Andrew B. Williams Explained

Andrew B. Williams
Education:Rockhurst University, M.B.AThe University of Kansas, PhD in Electrical EngineeringMarquette University, M.S. in Electrical and Computer EngineeringThe University of Kansas, B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Occupation:Dean of Engineering and the Louis S. LeTellier Chair for The Citadel School of Engineering in CharlestonAssociate Dean Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and Spahr Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Employer:The Citadel School of Engineering, CharlestonThe University of KansasMarquette UniversityAppRobo LLCSpelman CollegeThe Boeing CompanyAppleUniversity of IowaGE Healthcare
Known For:Humanoid Robotics, Diversity in STEM
Notable Works:Author of the book "Out of the Box: Building Robots, Transforming Lives"

Andrew B. Williams is an American academic in the field of engineering. He is currently the Dean of Engineering and the Louis S. LeTellier Chair for The Citadel School of Engineering in Charleston.[1] It comes with a rank of Colonel in the SCM. He was the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Kansas, and the Charles E. and Mary Jane Spahr Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Education

Williams graduated from the University of Kansas in 1988 with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering. He then attended Marquette University and earned an M.S. degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering in 1995 before returning to the University of Kansas and graduating with a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in 1999. His thesis was on learning ontologies in multi-agent systems. He was the first African American to graduate from the University of Kansas with a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering.[2]

Career and research

In 1999, Williams was appointed as an assistant professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at the University of Iowa where he started RAMP-IT, a computer and robotics day camp for underrepresented students. In 2004, Williams served as department chair in Computer and Information Sciences at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA and as a Research Affiliate at Georgia Institute of Technology in the Human-Automation Systems Lab.[3] In 2012, Williams joined Marquette University as a professor and the John P. Raynor, S.J., Distinguished Chair of Electrical & Computer Engineering. There he directed the Humanoid Engineering & Intelligent Robotics (HEIR) Lab.[4] Williams's research is in humanoid robotics and AI, intelligent humanoid coaches, and cooperative autonomous systems.

Williams was the first Senior Engineering Diversity Manager at Apple Inc. under Steve Jobs.[5] He was named a National Science Foundation ScienceMaker for his national efforts to increase STEM diversity. While at Spelman College, he founded and directed the SpelBots, an internationally known all-female RoboCup robotics team.[6] He also authored the book Out of the Box: Building Robots, Transforming Lives.[7]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

References

  1. Web site: 2021-06-03. Dr. Andrew Williams to lead The Citadel School of Engineering. 2021-10-29. The Citadel Today. en-US. 2021-10-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029144217/https://today.citadel.edu/dr-andrew-williams-to-lead-the-citadel-school-of-engineering/. live.
  2. Web site: Andrew Williams's Biography. 2020-10-14. The HistoryMakers. en. 2020-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20201019093825/https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/andrew-williams. live.
  3. Web site: 2018-08-28. Andrew Williams. 2020-10-14. School of Engineering. en. 2021-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210227091525/http://engr.ku.edu/andrew-williams. live.
  4. Web site: Are Americans Getting Smarter About Obesity?. 2020-10-21. NPR.org. en. 2015-09-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20150930221418/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=251955361. live.
  5. Web site: 2015-10-19. Andrew B. Williams. 2020-10-14. The National GEM Consortium. en-US.
  6. Web site: Parks. Clinton. 2005-06-24. Spelman Students 'Score' Using Advanced Technology. 2020-10-14. Science AAAS. en. 2022-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20221004123131/https://www.science.org/content/article/spelman-students-score-using-advanced-technology?cookieSet=1. live.
  7. Web site: 2018-09-20. Meet the Director. 2020-10-14. School of Engineering. en. 2020-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20201018125515/https://engr.ku.edu/meet-director. live.
  8. Web site: Andrew Williams's Biography. 2021-02-22. The HistoryMakers. en. 2021-04-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415020826/https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/andrew-williams. live.
  9. Web site: Kansas Engineer - Fall 2017. 2021-02-22. Issuu. 13 February 2018 . en. 2022-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20221004123131/https://issuu.com/ku_engineering/docs/fall_2017_magazine_-_final. live.
  10. Web site: 2013-12-02. Andrew Williams. 2021-02-22. Milwaukee Magazine. en-US. 2022-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20221004123131/https://www.milwaukeemag.com/AndrewWilliams/. live.
  11. Web site: A Day In The Life: Blacks At The Cutting Edge Of Innovation. 2021-02-22. news.wbfo.org. 27 November 2013 . en. 2014-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140314095044/http://news.wbfo.org/post/black-tech-game-changers. live.
  12. Web site: biographical information files, v-w // Archives // Raynor Memorial Libraries // Marquette University. 2021-02-22. www.marquette.edu. 2021-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210303090418/https://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/SuperA/univ-a-4-5s9v-w.php. live.

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