April 6, 2015
UW among select universities to use investigational Medtronic device, advance research into brain activity
April 5, 2015
UW EE Team Receives Funding to Enhance Electronic Waste Handling
Creating robotics kits with repurposed parts is just one idea an EE team has for keeping more electronic waste out of landfills. The idea may become a reality, thanks to $50,000 in funding the team, comprised of Professor Denise Wilson, staff Jack Lockhart and student Rachel Roberts, received to support the development of an electronic…
April 4, 2015
Ph.D. Alum Anna Dixon Receives IEEE Best Paper Award
Anna Dixon, who completed her Ph.D. at UW EE in 2012, has received the 2015 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Biomedical Circuits and Systems Best Paper Award. Currently employed at Gryphon Scientific, Dixon focuses on big data analytics, modeling and simulation in a variety of fields including epidemiology. Titled “Compressed Sensing System Considerations for ECG…
April 3, 2015
Retirement Celebration Honoring Mohamed El-Sharkawi
After 35 years of teaching and power and energy research, Professor Mohamed El-Sharkawi is retiring. Please join us to honor and celebrate his many achievements, including being a Fellow of IEEE, author of four textbooks, creator of online training courses and teacher and mentor to many. Retirement Celebration Thursday, May 14, 2015, 3:30pm Paul Allen…
April 2, 2015
Shyam Gollakota Receives NSF CAREER Award
Congratulations to EE affiliate faculty member Shyam Gollakota, who received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. The prominent award supports junior faculty who exemplify outstanding education and research. In particular, the award will support Gollakota’s research on the Internet-of-Things, which connects everyday devices to the Internet, such as thermostats and appliances, and is currently…
April 1, 2015
Seattle Band Posse Finds Success on its Own Terms
March 12, 2015
Graduate Student Innovation, Hook Wins Second Place
With a name like Hook, it’s no surprise that a new device that converts older home appliances into smart gadgets is catching attention. Founded by UW EE graduate student Rahil Jain, Hook received the $10,000 second place prize at the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge at UW on April 2. “We have been working on…
March 11, 2015
EE Students at We Robot 2015 Conference
With emerging technologies such as personal drones and surgical robotics becoming more commonplace, discussing the legal and ethical issues of robots is becoming increasingly important. Bringing together students from various universities and fields of study to explore questions regarding the impact of robots on society, the fourth annual conference on robotics, law and policy, We…
March 10, 2015
Margaret Thompson Awarded NDSEG Fellowship
UW EE graduate student Margaret Thompson has been awarded a 2015 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. From more than 3,000 applicants, Thompson is one of 200 recipients. The award provides three years of financial support to individuals pursuing advanced training in engineering and science. The NDSEG Fellowship is sponsored and funded by…
March 9, 2015
Katherine Pratt Honored with NSF Research Fellowship
UW EE graduate student Katherine Pratt has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Out of more than 16,500 applications, 2,000 recipients were selected. The award brings the total number of students with NSF Graduate Research Fellowships in the BioRobotics Lab alone to three, with Pratt joining previous recipients Kevin Huang and Andrew Haddock. Recipients…
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