It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Professor Samuel Agbo.
For over 30 years, Professor Agbo served as a tenured professor of electrical engineering at Cal Poly.
Please join the Committee of Friends for Professor Samuel Agbo by contributing to his burial and funeral arrangements and by submitting a tribute to Nwamaka.Agbo@gmail.com to share how he touched your life. Let us come together as friends and family of Professor Agbo to ensure he receives the honor and recognition he deserves.
Biography
Professor Agbo received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1984, and his MBA in 1985, both from the University of Houston. He taught at Texas Southern University, Houston, from 1984 to 1985, and at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, from 1986 to 1990. He joined the Electrical Engineering Department at Cal Poly in 1991. He was a summer faculty research fellow at AT&T Bell Labs, Middletown, New Jersey in 1989, and at Lawrence Livermore National Labs, Livermore, California, in 1996, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Education
B.Sc. (Hons) in electrical engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 1975. M.S.E. in electrical engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1978. Ph.D. in electrical engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1984. M.B.A (Finance), University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1985.
Teaching and Research Interests
· Communications
· Fiber Optic Communications
· Electronics
· Electric Circuits
· Solar Photovoltaic Systems
Dr. Agbo started working for the Electrical Engineering Department at Cal Poly on Jan. 7, 1991.
