William Kleitz

Biography:

William is a professor emeritus of Electrical Engineering at the State University of New York. His YouTube channel is YOUTUBE.COM/BILLKLEITZ. Professor Kleitz completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering Technology (BSET) from the Rochester Institute of Technology and his Masters Degree in Engineering (M-Eng) from Cornell University. For several years Professor Kleitz worked as an electrical engineer at New York State Electric and Gas where he developed electric power distribution strategies and automation.

After NYSEG he started the Electrical Engineering Technology Program at SUNY-TC3 and was the program chair for 30 years. He has also conducted hundreds of training workshops to local manufacturers in the area of industrial electronics and automated control.

Research:

Professor Kleitz has been awarded two New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) grants related to energy management. For these grants he completed research on automated data acquisition and control of energy management systems.

Awards:

Professor Kleitz was the 2002 recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities.

Key Published works:

Professor Kleitz has been publishing textbooks with Prentice-Hall since 1986. He has written five digital electronics and microprocessor textbooks spanning 16 editions. His newest textbook, Digital Electronics: A Practical Approach with VHDL, Ninth edition has become a top seller worldwide.

Special projects:

Besides electronics, Bill's key interests involve skiing, hiking, mountain biking and camping (anything to do with the outdoors in any weather). Professor Kleitz has recently embarked on a project to YouTube everything he knows about Digital Electronics and Microprocessors. There are several hundred podcasts completed and the entire set covers hundreds of lectures and tutorials in the field.

To view Professor Kleitz's Podcast Lectures on Digital Electronics visit:

www.youtube.com/user/billkleitz

For the publishers information about Professor Kleitz's 9th edition textbook visit: https://www.pearson.com/us/search-results-higher-education.html?_charset_=UTF-8&q=kleitz

FOR STUDENTS: The MultiSIM, Quartus and Video podcast files can be found at: https://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/chet/careersresources/resourcessite/products/series.html#series,series=Electronics%20and%20Electricity%20Technology

FOR INSTRUCTORS: The PowerPoint slides, Image Bank, Test Files and Solutions Manual can be found at: https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/program/Kleitz-Digital-Electronics-A-Practical-Approach-with-VHDL-9th-Edition/PGM13415.html?tab=resources

You can e-mail Professor Kleitz at: wwk@tc3.edu