H.J. Siegel

H.J. Siegel is a Professor Emeritus at Colorado State University (CSU). From 2001 to 2017, he was the George T. Abell Endowed Chair Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at CSU, where he was also a Professor of Computer Science. From 2002 to 2013, HJ served as the first Director of the CSU Information Science and Technology Center (ISTeC), a university-wide organization for enhancing CSU’s activities pertaining to the design and innovative application of computer, communication, and information systems. HJ was a professor at Purdue University from 1976 to 2001. He received two B.S. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the M.A., M.S.E., and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University. HJ grew up in the lower east side of New York City (Manhattan), where he was Bar Mitzvah. HJ and family moved to the Fort Collins area in 2001. HJ has served on the Board of Directors of Congregation Har Shalom synagogue in Fort Collins for five years, including as the President.