Rate My Professor Brock LaMeres

LaMeres' research centers on radiation tolerant computing and reconfigurable computing using FPGAs, with applications in aerospace and military environments. Notable projects include the RadPC platform, a radiation-tolerant many-core computing system tested on sounding rockets, the International Space Station, satellites, high-altitude balloons, and selected for NASA's lunar mission via the Lunar Surface Instrument and Technology Payload program. Additional efforts encompass cybersecurity enhancements using space radiation for random number generation and engineering education innovations such as e-learning environments, spatial skills training via Minecraft for middle schoolers, and communication skills development for STEM graduates. He has authored five textbooks on digital logic and embedded systems, including Introduction to Logic Circuits & Logic Design with VHDL (2nd ed., Springer, 2019), Quick Start Guide to Verilog (Springer, 2019), and Embedded Systems Design using the MSP430FR2355 LaunchPad (Springer, 2020), as well as over 100 peer-reviewed papers and holds 15 U.S. patents, including patents on RadPC technology in 2024. His scholarship is evidenced by over 1,430 citations on Google Scholar. LaMeres has garnered prestigious awards, such as the American Society for Engineering Education's highest teaching honor in engineering (2025), the Bhagawandas and Rajani Lathi Award for Educational Excellence in Electrical Engineering for his textbook (2025), the ASEE Electrical and Computer Engineering Distinguished Educator Award (2018), and numerous MSU accolades including the Fox Award (2020) and multiple Outstanding Instructor awards. In 2021, he founded Resilient Computing to commercialize RadPC technology, impacting the field of resilient computing systems.