UW researchers receive $1.5M from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation for brain-computer-spinal interface research

September 3, 2013

UW researchers receive $1.5M from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation for brain-computer-spinal interface research

The Paul Allen Family Foundation has awarded a $1.5 million grant over three years to a team of interdisciplinary researchers at the UW. Professors Joshua Smith of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering, Adrienne Fairhall of Physiology & Biophysics and Physics, and Chet Moritz of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physiology & Biophysics will work on…

September 1, 2013

Klavins and Seelig Win NSF Award for Molecular Programming

Professors Eric Klavins and Georg Seelig have been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Expeditions in Computing program as part of a multi-investigator team working to establish the engineering foundations for molecular programming and synthetic biology. The foundation announced the awards – each totaling $10 million over five years – for two projects…

August 8, 2013

Wireless Ambient Radio Power (WARP): Harvesting ambient radio energy sources to power remote sensors

August 7, 2013

Eldridge Alcantara Receives SMART Scholarship

Incoming graduate student Eldridge Alcantara has been awarded the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship. The five year award covers full tuition, $1300 book allowance per year, and a $38K annual stipend. Established by the Department of Defense (DoD), the SMART Scholarship for Service Program supports undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in Science,…

August 6, 2013

Wireless devices go battery-free with new communication technique

August 5, 2013

Saba and Medero Receive COE Dean’s Fellowships

EE graduate students Elliot Saba and Julie Medero have been selected to receive College of Engineering (COE) Dean’s Fellowships for 2013-2014. These fellowships provide a total amount of $25,500, which covers State resident tuition, insurance for two quarters and a stipend over the course of two quarters. The department provides the remaining two quarters of…

August 4, 2013

Three star researchers joining UW EE faculty

The department is pleased to announce the hiring of three new faculty members, who are rising stars in the fields of digital circuits, photonics, and sensors. “We are thrilled to have Visvesh, Matt, and Arka join the UW EE team,” says Vikram Jandhyala, professor and chair. “The three of them will add significant strength to…

August 3, 2013