Alumnus David Allstot ’69 accepts prestigious position at Oregon State University

Engineering

May 25, 2017

Alumnus David Allstot ’69 has accepted a faculty position as a senior research professor at Oregon State University’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Allstot graduated with a bachelor’s degree in engineering science from the University of Portland in 1969. 

Allstot has held several industrial and academic positions during his career. Most recently, Allstot was the Mackay Professor in Residence at the University of California, Berkeley where he led research in system-on-chip integration of mixed-signal, RF, and biomedical integrated circuits. Prior to that, he was the Boeing-Egtvedt Chair Professor of Engineering at the University of Washington.

During his academic tenure, Allstot has advised more than 100 master’s and Ph.D. graduates; published more than 300 papers; and received several awards for outstanding teaching and research including the 1980 IEEE W.R.G. Baker Award. In 1995 and 2010, he received the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) Darlington Award; in 1998, the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) Beatrice Winner Award; in 2004, the IEEE CASS Charles A. Desoer Technical Achievement Award; in 2005, the Semiconductor Research Corp. Aristotle Award; in 2008, the Semiconductor Industries Assoc. University Research Award; in 2011, the IEEE CASS Mac Van Valkenburg Award; and in 2015, the IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Circuits and Systems Best Paper Award. He has been active in service to the IEEE Circuits and Systems and Solid-State Circuits Societies throughout his career.

After graduating from UP in 1969, Allstot went on to earn master’s and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from Oregon State University in 1974 and University of California, Berkeley in 1979, respectively.