Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Welcome from Department Head David J. Lilja

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News from ECE

ECE Prof. Beth Stadler receives University of
Minnesota "Outstanding Mentor Award"

ECE Dr. Rhonda Franklin promoted to full professor
with tenure

At the May 10th University of Minnesota Board of Regents   meeting, the Board promoted  Department of Electrical   and Computer Engineering’s Rhonda Franklin to   Professor with tenure.

Alumnus Dr. Shengli Zhou promoted to Professor and
received Outstanding Advisor Award

ECE alumnus Dr. Shengli Zhou (Ph.D.'03 2003),  is now   a faculty member at the University of Connecticut, and   was recently promoted to the rank of Professor with   tenure. Prof. Zhou received also the Outstanding   Faculty Advisor Award at the University of Connecticut.   (Prof. G. B. Giannakis, former advisor)

ECE and Humphrey students win national prize for poster
that illustrates smart grid technologies research

Mudita Suri (M.S.'13) (left) and Clark   Koenigs (MPP'11) won first place in a   student poster competition at the 2013   University of Texas Energy Forum.   Suri, who graduated this spring with a   Master of Science in electrical   engineering and minor in energy policy,   and Koenigs created a poster that   summarizes the various components   of smart grid technologies research.   The poster includes background about   how the technologies are governed,   policy analysis, and research   methodology.   To read more, click here.

Prof. Sidiropoulos to receive Distinguished Alumni Award
from University of Maryland - College Park

Prof. Nikos Sidiropoulos has been selected to receive   the University of Maryland – College Park Distinguished   ECE Alumni Award. Prof. Sidiopoulos earned his Ph.D.   in 1992 from the University of Maryland.

 Prof. Stadler voted top instructor for 2012 IEEE Magnetics
Society Summer School; will teach again this summer

Prof. Beth Stadler was voted Top Instructor by students   attending the 2012 IEEE Magnetics Society Summer   School in Chennai, India. She will be teaching for the   IEEE program again this summer in Assisi, Italy,   June 9-14.

Ph.D. Student Feilong Liu wins Super Computing Grand Prize

Ph.D. student Feilong Liu  has just won the grand prize   in the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute 2013 research   exhibition for "Numerical modeling of organic semiconductor   heterostructure devices." (Prof. P. Paul Ruden, advisor)

 Ph.D. candidate Lauren Otto awarded NSF grad research fellowship

Ph.D. candidate Lauren Otto has received the   NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. She also   was awarded the University of Minnesota College   of Science and Engineering Fellowship.   (Prof. Sang-Hyun Oh, advisor)

 
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