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Arka Majumdar named 2024 Optica Fellow

UW ECE and Physics Associate Professor Arka Majumdar was recently named a 2024 Optica Fellow for his significant achievements in optics.

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UW ECE welcomes two new faculty members

UW ECE is proud to welcome two new assistant professors, Jungwon Choi and Hossein Naghavi, who joined the Department this fall.

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Orsborn lab awarded NIH grant to improve brain-computer interfaces for movement disorders

UW ECE and Bioengineering Assistant Professor Amy Orsborn was awarded a $3.5 million R01 grant to develop brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) that work more reliably for people with movement disorders.

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UW ECE students in the Professional Master’s Program learn how to pack powerful technology into tiny electronic devices

Graduate students in UW ECE Professor Radha Poovendran’s TinyML course are learning how to squeeze cloud-based, machine learning networks into small, resource-constrained devices.

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UW ECE hosts WomXn at the Forefront of ECE Research (WAFER), a day-long event

WAFER showcases research by women and nonbinary people in ECE and related fields. The event will be Tuesday, Nov. 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the ECE building on the UW campus.

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Margot Adam — studying public policy to improve renewable energy production, distribution and access

Margot Adam (BSEE ‘23) graduated from UW ECE with a concentration in sustainable energy systems. Now, she is pursuing a doctoral degree at Princeton University, focusing on ways she can help inform public policy applicable to renewable energy.

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Give to UW ECE

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Ensure the Future for Electrical & Computer Engineers

By giving to the University of Washington Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, you are making ideas become a reality. The circuit blueprints in our labs become the drones delivering medicines around the globe to those who need it most. The medical problem we identify becomes the robot delivering accurate, safe surgeries. We owe it to future generations of students to position UW ECE as not only a world-class education, but as an institution where dreaming has a powerful place. We owe it to the world to provide exceptional, creative students to address some of its most complex challenges. In order to do this, we rely on the support from our UW ECE family — individuals, foundations, associations and corporations. Ideas start here. Making them happen starts with you.

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Giving Priorities

Thank you for giving. To support what you are most passionate about, a number of giving opportunities are available. Depending on your giving objectives, new scholarships and professorships may be established. With more than 50 established funds to choose from, below are a few highlights that support UW ECE’s priority areas. To contribute to any of the following UW ECE department funds, please visit the UW Foundation Web site.

  • Excellence in Electrical & Computer Engineering Fund
    Gifts to this fund support UW ECE initiatives including upgrading and maintaining top teaching and research labs, providing awards to recognize outstanding student achievements and advancing other department activities. This is unrestricted support that will be put to use where the need is greatest.
  • Electrical & Computer Engineering Scholarship Fund
    Support UW ECE undergraduate students who exhibit outstanding academic achievements and research initiatives.
  • Electrical & Computer Engineering Fellowship Fund
    Support UW ECE graduate students who exhibit outstanding academic achievements and research initiatives.
  • ENGINE
    The UW ECE’s ENGineering INnovation and Entrepreneurship (ENGINE) capstone program is an opportunity for our students to understand the entire engineering product development cycle and gain valuable project management experience. Students partner with industry professionals to build a functional product prototype. More about the course »

More Giving Opportunities

Named opportunities beginning at $25,000 and estate planning are available. For more information about how you can support at this level, please contact the UW College of Engineering.

Learn more about how you can make an impact.

Support Spotlights

Here are examples of how UW ECE alums are giving back by supporting students and research efforts, making UW ECE a place of excellence.

Professorships Established by Alums Dr. Cherng Jia and Elizabeth Yun Hwang
Alums Dr. Cherng Jia (CJ) Hwang (EE Ph.D. ’66) and his wife, Elizabeth Yun Hwang (MLIS ’65), established the largest professorships in the history of the UW ECE Department. Inspired by their daughter, who is a quadriplegic, their visionary gift will fund the work of two professors to develop rehabilitative technologies for spinal cord injuries.

Endowed Scholarship Established by Alum Tom Doyle
In gratitude for scholarship assistance that he received while pursuing his bachelor’s degree, alum Tom Doyle (BSEE ’64) established an endowed scholarship for electrical & computer engineering students.