optical communications, nanotechnology, photovoltaic energy, computer and data communication. During his tenure at what was during that time known primarily as SUNYIT, he was chairman of the EET department, coordinator of the photonics program and Director of the Master of Science program in advanced technology, which he helped to develop.

In his most recent book, Standalone Photovoltaic (PV) Systems for Disaster Relief and Remote Areas, Dr. Qazi explores the increased demand for energy, including clean energy alternatives and the ways that solar energy is fast becoming a vital source for meeting peak demand, a solution for energy demand in disaster and remote areas, and a viable source to meet emerging energy security needs.

He is a recipient of several awards including the William Goddel award for research creativity at SUNYIT and engineering professionalism by Mohawk Valley Engineering Executive Committee. Professor Qazi is a life member of IEEE and a member of American Society of Engineering Education.               

Professor Qazi retired in August 2011 after teaching at SUNY Poly (then SUNYIT) for nearly 30 years.