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2008
2009 IEEE Fellows
Professor Hui Liu, Professor Eve Riskin, and Adjunct Professor Richard Ladner
have been honored by the IEEE.
HallowEEn Design Challenge
The winners of this year's contest have been announced!
EE in the News:
Air Conditioner
NPR's The Loh Down on Science covers research on improving air-conditioner efficiency
done by new EE faculty member Shwetak Patel.
National Public Radio - October 23, 2008
Check out the new EE Blog for undergrads and grads!
Want to stay on top of the latest info from EE Advising? Look here first!
EE in the News:
Signing by cell: Can you see me now?
UWeek.org - August 21, 2008
Pascal Clark Wins Thesis Award
He's been selected as the inaugaral recipient of the Graduate School'sDistinguished Thesis Award.
Leung Tsang received the 2008 IGARSS Distinguished Achievement Award
The IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society met this past July in Boston.
EE in the News:
NSF Announces Expeditions in Computing Awards
Eric Klavins is part of the CalTech-UW collaboration receiving this $10 million award
NSF.gov - August 18, 2008
EE in the News:
Washington Technology Center Awards $512,269 in Research Funding
Karl Böhringer, Maya Gupta, and Scott Hauck garner three out of seven total awards made by the WTC.
Watechcenter.org - July 7, 2008
EE in the News:
Mini-subs exploring Sacramento River
CNet News - June 20, 2008
2008 EE Department Awards
Wondering who were this year's winners? Read on...
Mari Ostendorf and Ken Eguro win CoE awards
They were both honored at this year's Community of Innovators awards ceremony on June 4.
Will Mortensen wins CoE Dean's Medal
EE student will receive award at the annual Community of Innovators award ceremony.
EE in the News:
Jeff Bilmes' "Vocal Joystick" one of Network World's '25 leading-edge IT research projects'
Network World - April 18, 2008
Frankye Jones named Graduate Program Assistant of the Year
She was honored by the Graduate and Professional Student Senate and the UW Graduate School.
Professional Masters Program is launched for part-time evening students
50 students have already enrolled during this inaugural year.
Ying Su wins Master's Scholarship
Renewable award comes from the Intel Foundation and Semicondicutor Research Corporation's Educational Alliance.
Michael Hegg awarded 'Best Presentation' at NANO-DDS
He was honored for presenting his paper "A nanocrystal quantum dot photodetector".
Denise Wilson wins Munro Service Award
She's being honored by UW for her exemplary leadership in community-based instruction.
Guest Lecture by Xudong Wang - 9am Tuesday, 3/11
"Scalable Wireless Mesh Networks: System Architecture, Protocols, and Algorithms"
Kevin Xiaoxiong Gu awarded 'Best Paper'
He presented his paper at the 57th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) in Reno.
EE in the News: Bridging an engineer shortage
Seattle Times - February 25, 2008
EE in the News:
Colloidal Quantum Dots: Filling the Gap
Nature Photonics Research Highlights - February 1, 2008
Allstot receives 2008 SIA University Researcher Award
This award is presented by the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC).
Mosin Mondal wins Best Paper award
He was honored at this year's Electrical Performance of Electronic Packages Conference in Atlanta.
EE in the News:
Self-Assembling Bionic Eyes Coming Soon
Wired.com - January 18, 2008
Also see related articles in:
The Economist,
MIT Technology Review,
MSNBC,
Fox News,
EE Times,
Gizmag,
UW News,
CBC,
Yahoo News,
National Geographic News,
Computerworld,
many more...
EE in the News:
Learning from Katrina
IEEE Spectrum - January 8, 2008
2008 Electrical Engineering Leadership Seminar
Come hear from leading executives that all graduated from UWEE!
Hochberg wins Air Force Young Investigator funding
Just 29 receiving funding as part of the Air Force's inaugural Young Investigator Research Program.
2007
Kelin Kuhn named Intel Fellow
Former student and faculty member honored by Intel.
Dave Allstot to serve as CASS President for 2009
He's been elected by the membership of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society.
HallowEEN Design Challenge Winners!
The ballots have been counted, and the winners chosen.
