UNM ECE History

Dr. Lehr has been a professor at the University of New Mexico since 2013, serving as chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department from 2013 to 2015.

Scientific Interest

Dr. Lehr is active in the Applied Electromagnetics Research Group at UNM, where she focuses on pulsed power generation and application, as well as high voltage phenomena.

Teaching Interests

Pulsed Power

Electromagnetics

Microwave Engineering

Community Involvement

Dr. Lehr served as President of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society in 2007-2008, becoming an IEEE Fellow in 2008, and currently serves as the society’s Fellow Evaluation Chair.

Research Interests

Theory and application of electrical breakdown of insulators

Exploding wire phenomena

Corona discharges

Career Awards

Professor Lehr is the recipient of the 2015 IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society’s Richard F. Shea Distinguished Member Award.

Sponsers

Air Force Research Lab

Sandia National Laboratories