Raymond C. Rumpf

Dr. Raymond C. Rumpf, also known as the EMProfessor, is a pioneer in electromagnetics, photonics and 3D printing. His mission is to develop revolutionary technologies in these areas. He founded the EMLab at the University of Texas at El Paso in 2010 and his team has already delivered an array of significant breakthroughs. These include the first-ever design tool for 3D volumetric circuits, first to automate hybrid 3D printing to build 3D parts with any distribution of metals and plastics, world’s highest power frequency selective surface, world’s most broadband all-dielectric filter, world’s tightest bend of an unguided optical beam, and more. Many other exciting technologies are currently under development in the areas of hybrid 3D printing, 3D circuits, antennas, frequency selective surfaces, metamaterials, metasurfaces, photonic crystals, and computational electromagnetics. Dr. Rumpf is currently a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and has a joint appointment in the Computational Science program. Prior to joining UTEP, Raymond was the Chief Technology Officer for Prime Photonics where he helped transform the company’s technology portfolio from exclusively fiber optic sensors to an array of technologies for extreme applications. Before Prime Photonics, Raymond was a senior electrical engineer for Harris Corporation (now L3Harris) where he researched and developed a wide range of technologies to radically miniaturize communications systems. Technologies included antennas, power generation, thermal management, circuit design, and advanced packaging. Dr. Rumpf is also a founder and CTO at Kraetonics LLC, developing advanced slicing software to revolutionize the capabilities of 3D printers. Raymond earned his BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1995 and 1997 respectively. He earned his Ph.D. in Optics in 2006 from CREOL at the University of Central Florida. In 2015, Raymond was awarded the highly prestigious University of Texas Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award. In 2020, he was inducted into the Florida Tech Career Hall of Fame. Raymond has been awarded over a dozen United States patents and has authored dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles. He is a Fellow of SPIE, an Associate Editor for SPIE Optical Engineering, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of the Optical Society (Optica). He is a member of ARRL and an Extra Class amateur radio operator (call sign is AG4YV). He holds five world records in skydiving for largest parachute formation. Raymond is active in outreach including coaching of students in third-world countries. He currently lives with his wife, children and dog in El Paso, TX.