EE in the News: When 'Ee' Means 'Move Right'
The New York Times - November 7, 2007
EE in the News: Adjunct Professor Yoky Matsuoka wins McArthur 'Genius' fellowship
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - September 25, 2007
Self-Assembling Robots on IEEE Control Systems Cover
The August 2007 cover features the Self Organizing Systems Group's self-assembling robots.
EE in the News: China8 project boxes up grand ad plan
USA Today - August 28, 2007
Babak Parviz wins TR35 award
Technology Review honors Babak as one of the elite young innovators.
Leo Lam wins Business Plan Competition award
Team ISD4 wins "Best Idea Award for Technology".
Emeritus Professor Chih-Chi Hsu
Professor Hsu passed away on July 11, at the age of 84. He served on our faculty for 35 years.
2007 Graduation Photos!
Professor El-Sharkawi has taken a lot of great photos of this year's graduation events. (Note: you can view his photos from past years' celebrations here).
EE Students win PhD Fellowships
Cherry Wakayama and Jeff Walling have been honored with 2007 Intel Foundation Fellowships.
Angel Bailey wins CoE Innovator award
She has been selected as this year's "Outstanding Classified Staff Innovator".
EE in the News: NASA to Test Portable Robot Surgeon
Washington Post - April 19, 2007
EE Senior Receives Goldwater Honorable Mention
Sam Burden is the latest EE student to do well in the Goldwater scholarship competition.
Two EE grad students win NSF fellowships
Amy Dashiell and Rob Egbert have been awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.
Students awarded "Best Paper"
Patrick Ngatchou and Jianchun Dong were two of the authors.
Gupta receives Young Investigator Award
The award comes from the Office of Naval Research.
Grad students win conference best paper award
Samuel Kim and Ehsan Saeedi were awarded "best paper" at a recent IEEE conference.
EE in the News: UW teams win international math contest
UW News - March 23, 2007
Eve Riskin wins UW leadership award
Professor Riskin was named co-winner of the UW David B. Thorud Leadership Award.
Babak Parviz wins NSF CAREER award
For "Self-Assembly of Functional Systems Within Live Cells."
Parviz honored as 'Rising Young Investigator'
The list was compiled by Genome Technology Magazine.
EE in the News: Erudite's ready and waiting
Everett Herald - March 19, 2007
EE in the News: EE Affiliate Professor named as next head of Microsoft Research
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - March 5, 2007
EE in the News: Deaf to sign via video handsets
BBC News - February 16, 2007
2007 Electrical Engineering Leadership Seminar
Come hear from leading executives that all graduated from UWEE!
EE in the News: Weathering the Storm: Students rebuild after Katrina
University Week - January 18, 2007
2006
EE in the News: Robot could help utility companies
King 5 television - December 27, 2006
Sumit Roy named 2007 IEEE Fellow
The IEEE has bestowed its top honor on Professor Roy.
EE in the News: Nanophotonics: Guiding the way
Nature Photonics Research Highlights - November 9, 2006
EE in the News: Moms in Academia: Will it be faculty or family?
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - October 28, 2006
EE in the News: BEAN / Young, smart and socially aware, they're pros at volunteering
Seattle Times - October 8, 2006
EE in the News: Computers: Chilling Chips
Newsweek - September 18, 2006
EE in the News: Bursting Tech Bubbles Before They Balloon
IEEE Spectrum - September 2006
Sahr becomes Associate Dean
John Sahr has been named the new Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs.
EE in the News:Tiny Pump Cools Chips
Technology Review - August 30, 2006
EE in the News: Researcher brings space age to surgery equipment, procedures
The Hindu - August 24, 2006
Eve Riskin wins Rigas Award
Professor Riskin has been honored with the 2006 Hewlett Packard/Harriet B. Rigas Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Education Society.
Affiliate faculty articles in IEEE 'Top 100'
Papers by Affiliate Assistant Professor Pavel Nikitin and Affiliate Professor Bishnu Atal are among the 100 most accessed IEEE articles.
Denice Denton
Former CoE Dean Denice Denton died on Saturday June 24 in San Francisco.
Graduation video and photos!
We have posted a video of the graduation ceremony online. Additionally,
all of Professor El-Sharkawi's graduation photos are available for viewing.
Endrik Noges passes away
EE Emeritus Professor and former Department Chair Endrik Noges passed away on June 6th.
