Department News
Dr. Stéphane Mallat delivers 2019 Lytle Lecture
ECE hosted world-renowned applied mathematician & research scientist, Dr. Stéphane Mallat, on Dec. 3.
Postdoctoral Researcher Shana Moothedath participates in Rising Stars 2019
Rising Stars is an academic career workshop for women in EECS, hosted this year by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
ECE Professor Emeritus Akira Ishimaru becomes lifetime fellow of URSI
The International Union of Radio Science (URSI) will honor Ishimaru in Rome, Italy next year.
Jennifer Mankoff and Eve Riskin lead ECE's co-sponsored UW EXP study
The UW EXP study is a biometric approach to understanding and addressing student wellness.
ECE alum Arthur Chiao inducted as new Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) laureate
Arthur Chiao, Winbond Electronics Chairman, honored at ceremony in Taiwan.
Assistant professor Brian Johnson leads newly awarded $4.9M DOE grant to improve solar technologies
Brian Johnson and his team will be using the grant to support their project "A Scalable Control Architecture for 100% PV Penetration with Grid Forming Inverters".
Assistant professor Amy Orsborn awarded 2019 L'Oreal USA "Changing the Face of STEM" mentoring grant
Amy Orsborn was one of 11 Female Scientists who were awarded one of the 2019 L'Oreal USA "Changing the Face of STEM" mentoring grant!
Four ECE students receive the Power & Energy Scholarship presented by IEEE
Recipients are high-achieving undergraduate students in electrical engineering programs who are committed to exploring the power and energy engineering field.
Professor Howard Chizeck's company Olis Robotics chosen to run software for lunar missions
U.S. technology company Maxar Technologies Inc announced it has selected software developed by startup Olis Robotics to run a robotic arm of a lunar lander under NASA’s broader goal of human moon missions by 2024.
Assistant professor Baosen Zhang serves as panelist at DOE Artificial Intelligence Summit
Zhang discussed Artificial Intelligence for Energy Grid Optimization at event hosted by Dept. of Energy Rick Perry.
ECE professor Arka Majumdar’s lab creates new metasurface design that can control optical fields in three dimensions
A team led by scientists at the University of Washington has designed and tested a 3D-printed metamaterial that can manipulate light with nanoscale precision.
Professor Howard Chizeck profiled by Robotics Business Review
Joanne Pransky, associate editor for Industrial Robot Journal, recently spoke with Chizeck about haptic feedback challenges and the lessons he’s learned through the founding of several robotics companies.
Professor Lih Lin named 2020 Optical Society Fellow
Dr. Lin has been awarded an Optical Society of America (OSA) Fellowship for the significant technical achievements and contributions she has made in the field of photonics.
ECE Professor Linda Bushnell elected International Federation of Automatic Control Fellow
Dr. Bushnell is the first UW recipient of the IFAC Fellow Award, for "contributions to the analysis and design of networked control systems.”
2017 Alumna Elaine Reeves receives Distinguished New Engineer Award
ECE's Professional Master’s Program's own, 2017 Alumna Elaine Reeves will be receiving the SWE Distinguished New Engineer Award.
