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Stephen E. Frempong, Ph.D., P.Eng (UK), NCE, CET, MSPE, SMIEEE

Professor and Department Chair

Electrical Engineering Technology & Engineering Science
State University of New York at Canton

Stephen FrempongOffice: Nevaldine North 105D
Phone: 315-386-7211
Email: frempongs@canton.edu

Educational Background

  • Ph.D. – Engineering Management, California Coast University (CA), 2002
  • M.S – Telecommunications, Pace University (NY), 1993
  • B.E.T – Electromechanical Engineering Technology, City College of the City University of New York (NY), 1988
  • Part I & II Certificates –Telecommunications & Electronics, City & Guilds of London Institute (UK), 1979

Industry Experience

  • Road Car Inspector (R.C.I) New York City Transit Authority (NY), 1988 to 1997 Inspection of Electrical, Mechanical, and pneumatic equipment of Electric Trains, Responding to Train Emergencies during service and solve engineering problems, Making engineering decisions during Train emergencies and working with Train Control Board management.

Institutions Taught

  • State University of New York at Canton (NY), Fall 2006 to present
  • West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WV), Spring 2006
  • Western Carolina University (NC), 2004 to 2005
  • Baltimore City Community College (MD), 1997 to 2004
  • Johns Hopkins University Graduate School of Professional Studies (MD), 1999 to 2004 (Adjunct)
  • Morgan State University Department of Information Systems (MD), 2000 to 2001 (Adjunct)
  • TCI College for Technology, New York City, 1994 to 1997 (Adjunct)

Courses Taught or Developed

Electromechanical Technology, Telecommunications, Advanced Circuit Analysis, AC/DC Circuits, Electronic Circuits, Industrial Electronics, Engineering Ethics, Electronic Communications I&II, Engineering Safety and Health, Microelectronics Circuit Design, Capstone Project, Power Transmission and Distribution, Digital Fundamentals, Telecommunications Systems Architecture, Voice Communications, Industrial Management,
Satellite Communications, Management Telecommunication, Ethics for Engineers and Fiber Optic Communications

Certifications

  • Certified Master Telecommunications Engineer, NARTE #ME-03608
  • Professional Engineer- P.Eng(UK) #A10646
  • Certified Engineering Technologist, NICET #1155

Professional Organizations Membership & Responsibilities

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Senior Member
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Member
  • International Association for Radio, Telecommunications, and Electromagnetics,Member (FCC / NARTE Certification Proctor)
  • IEEE-USA (K-12) STEM National Committee, Member (2012-2013)
  • IEEE-Region-1 (K-12) Northeastern U.S, Chair (2012-2013)
  • Member of Society of Professional Engineers, United Kingdom (MSPE)

Awards/Honors

  • College mentor project award, Baltimore City Community College-MD - 2000
  • Outstanding young man of America – 1998
  • National Association of Radio and Telecommunication Engineers Award - 1999
  • Stellar Advisor Award, SUNY Canton - 2015
  • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (State University of New York at Canton) - 2015

International Institutions Visited for Bilateral Education Programs

  • Vaal University of Technology, South Africa
  • Sunyani Technical University, Ghana
  • Takoradi Technical University, Ghana
  • Kumasi Technical University, Ghana
  • Cape Coast Technical University, Ghana
  • Ho Technical University, Ghana

Books Published

  • Frempong Stephen: "A Comparison of Satellite and Fiber Optic Communications"
    Ann Arbor, Michigan: XanEdu (Part of National Archive Publishing Company), 2003.
  • Frempong Stephen: Electronics and Communications Engineering Technology
    Amazon Publishing, Middletown, DE, 2019
    Website: www.amazon.com,
    ISBN: 978-1-64516-725-9