Tomorrow's battlefield surgeon may not be flesh and blood
Read this Seattle PI story about a surgeon testing Blake Hannaford's remote surgical robot.
ArtEEse - the EE Art Walk
ArtEEse 2006 was a smashing success, and a lot of fun for everyone involved!
Centennial
Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make the centennial a smashing success! Our centennial
photos and other materials have been permanently moved into the "About Us" section, where they
will be available long term.
Anna Pyayt Wins 2006 SPIE Educational Scholarship
Anna was selected for her potential long-range contributions to the fields of optics and photonics.
Eve Riskin honored as 'University Change Agent'
Professor Riskin has been named the first 2006 recipient of the "University Change Agent Award" by WEPAN (Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network).
Sudip Shekhar and Jean Wang win Intel Foundation Fellowships
Two of our graduate students have recently been awarded these renewable fellowships from Intel.
Jue Wang wins Microsoft Research Fellowship
EE graduate student Jue Wang was named a recipient of this very competitive fellowship.
The 2006 Electrical Engineering Kaleidoscope is online!
this year's EEK showcases the research of our current grad students and post docs.
Sinclair Yee wins UW Outstanding Service award
Award is presented to honor extensive local and/or national and international service.
Two more faculty honored as IEEE Fellows
Professors Blake Hannaford and C. J. Richard Shi have been named as IEEE Fellows for 2006.
Talking Rains take first in 'Ride in the Rain'
Our very own bike team blew by the competition in this annual Transportation Services competition.
Deirdre Meldrum named Dean at ASU's Fulton School of Engineering
Professor Meldrum will be assuming her new post beginning January 2007.
2005
Sieg Hall Grand Reopening
Members of the EE and CoE community were present for the long-anticipated ceremony
marking the end of Sieg's dramatic renovation.
Denise Wilson releases ENose Toolbox
Toolbox provides a new support framework for the design, understanding, and analysis of chemical
and biological sensor systems.
ADVANCE and the Center for Institutional Change (CIC) featured in UWeek
Groups are working to increase the number of women pursuing careers in science and engineering.
RRSL Milestone: First Light on EWU-MRO Link
Melissa Meyer and Zac Berkowitz have created the first working instance of a
tristatic passive radar.
UW Team Wins Honorable Mention in Hydrogen Power Contest
Liyang Chen, Justin Reed, and faculty advisor Kai Strunz helped the UW team make
an impressive showing in the 2005 Hydrogen Systems Design Contest.
Xiaodan Song receives invitation to inaugural IBM seminar series
Xiaodan will be participating in the first annual IBM "Emerging Leaders in Multimedia"
seminar series.
Radha Poovendran wins PECASE award
Radha was recently named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award
for Scientists and Engineers.
EE Graduation Video
Miss the EE graduation ceremony? We've got the video available for you,
in various sizes and formats.
Graduation photos!
Professor El-Sharkawi has posted his collection of graduation photos from 2005
(and past years) for all to enjoy.
New Fellowship winners!
Quite a few EE graduate students have recently been awarded fellowships. Way to go, guys!
2005 Electrical Engineering Graduation Celebration
Our combined celebration for B.S., Masters, and Ph.D. graduates is June 10.
Professor David Allstot named new EE department Chair
Acting Dean Mani Soma announces that David Allstot is our new Chair of
Electrical Engineering.
2005 College of Engineering Open House: April 21-22
Here you'll find up-to-date information about EE exhibits, as well as
a link to the comprehensive CoE event page.
Riskin quoted on "Women in Science and Engineering"
Eve Riskin was quoted extensively in "Beat the Clock: Biological vs. Tenure"
EE undergraduate awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Our own Jason Parker was recently honored as a recipient of
this prestigous award.
Talk by Rama Chellappa, University of Maryland
"Recognition of Humans and their Activities" -
Gates Commons - April 8, 10:30am
EEK wins CASE award
The 2004 edition of our Electrical Engineering Kaleidoscope has been honored by
the Council for Advancement and Support of Education in its latest regional competition.
Winter quarter centennial seminar series
This series gives EE students a chance to hear from executives -
all of whom graduated from UWEE!
Professor Mani Soma named acting dean
Mani is taking the helm of the College of Engineering
while the search for Dean Denton's replacement goes forward.
