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…
July 22, 2019
Two ECE faculty named as latest members of WSAS
The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) announced 24 new members last week, including ECE professor Mari Ostendorf and affiliate professor Li Deng. Members of WSAS are recognized for their “outstanding record of scientific and technical achievement and their willingness to work on behalf of the Academy to bring the best available science to bear…
July 15, 2019
Remembering Steve Graham
The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering sadly announces the recent passing of our friend and colleague, Stephen Graham. Graham had been in the department for 27 years and at the UW since 1989. We invite you to join Steve’s family, friends and colleagues for a service to celebrate his life. Friday, September…
July 11, 2019
ECE affiliate professor to receive 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Kevin Schneider, a chief engineer at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and an ECE alum and affiliate professor, will receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), according to an announcement July 2 from the White House. Recipients are chosen because at the start of their independent research careers, they are showing…
July 9, 2019
ECE graduates receive tenure-track faculty appointments
ECE graduate students Bolun Xu and Edward Wang graduated from the department with tenture-track appointments at Columbia University and University of California San Diego, respectively. Xu, who was co-advised by ECE professors Daniel Kirschen and Baosen Zhang, received his undergraduate degrees from Shanghai Jiaotong University and the University of Michigan. He received his master’s degree…
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