September 6, 2012
Big Data Gets Its Own Photo Album
September 5, 2012
Gabe Cohn Awarded Ubicomp 2012 Best Paper
A paper submitted by UWEE graduate student (and Microsoft Research consultant) Gabe Cohn has been named “Best Paper” at the 14th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing in Pittsburgh. The award was given to his paper “ An Ultra-Low-Power Human Body Motion Sensor Using Static Electric Field Sensing“. Gabe is advised by Professor Shwetak Patel, who…
September 4, 2012
Kai-Mei Fu Receives 2012 NSF CAREER Award
Kai-Mei Fu, assistant professor of UW EE and Physics, has received a 2012 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. Her proposal is titled, “A ‘holistic’ approach toward scalable quantum optical networks in semiconductors.” CAREER awards are aimed to support junior faculty who “exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration…
September 3, 2012
Featured Engineer Interview – Karl Böhringer
September 2, 2012
Rico Malvar Elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
EE Affiliate Professor Henrique (Rico) Malvar, Chief Scientist at Microsoft Research, has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS). He is one of 35 members elected this year by the WSAS in recognition for his “distinguished and continuing scientific achievements.” The new members will be inducted into the WSAS at the fifth annual…
September 1, 2012
Tsang Elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
Professor Leung Tsang has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS). Tsang is one of 35 members elected this year by the WSAS in recognition for his “distinguished and continuing scientific achievements.” The new members will be inducted into the WSAS at the fifth annual meeting at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA on…
August 6, 2012
Tsang Wins 2013 IEEE Electromagnetics Award
Professor Leung Tsang has been named the recipient of the 2013 IEEE Electromagnetics Award for his “contributions to statistical electromagnetic theory and applications in remote sensing of complex geophysical environments. Recipients are recognized for their outstanding contributions to electromagnetics in theory, application or education. The IEEE Electromagnetics Award was established by the Board of Directors in…
August 5, 2012
Brandon Pierquet Joins UW EE
The department is delighted to announce the hiring of Brandon Pierquet, who will be joining the UW EE faculty as an assistant professor this fall. Dr. Pierquet will add significant strength to the department, college, and university’s growing leadership position in the multidisciplinary and strategic area of sustainable energy. Dr. Pierquet received his Ph.D. and S.M. degrees…
August 4, 2012
Shwetak N. Patel, winner of the India Abroad Face of the Future Award
Shwetak N. Patel has won the ‘Face of the Future Award’ at the India Abroad Person of the Year event held in New York on June 29, 2012. India Abroad is the oldest and most widely-circulated Indian-American weekly newspaper; it is published from five locations in North America, and owned by Rediff.com. Since its inception…
August 3, 2012
Alumnus David Burnett Receives NDSEG Fellowship
Alumnus David Burnett has been awarded the 2012 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. Burnett received his BSEE and MSEE from the department in 2005 and 2007, respectively. He will attend University of California, Berkeley this fall to pursue his PhD with Dr. Kris Pister. The Department of Defense awards approximately 200 new three-year graduate…
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