Josephine Bergström

Background

Josephine Bergström is on the faculty of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and holds a doctoral clinical degree from North Carolina State University and is licensed to practice. Before Porter, Josephine was a controls engineer in industrial automation.

Josephine brings that practice into the classroom, teaching from real cases and current standards in communications and wireless and electromagnetics and antennas.

Areas of expertise

• Communications and wireless
• Electromagnetics and antennas
• Applied practice and industry partnerships

Teaching

Josephine regularly teaches courses in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering. Specific sections and syllabi are listed in the class schedule each term.

Class time is built around cases and real deliverables. Students work to professional standards, present to a critique or a client-style panel, and revise. Josephine keeps the connection to current practice explicit.

Advising and office hours

Josephine advises students in the Electrical & Computer Engineering programs and holds weekly office hours during the fall and spring terms, posted on the office door and in the course pages. Prospective students are welcome to email to arrange a visit or a call.

Advising conversations usually cover course sequencing, whether to add a minor or a concentration, and how classroom work connects to internships, research, or graduate study. Students who are undecided are welcome; part of the job is helping them narrow things down.

Recent and representative work

Josephine stays active in practice alongside teaching, through consulting, standards work, and applied projects in communications and wireless and electromagnetics and antennas. Representative items:

• An applied project in communications and wireless with an industry or community partner.
• A workshop or short course on electromagnetics and antennas for practitioners in the region.
• Service on a standards, licensing, or advisory body related to communications and wireless.

Titles and venues here are illustrative. UW–Porter Falls is fictional; Josephine has no real publication record.

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach Josephine is email (jbergstrm@uwporterfalls.edu); messages during the fall and spring terms are usually answered within two business days. Prospective students and families can ask the Electrical & Computer Engineering department office to set up a call, a class visit, or a meeting during an admitted-student day.