October 3, 2012
Brandon Pierquet – A STARS Researcher
UW EE assistant professor Brandon Pierquet has been selected to receive $764,000 from the Washington State STARS Researcher Program. The Strategically Targeted Academic Researchers (STARS) program was created to support new faculty conducting innovative research in Washington State to promote both product innovation and longer-term statewide economic development. Pierquet joined the UW EE faculty in…
October 2, 2012
SprioSmart app lets phone accurately measure lung capacity
October 1, 2012
The original Twitter? Tiny electronic tags monitor birds’ social networks
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…
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