Dr. Ahlgren received the B.S. in Engineering from Trinity College, the M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tulane University, and the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.   He began teaching at Trinity College in 1973 and served as department chairperson from 1990-1999.  He also served as the Director and Host of the Trinity College Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest.  His scholarly interests lie in robotics, modeling and simulation, engineering design, and broadband communications amplifiers.  He retired from teaching in 2014.