July 15, 2016
Professor Chizeck Weighs in on Police Robots on NPR Special
[July 11, 2016] This past week, the nation experienced deep tremors in the wake of police shootings. After white police officers killed Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, the continued dialogue of racial bias flooded onto the streets in the form protests and marches. On July 7, these protests turned deadly as a gunman killed five…
July 11, 2016
World Record in DNA Storage
Electrical Engineering Assistant Professor George Seelig, along with Luis Ceze, UW’s Torode Family Career Development Professor of computer science and engineering (CSE) and Karin Strauss, a researcher at Microsoft and affiliate professor for the CSE Department, reached a new milestone in the revolutionary process of DNA data storage. The team of researchers encoded and decoded…
July 7, 2016
Students Help Develop Device to Combat Malaria
Mayoore Jaiswal, a doctoral student in the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE), wants to build something that has a positive impact on someone’s life. She has utilized her electrical engineering expertise to help combat malaria, a disease that affects over 200 million people annually. “I wanted to work on a meaningful project,” Jaiswal said. “I…
Adjunct Professor Ulrich Hetmaniuk Appointed NIAC Co-Director
Adjunct Professor Ulrich Hetmaniuk, who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics, has been appointed co-director of the Northwest Institute for Advanced Computing (NIAC). NIAC was established by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Washington to advance the use of computing in engineering and scientific discovery. “NIAC serves as a…
Students Make Cloud Printing Available to Everyone, on Any Device
Electrical engineering students, Wenlu Chang, Jessica Perng and Wesley Tsai, developed a low-cost, user-friendly solution to cloud printing as a part of their undergraduate capstone project. Their product – the Plugable Cloud Print Device – allows any printer to become a cloud printer at an affordable price. Cloud printing is a relatively new convenience, allowing…
Student, Rahil Jain, Invents Device for Improved Infectious Disease Diagnosis
Electrical engineering PhD student, Rahil Jain, likes to develop instruments that can improve lives. His current project aims to improve the performance of existing rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), like the flu. This proposal has progressed to the final round of the APF 2016 Student Technology Prize for Primary Healthcare. The grand prize for the competition…
Student, Yury Dvorkin, Awarded the 2016 CEI Scientific Achievement Award
Congratulations to electrical engineering PhD student, Yury Dvorkin, who received the 2016 Scientific Achievement Award from the University of Washington’s Clean Energy Institute (CEI). The award was presented to Dvorkin due to his exceptional contributions in the areas of scientific achievement. In addition to the award, Dvorkin was also a fellow of CEI. During his…
Prof. Hannaford Develops Device to Improve Surgeries, Save Lives
Electrical Engineering Professor Blake Hannaford, an IEEE fellow and founder of the University of Washington’s BioRobotics Laboratory, is working on a robot that will aid surgeons during delicate, critical procedures. The device has the potential to increase the success rates of surgeries. The device – called Raven – is a semi-autonomous surgical robot that provides…
EE Students and Faculty Receive 2016 CoMotion Innovation Fund
The Department of Electrical Engineering is honored to have two 2016 CoMotion Innovation Fund winners. Professor Karl Böhringer, along with PhD student, Di Sun, received an award for their project, entitled: “Self-cleaning Solar Panels with Anisotropic Micro-texture.” Laura Adam, a doctoral student in Professor Eric Klavins’ lab, received an award for her project, entitled: “ebioHUB.”…
Student Success: PhD Student, Katherine Pratt, Named Husky 100
For electrical engineering PhD student, Katherine Pratt, being named a Husky 100 creates opportunities. However, she is not just focused on her own career or future. Instead, she wants to leverage these opportunities to serve a broader community – veterans and women in STEM. “Being a Husky 100 offers me a platform to share my…
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