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…
March 8, 2015
Research Review: Electrical Engineering Kaleidoscope
The Electrical Engineering Kaleidoscope (EEK) is the department’s annual research review, highlighting cutting-edge research conducted by faculty and students. To view a PDF version of EEK 2015, click here. If you would like to receive a hard copy, please email the Public Information Specialist.
March 7, 2015
Nanolaser Enables On-Chip Photonics
March 6, 2015
Bright Future: EE Faculty Create New Nanolaser
Assistant Professor Arka Majumdar, who joined the Electrical Engineering and Physics Departments in 2014, together with Affiliate Associate Professor Xiaodong Xu, have created a new type of ultra-low threshold laser. With extremely small dimensions, the nanoscale laser may shape the future of information transfer in the next generation of computing systems and also has practical…
March 5, 2015
The Nature of Flight: EE Faculty Member Studies Animals to Inform Flight
When it comes to developing better flight systems, UW researchers are consulting with the true experts in the field: winged animals. The new Air Force Center of Excellence on Nature-Inspired Flight Technologies and Ideas, located on the UW Campus, is dedicated to the exploration of how nature can inform the development of remotely operated small…
March 4, 2015
UW EE in the News
March 3, 2015
Crime Report: UW EE Student Predicts Crime in Seattle
When Electrical Engineering Senior Jay Feng came across a publicly available data-set detailing 911 calls to the Seattle Police Department, he saw more than just numbers. He saw an opportunity. Feng, who seeks out data analysis and machine learning projects for fun, decided to undertake his own analysis of the data. After downloading the data-set…
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