Dr. Steven C. Tidrow is an Associate Professor in and Chair of the Department of Physics and Geology. He earned degrees, a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics with Specialization in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Applied Physics, from Texas Tech University in 1984 and 1986, respectively, and, a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Physics, from the University of Oklahoma in 1991. As a National Research Council Associate at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, he investigated high critical temperature superconductors from 1991 to 1994. From 1994 to 2007, Dr. Tidrow served as an Electronics Engineer at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory where he investigated perovskite material and devices, acted as Leader for the RF Perovskite Material and Devices Team (1998-2007), as Leader for the Sensors for Prognostics and Diagnostics Team (2004-2006), as a Materials Consultant to Frequency Control (1998-2006), and as a National Research Council Adviser (1996-2007). Dr. Tidrow has been issued twenty-six United States Patents pertaining to materials, processing and devices, was recipient of a 2002 Army Research Development and Achievement Award, was a co-recipient for the ?Material/Product Performance Award? at the 1997 International Workshop on Superconductivity in Kamuela, Hawaii, has chaired numerous conference sessions, served on international organizing committees including serving as chair of two organizing committees, has co-authored one book chapter, has been an editor of two conference proceedings, and has published numerous scientific articles. Dr. Tidrow serves, 1997 to present, as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas and as Chair of the Education Committee for the Electronics Division of the American Ceramic Society, 2005 to present. His areas of research interest include RF sensing, microwave material and device characterization, materials for energy storage and energy conversion, as well as perovskite materials and devices including RF tunable materials and frequency agile RF components for multi-function RF systems.