Jim Squire is an associate professor at VMI with interests in engineering pedagogy (theory of teaching), instrumentation, patent law, mechatronics (combining electrical and mechanical engineering), and biomedical engineering.  He graduated from West Point in 1989 and was awarded a Bronze Star while serving in the Gulf War as a military intelligence officer.  He returned to graduate school at M.I.T. where he taught, consulted in patent litigation and engineering, and performed biomedical engineering research that led to his doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science.  He joined the VMI ECE faculty in 2000, received their Distinguished Teaching Award in 2002, and in 2004 was selected by the state of Virginia for the Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award.   He teaches sophomore through senior-level courses in circuits I and II, linear signals and systems, digital signal processing, senior seminar, and supervises various independent research and honors projects, and his research has led to seven patents and patent-pendings.