Satish Udpa

Satish S. Udpa is an American electrical engineer, inventor, academic, and author. He is the President Emeritus and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University (MSU).

Udpa's research focuses on materials characterization, NDE applications, and clinical tools, emphasizing the development of sensors and models for optimized inspection and defect detection. His academic and professional contributions include patents, authorship of books and chapters, and published articles. He received the Robert F. Banks Award for Institutional Leadership and was listed by Marquis Who's Who Top Educators for his work in academia.

Udpa has been named a Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), the Indian Society for Nondestructive Testing, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He is also a member of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors and serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing. He served as the Technical Editor for the Electromagnetic Nondestructive Testing Handbook, Editor of IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, and Regional Editor of the International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics.