August 2, 2002
EE has six undergrad Mary Gates winners!
The EE department is pleased to announce that six of its undergraduate students have been awarded Mary Gates Research Training Grants. These prestigious and competitive grants are awarded on a campus-wide basis to undergraduates as a way to enhance their educational experiences, enabling them more fully to pursue their education and deepen their involvement in…
August 1, 2002
Departmental awards winners announced
On May 21 EE faculty staff and students gathered to recognize this year’s winners at our third annual Awards and Recognition Event. Congratulations to our 2002 awardees! Outstanding Teaching Award Radha Poovendran Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Mingyan Li and Eddie Chan Outstanding Research Advisor Award Radha Poovendran and Carl Sechen Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award…
June 1, 2002
UWEE Welcomes Dr. Kai Strunz
The Electric Engineering faculty is pleased to welcome Kai Strunz, who arrived in April, as its most recent Assistant Professor. We were able to compete successfully with the delights of Paris in persuading him to cast his future with the department and, in particular, with the Energy Group. We hope that any of you who…
April 1, 2002
Mark Chang wins Intel fellowship
Mark Chang, a PhD candidate with Professor Scott Hauck’s ACME Lab, has been awarded an Intel Foundation Graduate Fellowship. This 2001-2002 Intel Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award provides one year of full tuition and fees, along with a twelve-month stipend. The fellowship award also includes the opportunity to conduct research or an internship at Intel, as…
March 1, 2002
Deirdre Meldrum speaks on “Life on a Chip”
Professor Deirdre Meldrum will be giving a talk titled “Life on a Chip” on Friday, May 3 at 3:30 in Room A102 of the Physics-Astronomy Building. A reception will follow in the foyer. This talk is part of the College of Arts and Science’s Science Forum series, and is sponsored by that college, the Office…
February 1, 2002
Charles Peach wins SRC Fellowship!
A Graduate Fellowship from Semiconductor Research Corporation has been awarded to Charles Peach, one of Professor David Allstot’s graduate students. The industry sponsor of this award is Texas Instruments, through their membership in the SRC. The three-year SRC Fellowship provides full tuition and fees, a $1550/month stipend, and a $2000 unrestricted gift to the UWEE…
January 1, 2002
Phebe Burgos’ retirement party
On April 1, the EE department joined Phebe Burgos in celebrating her retirement from the University after 28 years of dedicated service. She has most recently been working as Manager of Program Operations for Professors Ostendor and Dunham. We wish Phebe all the best – we’ll miss her! Phebe’s retirement cake – some people apparently…
July 1, 2001
Carl Sechen named IEEE Fellow
The IEEE has announced that Professor Carl Sechen has been named an IEEE Fellow, effective January 2002. His citation reads “For contributions to automated placement and routing in integrated circuits.” The IEEE Grade of Fellow is conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the…
May 1, 2001
Kudos to Kuterdem!
Our own EE graduate student Gorkem Kuterdem has just completed tenure as the President of the University GPSS (Graduate and Professional Student Senate). Gorkem had a great chance to learn about the various processes of the University, and ways to address the concerns and desires of a wide variety of student constituencies. Gorkem reports that…
Annual Engineering Career Fair
The annual Engineering Career Fair was held Tuesday, October 30 and Wednesday, October 31 at the HUB. Approximately 150 employers were on hand to discuss permanent career position possibilities as well as internship/co-op opportunities. If you’re planning to graduate this year, or if you’re looking for an internship/co-op for coming quarters, this is one of…
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