Robert Melendy, PhD
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Robert Melendy returned to Â鶹´«Ã½ Fox in 2023 as an associate professor of electrical engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
He taught at Â鶹´«Ã½ Fox as an adjunct professor in the spring of that year, and from 2006 to 2014 he was a full-time assistant professor of engineering, physics, and mathematics. In between, he was an associate professor of electrical engineering at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia (2014-17), and an associate professor of electrical engineering and renewable energy engineering at the Oregon Institute of Technology (2017-23).
In all, Robert has nearly 30 years of teaching experience, and during the early to mid-1990s he gained industry experience. His areas of expertise include control systems engineering, dynamic systems, electronic devices and circuits, electrical energy devices, and instrumentation and data acquisition.
Robert earned a PhD in applied mathematics and mathematics education from Oregon State University (2008), master’s degrees in electrical engineering (1998) and mechanical engineering (1994) from OSU, as well as a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (1992) from OSU. His recent research interests include identifying the adaptive and nonlinear control mechanisms by which bioelectric impulses propagate along the axonal path of a neuron, and problems concerning cell membrane permeability and bioimpedance.
Robert and his wife Debbie live in Salem and attend church there at Calvary Chapel. Robert is a credentialed chaplain with the International Fellowship of Chaplains and had a death row ministry at the Oregon State Penitentiary for nearly seven years. He continues to minister to and advocate for incarcerated individuals and at-risk U.S. military veterans.
Robert is a first-degree black belt in tae kwon do and is an avid roller skater. Some of his favorite Bible verses are Psalm 18:1-2, Matthew 5:33-37, and Galatians 5:1. His favorite Christian songs are The Wonderful Cross by Chris Tomilin, The Potter's Hand by Hillsong, and The Revelation Song by Kari Jobe.