2005 Polar Bears ring in the new year
A picture (and a video) is worth a thousand words...
2004
Professors Meldrum, Ostendorf named IEEE Fellows
This well-deserved honor brings the total number of IEEE Fellows
on our faculty to 23.
UWEE Alumnus named 2005 IEEE Fellow
Dr. Donald Wunsch, 1991 UWEE alumnus, was recently honored by the IEEE.
Meldrum on cover of Genome Technology
Journal article discusses the new Microscale Life Sciences Center.
Department wins more undergrad seats, TAs
New resources will help UWEE to meet growing demand for admission.
Melissa Meyer wins poster contest
Melissa recently won at the CEDAR 2004 Student Poster Contest
in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Costas Boulis Awarded 'Best Student Paper'
The award is from the 2004 European Conference on Principles
and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases.
Jandhyala wins UW squash tournament
Vikram Jandhyala, an A-division squash player, has won the
2004 UW intramural squash tournament.
EE Commencement - photos and video!
Pyayt Wins Nanotechnology UIF Award
First year EE graduate student Anna Pyayt has been honored
for her research.
Radha Poovendran wins YIP Award
Radha has received the Office of Naval Research's
Young Investigator Program award.
Klavins and Javidi latest CAREER recipients
The EE department is proud to announce its latest two
CAREER winners.
Trash-talkin' on campus
Some of our students used their mad EE skillz to play
one heck of an April Fools' joke.
Alex Mamishev interviewed on KUOW
Steve Scher interviewed Alex about SWAT and FIRST
Robotics.
Manastash Ridge Observatory "Ski Trip"
Professor Sahr and company combined business with pleasure
when the time came to work on some remote sensing equipment.
EE students wow in table tennis tournament
Three of our students placed in this year's regional tournament.
2003
Ajay Anand wins ASA Best Paper
Ajay was honored by the Acoustical Society of America
for Best Student Paper.
Congratulations to our 2004 IEEE Fellows
Three more of our faculty have been honored!
Professor Meldrum Named AAAS Fellow
Professor Deirdre Meldrum has been elected a Fellow of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Affiliate Prof. Goldstein wins IEEE, OSA honors
Evan Goldstein has been named a Fellow of both IEEE and OSA.
Loose Bits available on Web
Acting Chair Bruce Darling's regular updates on department news
are now being archived for your viewing pleasure.
Jiang/Wistort Honored for Conference Paper
Students took second place in the International Student Paper Contest
at the IEEE Transmission and Distribution Conference.
Department gathers to thank Howard Chizeck
On September 12 we all got together to say "thank you" to Howard for
his past five years as Chair.
EE now has nine women faculty!
We've hit the twenty percent milestone!
Gope and Wang earn Best Paper
Two of our graduate students recently were honored at a Dallas conference.
Crazy Shirt Day
Friday July 25th was not just payday - it was also EE's first
annual Crazy Shirt Day!
Sam Larson awarded Intel undergrad grant
Sam's proposal has been selected to receive a grant from the
Intel Student Research Contest for Undergraduate Students.
Melissa Meyer's URSI Paper Wins Contest
Melissa won first prize in URSI's student paper contest.
EE Awards Day winners
EE recently held it's 2003 departmental awards ceremony.
Graduation photos
Many thanks to Professor El-Sharkawi!
Artease3 - EE's third annual Art Walk
May 21st saw the third iteration of the EE Art walk.
Les Atlas receives Fulbright Senior Scholar Award
Professor Atlas has been named a Fulbright Scholar!
Jeyanandh Paramesh Awarded Intel Fellowship
Jeyanandh Paramesh, a graduate student working with Professor David Allstot,
has been awarded an Intel Fellowship for 2003-04.
Kai Strunz Named CAREER Award Winner
Professor Kai Strunz becomes our department's eleventh winner
of the NSF CAREER award.
Students phase I winners in SRC Design contest
Congratulations to UW EE students for first place in SRC Design
contest (Phase I)
EE prof's students take part in TV robot building competition
Three of Linda Bushnell's students will be working against the clock
to build a robot on new television show Robot Rivals.
Students prepare for robotics challenge
The SWAT Robotics team is hard at work on this year's FIRST challenge.
