July 1, 2015
Two EE Faculty Receive CoMotion Innovation Fund Awards
Of 11 CoMotion Innovation Fund Awards granted to cutting-edge projects with promising impact, two awards fund EE Faculty member projects. Congratulations to EE Faculty members Karl Böhringer and Eric Klavins! As part of the annual awards, teams must compete for funding by pitching their project idea to a panel comprised of venture capitalists, senior executives,…
June 13, 2015
UW EE Alum Tom Doyle Establishes Endowed Scholarship
EE Alum Tom Doyle (BSEE ’64) knows what it feels like to receive scholarships. And now, he also knows what it feels like to financially support students. In late June, Doyle established an endowed scholarship for electrical engineering students. “I’ve established the endowment in gratitude for scholarship assistance I received while pursuing a bachelor’s degree…
June 12, 2015
UW EE Researchers Engineer Yeast to Communicate
Yeast has been around for thousands of years, but they are just now saying their first words, thanks to a team of UW researchers who have engineered yeast cells to communicate. This important step may lead to the future building of multicellular organisms. Led by EE faculty member Eric Klavins, the team’s research was published…
June 11, 2015
Coiled and ready to strike
June 10, 2015
Alum Kasey Champion Named to Eastside’s 30-Under-30 List
The spotlight is nothing new to alum Kasey Champion (BSEE ’12), who was recognized by 425 Business as a talented 30-Under-30 Eastsider. A software engineer at Microsoft, Champion runs her own business in her spare time, entertaining children at birthday parties. And, somehow, she still has time to devote to volunteer work. Champion is involved…
June 9, 2015
Underwater robotics startup Bluhaptics raises cash for hi-tech subsea devices
June 8, 2015
UW EE Shines in the 2015 CoMotion Presidential Innovation Fellow Awards
In recognition of the success and impact of their entrepreneurship, four EE Faculty have been appointed 2015 CoMotion Presidential Innovation Fellows. Learn more about why each was selected: Howard Chizeck, Josh Smith, Matt Reynolds and Shyam Gollakota. The CoMotion Presidential Innovation Fellows Program is the new name for the Presidential Entrepreneurial Faculty Fellows Program that…
June 7, 2015
EE Alum Among Researchers to Discover How Desert Ants Stay Cool
An international team of researchers, including EE Alum and Affiliate Professor Gary Bernard, had their findings published in the journal Science on June 18. The team’s research explores how Saharan silver ants stay cool under extreme temperatures in the African desert, revealing that the ants have a unique coating of hairs on their outer bodies…
June 6, 2015
Kai-Mei Fu Honored with Junior Faculty Award
EE Professor Kai-Mei Fu was honored May 28 with one of two Junior Faculty Awards by the UW College of Engineering in recognition of excellence in research, teaching and service. Fu, who joined the faculty in 2011, has a joint appointment in the Electrical Engineering and Physics departments. The nomination materials for Fu, with letters…
June 5, 2015
Denise Wilson Receives 2015 ASEE Denice Denton Award
A paper that EE Professor Denise Wilson co-authored, titled “How and Why They Choose What They Do During Early Career,” is the recipient of the 2015 ASEE Denice Denton Award for women in engineering. A collaborative effort between Wilson and faculty at Calvin College and Seattle Pacific University, the paper investigates why and how engineering…
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