Alle L. Garner received the B.S. degree (Hons.) in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana– Champaign, in 1996, the M.S.E. degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1997, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA, in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan, in 2006.

From December 1997 to December 2003, he served as an active duty Naval officer onboard the USS Pasadena (SSN 752) and an instructor of the Prospective Nuclear Engineering Officer Course, Submarine Training Facility, Norfolk. From 2006 to 2012, he was an Electromagnetic Physicist with GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY, USA. In August 2012, he joined the School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, where he is currently a Professor and the Graduate Program Chair. He is also a Captain with the Navy Reserves and the Chief of Staff for the NR NAVSEA Shipyard Engineering Unit, Kitsap, WA, USA. His research interests include electron emission, gas breakdown, high-power microwaves, and biomedical applications of pulsed power and plasmas. He has published over 100 refereed journal articles, coauthored over 250 conference presentations, given 75 invited seminars, and been issued 17 patents.