October 10, 2024
Professor Kai-Mei Fu elected American Physical Society Fellow
Kai-Mei Fu, the Virginia and Prentice Bloedel Professor of Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington, has been elected an American Physical Society Fellow. Fu was recently elected to the APS Division of Quantum Information Fellowship for foundational contributions to fundamental and applied research on the optical and spin properties of…
October 3, 2024
How the Remote Hub Lab is preparing engineering students for their future careers
September 10, 2024
UW ECE welcomes six new faculty members
By Wayne Gillam / UW ECE News Beginning this fall and extending through autumn quarter 2025, UW ECE is welcoming six new faculty members who will bring a wide breadth of knowledge and technical expertise to the Department. Each of these outstanding new hires are making significant contributions to their respective fields, and they are…
August 28, 2024
Arpita Ghosh Dacy — tech leader, mentor, and Mrs. Universe America
By Wayne Gillam / UW ECE News UW ECE alumna Arpita Ghosh Dacy (BSEE ‘10) is a person who doesn’t limit herself. She is enthusiastic about trying new things and has learned first-hand the value of stepping outside her comfort zone. This was demonstrated early in her career, when she worked with cutting-edge technologies that…
August 8, 2024
UW ECE Certificate Program in GPU-Accelerated Computing & Visualization to be offered this fall
By Wayne Gillam / UW ECE News Starting autumn quarter 2024, UW ECE will again be providing the Certificate Program in GPU-Accelerated Computing & Visualization for working professionals and graduate students. This three-quarter, online program is affiliated with the Professional Master’s Program, and it takes students on a deep dive into the graphics processing unit,…
August 2, 2024
New textbook provides a fresh perspective on modern power systems
By Wayne Gillam / UW ECE News This fall, a new textbook providing students with an up-to-date overview of modern power systems will be introduced into the UW ECE power and energy systems undergraduate curriculum. “Power Systems: Fundamental Concepts and the Transition to Sustainability” helps students learn the ins and outs of how power systems…
July 11, 2024
June Lukuyu — pushing engineering boundaries to improve energy systems in underserved communities
By Wayne Gillam / UW ECE News UW ECE Assistant Professor June Lukuyu was born and raised in a small community outside of Nairobi, Kenya, where both of her parents worked as agricultural research scientists. In school, she excelled in math and physics, and she knew early on that she wanted to pursue a career…
June 27, 2024
Congratulations to the 2024 UW ECE Awards recipients!
Article by UW ECE staff, photos by Ryan Hoover Each year, UW ECE holds an awards ceremony that honors students, faculty, and staff for their exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions to the Department. This year, the annual event was held on Tuesday, May 14, during a luncheon in the ECE building. The luncheon and awards…
June 18, 2024
Amy Orsborn receives NSF CAREER award to study how the brain responds to using neural interfaces
Article by Wayne Gillam / UW ECE News Amy Orsborn, a Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Bioengineering at the UW, was recently named a recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, one of the most prestigious awards in the nation for early-career faculty. The award will support…
June 13, 2024
‘The best chance for the biggest impact’: Shwetak Patel inducted into SIGCHI Academy for advancing health, sustainability and interaction research
Adapted from an article by Kristin Osborne | Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering When it comes to the field of human-computer interaction, University of Washington professor Shwetak Patel aims, in his own words, “to think outside the box and challenge existing assumptions.” Patel, who holds the Washington Research Foundation Entrepreneurship Endowed…
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