Jean Armstrong | |
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Born | Scotland |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh, Scotland Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland |
Occupation | Design engineer |
Known for | Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
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]
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]