John Ayers has been engaged in teaching and academic research for over three decades at the University of Connecticut, where he is a University Teaching Fellow. Ayers considers electrical circuits to be one of his passions. He earned the BSEE from the University of Maine in 1984 and the MSEE and PhDEE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1987 and 1990, respectively. His industrial experience includes Fairchild Semiconductor, National Semiconductor, Phillips Laboratories, and Epitax Engineering. Ayers has authored nine books as well as hundreds of research papers, and is the recipient of eight awards for excellence and innovation in teaching