April 27, 2016
Student Success: Ph.D. Student Utku Baran Receives College of Engineering Student Award for Research
With more than a dozen first-authored papers and three patents to his name in just three years of Ph.D. studies, EE student Utku Baran has received the College of Engineering Student Award for Research. “I’m very happy to represent EE in the College of Engineering awards,” said Baran. He will receive the award at the…
April 20, 2016
Student Success: Conner Ballew Admitted to Caltech Ph.D. Program
Conner Ballew, who graduates this spring with his master’s degree, has been admitted to Caltech’s Electrical Engineering Ph.D. Program, where he plans to research biophotonics and biomedical imaging. Ballew will be working with faculty advisor Lihong Wang, whose lab pioneered photoacoustic tomography (PAT), which is a medical imaging technique that combines both light and sound…
April 15, 2016
Eli Shlizerman Models Monarch Butterfly’s Internal Compass
The secret ways of the migratory monarch butterfly are not so secret anymore, thanks to a research team that includes assistant professor Eli Shlizerman, who has joint appointments in the Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics departments. The researchers have uncovered how exactly monarch butterflies process information about the time of day and the sun’s position…
April 14, 2016
Ulrich Hetmaniuk Appointed Co-Director of NIAC
Adjunct Professor Ulrich Hetmaniuk, who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics, has been appointed co-director of theNorthwest 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…
April 13, 2016
Mani Venkata Honored with Outstanding Leadership and Service Award
Affiliate Professor S.S. (Mani) Venkata has been honored with a 2016 Robert M. Janowiak Outstanding Leadership and Service Award. The award is given to individuals with a record of leadership and service to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA) and to electrical and computer engineering. Venkata accepted the award at the ECEDHA…
April 12, 2016
BioRobotics Lab Deep Brain Stimulation Research Featured by Medtronic
Jeffrey Herron Howard Chizeck The work of EE Ph.D. student Jeffrey Herron and Professor Howard Chizeck, in UW EE’s BioRobotics Lab, is featured in a new video and article by Medtronic, which is funding the groundbreaking research to improve treatment for neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. The research specifically entails developing…
April 11, 2016
UW and MIT Team up to Improve Medical Diagnostics with $3 Million NIH Grant
Georg Seelig, UW Ron Weiss, MIT A five-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for $3 million will fund groundbreaking collaborative work between UW and MIT researchers. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering Associate Professor Georg Seelig, together with MIT Professor of Biological Engineering Ron Weiss, will further the development of molecular-scale computing devices…
April 10, 2016
UW EE Wins $7.5 Million MURI Grant to Defend Advanced Cyberattacks
To protect against a new type of continuous computer hacking attack, known as advanced persistent threats, a research team led by Department Chair Radha Poovendran has received a five-year $7.5 million Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grant. The highly competitive grant is one of 23 MURI awards, totaling more than $162 million,…
April 9, 2016
UW and Microsoft Research Team Stores Data in Synthetic DNA
Imagine storing pictures, videos and documents in synthetic DNA molecules. That day is likely not far way, thanks to a team of UW and Microsoft researchers who have developed a new method for storing data in synthetic DNA, which addresses the critical need for long-term data storage. The research team, which includes electrical engineering and…
April 8, 2016
Sam Burden Honored with ARO Young Investigator Program Award
Assistant Professor Sam Burden has been honored with an Army Research Office Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award, one of the most prestigious awards the army grants to early career researchers and scientists. YIP awards specifically support research in areas relevant to the Army and are intended to encourage careers in teaching and research. The three-year…
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