David Alan Garren, Ph.D., is a tenured Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) – a position that he has held since 2012. He has authored or co-authored 20 refereed journal papers and over 50 conference publications, mostly in the field of radar. He holds 7 U.S. Patents, all pertaining to radar, and is a Senior Member of the IEEE. In addition, he is currently serving as an Associate Editor in the Electronic Warfare area for the refereed journal IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Engineering. Also, while currently at NPS, he has served as Principal Investigator for numerous research projects sponsored by various federal government agencies. Professor Garren received the B.S. degree as Salutatorian from Roanoke College in 1986 as a double major in mathematics and physics, and with a concentration in computer science. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from William & Mary in 1988 and 1991, respectively. He was awarded a competitive Office of Naval Research (ONR) Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) from 1991 through 1993. From 1994 through 2012, he held positions at two Fortune-500 defense companies while performing research in various technologies, including radar, signal processing, and modeling. His industry service culminated with being awarded the titles of both Technical Fellow and Assistant Vice President at one of these companies. Professor Garren enjoys conveying his extensive experience in applied research to the outstanding crop of NPS graduate students as part of their service to the defense of the U.S.A. and allied nations.
