Jean Armstrong

Jean Armstrong is an engineering professor at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2015[1] for contributions to the theory and application of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing in wireless and optical communications. She was inducted to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2008.[2]

Jean Armstrong
Born
Scotland
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh, Scotland
Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland
OccupationDesign engineer
Known forFellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Armstrong was born in Scotland and later immigrated to Australia.[3] She received a B.Sc. in electrical engineering from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1974, an M.Sc. in digital techniques from the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1980, and a Ph.D. in digital communications from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia in 1993.[4] She has published many papers on wireless and optical communications, focusing specifically on Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing.[4] Her work has led to a number of commercialized patents.[4]

Between 1974 and 1977, she worked as a design engineer at Hewlett-Packard Ltd., Scotland.[4] Since 1977, she has been working in academia, holding positions at the University of Melbourne, Monash University, and La Trobe University.[4]

In 2016 she was awarded the Institution of Engineering and Technology Mountbatten Medal.[5]

References

  1. "2015 elevated fellow" (PDF). IEEE Fellows Directory.
  2. "Victorian Honour Roll of Women 2008" (PDF).
  3. "Jean Armstrong on TelSoc". TelSoc.
  4. "Jean Armstrong -- Monash University". Monash University.
  5. "Mountbatten Medals" (PDF). Mountbatten Medal winners. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2020.


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