Rate My Professor Andy Ritenour

Engineering professor Andy Ritenour is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering + Technology at Western Carolina University, where he also serves as the Program Director for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology B.S. program. Prior to joining WCU in 2018, he accumulated a decade of industry experience managing and developing innovative technologies across diverse applications, including high voltage transistors for energy-efficient power conversion, radio frequency (RF) surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters for mobile phones, and flexible paper-like displays for e-readers. His academic background includes a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2007, an S.M. degree from MIT in 1999, and a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Virginia in 1997. In his role at WCU, Ritenour coordinates the senior engineering capstone program, which is a multidisciplinary, two-semester course sequence featuring projects sponsored by industrial partners. This initiative focuses on industrial outreach, teaching, and the assessment of professional skills essential for engineering careers.