Wren Lundgren

Background

Wren Lundgren is on the faculty of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. Before Porter, Wren developed firmware for medical devices.

Wren's research focuses on control systems, with related work in VLSI and digital design; undergraduates are involved in the lab most terms.

Areas of expertise

• Control systems
• VLSI and digital design
• Undergraduate research and project mentoring

Teaching

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

Courses lean on current problems from the field: students read recent work, reproduce a result or method, and then extend it. Wren builds in low-stakes practice before graded work and gives written feedback on drafts.

Advising and office hours

Wren 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

Wren's recent activity is a mix of peer-reviewed work, conference talks, and student-involved projects in control systems and VLSI and digital design. Representative items:

• A peer-reviewed article on control systems in a disciplinary journal.
• A conference paper on VLSI and digital design, co-authored with an undergraduate researcher.
• An internally funded project applying control systems to a regional partner's problem.

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

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach Wren is email (wlundgren@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.