October 7, 2019
ECE professor Arka Majumdar’s lab creates new metasurface design that can control optical fields in three dimensions
(re-posted from UW News) A team led by scientists at the University of Washington has designed and tested a 3D-printed metamaterial that can manipulate light with nanoscale precision. As they report in a paper published Oct. 4 in the journal Science Advances, their designed optical element focuses light to discrete points in a 3D helical pattern. The…
September 30, 2019
Professor Howard Chizeck profiled by Robotics Business Review
ECE professor Howard Chizeck was interviewed recently by Robotics Business Review (RBR) about his telerobotic research involving haptic navigation and control for telerobotic devices, including robotic surgery and underwater systems. His neural engineering work involves the design and security of brain-machine interfaces, and the development of devices to control symptoms of essential tremor and Parkinson’s…
Professor Lih Lin named 2020 Optical Society Fellow
Professor Lih Lin, an ECE professor at UW since 2003, has been awarded an Optical Society (OSA) Fellowship for 2020 due to the significant technical achievements and contributions she has made in the field of photonics. Dr. Lin has demonstrated pioneering efforts in several new research frontiers, including the research and development of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical…
September 27, 2019
ECE Professor Linda Bushnell elected International Federation of Automatic Control Fellow
Professor Linda Bushnell, a Research Professor in UW ECE since 2000, has been elected an International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Fellow for “contributions to the analysis and design of networked control systems.” The IFAC Fellow Award is given to persons who have made outstanding and extraordinary contributions in the field of interest of IFAC,…
September 10, 2019
2017 Alumna Elaine Reeves receives Distinguished New Engineer Award
“The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is the world’s largest advocate and catalyst for change for women in engineering and technology. The not-for-profit educational and service organization is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. To ensure SWE members reach their full potential as engineers…
August 28, 2019
ENGINE Showcase winners highlighted by sponsor
“Competing against nearly 50 other professional/academic teams, UW ECE students Tianning Li, Hong Zhang and Shen Yuan Yao worked together under the guidance of Zetron’s, Senior Manager of Software Development, Len Cayetano and UW ECE professor, James Peckol to develop a hand-held device with LTE, satellite, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity capabilities. The device collects environmental…
August 27, 2019
Emeritus Irene Peden’s travels to the Antarctic appear in Smithsonian Magazine
A trailblazer for women in engineering, Irene Peden was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in engineering from Stanford and was the first woman hired by the UW College of Engineering in 1962. Peden is one of only two UW ECE faculty admitted into the National Academy of Engineering in the past 100 years….
Engineering improvements to deep brain stimulation
“The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently released a video featuring Center for Neurotechnology (CNT) researchers in Howard Chizeck’s lab at the University of Washington (UW) and their study participant, Fred Foy. The video was produced for NSF Science Nation, a series distributed via streaming services such as YouTube and Roku, as well as media outlets…
August 20, 2019
Four ECE women selected to present at computing conference
Since 2013, each year, ECE has provided partial support for eight of our undergraduate and graduate students to attend the national Grace Hopper Conference. This year we are happy to announce the students awarded ECE support, and those selected to present at the 2019 Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing Conference (GHC19). GHC is…
August 14, 2019
Blake Hannaford and UW Robotics team compete at RoboMaster 2019
Professor Blake Hannaford once again advised the UW’s student-led and student-organized Advanced Robotics Club (ARUW) as they battled it out at RoboMaster 2019, an annual robotics competition for aspiring young engineers and university students. Held in Bao’an Stadium in Shenzhen, China this past July over the course of 13 days, the Final Tournament’s winning team…
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