Dr. Michael A. Awaah is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department, College of Science, Engineering & Technology (CSET). He holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering from Belarusian National Technical University, MS and Ph.D from Tuskegee University in Electrical Engineering and Material Science & Engineering respectively. He previously taught various undergraduate and graduate level classes (Linear Network and Circuits I & II, Semiconductor Devices, Energy Conversion, Fundamentals of Microsystems and Nanotechnology, Electronic Device Design and Fabrication, Advanced Solid State Devices, CMOS Digital Integrated Circuit Design) in Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Tuskegee University. Michael previously held positions in advanced technology development for semiconductor chips, a product used in most of the world's electronic devices. Over 20 years in semiconductor manufacturing technology in areas of materials growth, device design, process development as well as characterization. He has participated on key technology development from R&D to production and have project management skills leading advanced technology development for new product introduction. At GCU, Michael started as an adjunct for three years before joining as a full-time faculty member in 2019. In his current role, Michael teaches Science of Solid Materials, Materials & Microscopy, Electricals Circuits, Applied Circuits, Electromagnetic and Optics, Power and Energy Systems, Engineering Mathematics. Michael serves as a course lead for the Electrical Engineering Technology program where he maintains the success and effectiveness of the program, Additionally, he is the subject matter expert for several course development, the advisor for the GCU Robotic Club and a senior member of the IEEE. His research interest is in novel material for high efficiency solar material, contact studies, high dielectric material for device application, GaN/AlGaN HEMT structures.