Conference Proceedings

  • Stephen Frempong, Mohammed Khan and Terrence Dupree:
    Global Positioning Technology IEEE Region 2 -SAC Conference, Ohio, 2004
  • Ofosu Willie, Derby Francis, and Frempong Stephen:
    Field Trip as Complement to Engineering Technology Education, Portland, Oregon: Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, 2005
  • Frempong Stephen: The Submarine Communications Cable Ring in Africa, Honolulu, Hawaii: Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, 2007
  • Frempong Stephen: A comparison of Satellite and Fiber Optic Communications, Pittsburgh, PA: Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, 2008
  • Frempong Stephen: The impact of Satellite on Telecommunications Industry around the World, Pittsburg, PA: Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, 2008
  • Frempong Stephen: Is Telecommunications Department an Organization within Organization? Cocoa Beach, Florida: Proceedings of the Industry, Engineering & Management Systems Annual Conference, 2009
  • Frempong Stephen: The Traditional Distance Education and Online Education in America (Advantages and Disadvantages), Cocoa Beach, Florida: Proceedings of the Industry, Engineering & Management Systems Annual Conference, 2010
  • Frempong Stephen: Why Modulations in Telecommunications Technology, Cocoa Beach, Florida: Proceedings of the Industry, Engineering & Management Systems Annual Conference, 2010
  • Frempong Stephen: Bringing out the best from Engineering Technology student Through capstone (project) course at SUNY Canton, Louisville, Kentucky: Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, 2010
  • Frempong Stephen: Engineering and Engineering Technology Degrees – Where is the Bridge? Cocoa Beach, Florida: Proceedings of the Industry, Engineering & Management Systems Annual Conference, 2013
  • Frempong Stephen: The Role of an Oscillator Circuit in Communication Transmitters during Modulation, and in Communication Receivers during Mixing Process. Cocoa Beach, Florida: Proceedings of the Industry, Engineering & Management Systems Annual Conference, 2014
  • Frempong Stephen: Using Multiplexer, De-multiplexer, Modulator, Filter, and Oscillator Circuits to demonstrate how three Audio Signals can be Combined and Transmit over a Single Medium to a Receiver. Cocoa Beach, Florida: Proceedings of the Industry, Engineering & Management Systems Annual Conference, 2015
  • Frempong Stephen: Engineering Ethics Course and the Impact on Engineering Technology Students at the State University of New York at Canton. Cocoa Beach, Florida: Proceedings of the Industry, Engineering & Management Systems Annual Conference, 2015
  • Frempong Stephen: From Engineering Technology Undergraduate to Graduate Engineering Studies. New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans: Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, 2016
  • Frempong Stephen: The importance of Having a Critical Thinking Hands-On Project for Students in Electronic Communications Course. New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans: Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, 2016
  • Frempong Stephen: Evaluation of Individual Student Performance on a Capstone Team Project in Electrical Engineering Technology Program. Cocoa Beach, Florida: Proceedings of the Industry, Engineering & Management Systems Annual Conference, 2017
  • Frempong Stephen: Highway Safety Improvement Project Decision Making Case Studies in Engineering Ethics Course. Industry Engineering & Management Systems (IEMS) Conference – Clearwater Beach, Florida, 2020
  • Frempong Stephen: Teaching Students Hands-On Designing, Re-engineering and Rewinding Step-Down Transformer. Industry Engineering & Management Systems (IEMS) Conference – Clearwater Beach, Florida, 2020
  • Frempong Stephen: An Effective Course Assessment to Identify Students Weakness that Leads to Performance Improvement. Industry Engineering & Management Systems (IEMS) Conference – Clearwater Beach, Florida, 2020
  • Frempong Stephen: Measurements – Reverse Learning Developing Mathematical Equations in Electronics Circuit Course from Laboratory. Industry Engineering & Management Systems (IEMS) Conference – Clearwater Beach, Florida - 2023
  • Frempong Stephen: The role of transponders in satellite communication systems. Industry Engineering & Management Systems (IEMS) Conference - Buena Vista, Orlando, Florida - 2024
  • Frempong Stephen: Designing and building an ultra-high frequency (UHF) 300 GHz – 3 GHz carrier tank for communication transmitter. 
    Industry Engineering & Management Systems (IEMS) Conference - Buena Vista, Orlando, Florida -2024