Jeff Kauppila currently works at ISDE conducting research in radiation hardened circuit design, solid state devices, and linear optimization. He earned his Bachelors of Engineering for Electric Engineering at Vanderbilt University in 2001, and his Masters of Engineering in 2003, with a 4.0 cumulative GPA. He's a member of IEEE, Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta Pi. He is also a National Defense Industrial Association, Tennessee Valley Chapter, Space and Missile Defense Working Group Post-Graduate Fellow.