2002
Böhringer research in "Discovery Top 100"
Silicon and Polymer "fingers" help manage small maintenance satellites.
EE Grad Student Travels to Antarctica
Anthony Mactutis will be studying the upper atmosphere during
this upcoming "Summer" field season.
EEIC presents Professor A. G. Phadke
"GPS Synchronization for Wide Area Protection and Control"
The "EE Speed" team does the Dawg Dash
Several members of the department recently participated in this scholarship-raising
event.
Photos from the Halloween Party!
An October tradition around here - costumed characters invade the office.
Sahr interviewed re: Aurora Borealis
Professor Sahr is quoted often in this Everett Herald article.
Dr. Devanand K. Shenoy to speak
His talk is titled "Molecular Engineering of Materials: Effect at Interfaces
and in the Bulk of Liquid Crystals"
UWEE Welcomes Dr. Tara Javidi
We are pleased to welcome another new addition to our faculty.
2002 Engineering Career Fair
The annual Engineering Career Fair was held Wednesday, October 16 and
Thursday, October 17 at the HUB.
Mystery surrounds Sahr birthday
Something tells me we haven't heard the last of this...
EE alumnus wins top UW award
Donald Baker has received the Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus award.
Poovendran named ARO Young Investigator
Radha has won the Army Research Office's Young Investigator's Program (YIP) award.
Graduation 2002 photo gallery
Professor El-Sharkawi shares some of the great pictures he took
at this year's graduation ceremonies. Click on the small images
to see the larger version of each picture.
EE has six undergrad Mary Gates winners!
Six of our undergraduates have been awarded these prestigious grants.
Departmental awards winners announced
The Department of Electrical Engineering recently came together to
honor this year's outstanding faculty, staff, and students.
UWEE Welcomes Dr. Kai Strunz
We are pleased to welcome this new addition to our faculty.
Mark Chang wins Intel fellowship
A 2001-2002 Intel Foundation Graduate Fellowship award goes to
ACME Lab's Mark Chang.
EEK 2002 is on-line!
The newest version of the Electrical Engineering Kaleidoscope is now
online! You can still download the 2001 version as well.
Deirdre Meldrum speaks on "Life on a Chip"
Professor Meldrum discussed her research as part of the
College of Arts and Sciences Science Forum series.
Our 2002 graduation celebration is coming up!
On Friday, 14 June 2002, the EE department will hold a graduation
celebration honoring all students graduating between Autumn 2001
and Summer 2002.
Charles Peach wins SRC Fellowship!
Charles Peach, one of David Allstot's graduate students, has received
a very prestigious award.
Another milestone for our Chair
Professor Chizeck reaches the Big Five-Oh.
Phebe Burgos' retirement party
After 28 years at the UW, Phebe decided to retire. Come take a look at some
photos from her party!
2001
Carl Sechen named IEEE Fellow
UW EE now as 19 IEEE Fellows on faculty!
Mary Gates Research Training Grant Winners!
Seven of our undergraduates recently were awarded these prestigious grants.
Halloween Photos!
'Nuff said.
Annual Engineering Career Fair
This year's CoE Career Fair was held October 30th and 31st.
EE Announces New Educational Leadership Team
And these guys are really up to the challenge.
Kudos to Kuterdem!
EE graduate student Gorken Kuterdem ends successful year as GPSS President.
EE Faculty Early Career Award Winners
The quality of our faculty is outstanding. A large portion of the faculty have received
recognition early in their careers:
EE Graduation Recognition Events
EE is holding its first annual graduation recognition events for all of its graduating students.
2001 EE Awards Day
And the winners are ...
Mobile Robots outreach workshops
Linda Bushnell and some of our current and former students recently led an educational outreach
workshop on mobile robots for high school students.
Microsoft selects EE as a test partner
UWEE will be serving as a test ground for Windows XP.
EE has Four New CAREER Award Winners!
Four more of our Assistant Professors have been recognized by NSF!
Career Day 2001
On April 23, we'll be hosting another of our outreach and recruitment activities
focussed on getting kids interested in engineering in general, and UWEE in particular!
April Fools' Day
The Webmaster had a little fun confusing people with a "special edition" of the Web page.
Robotics Festival
On Saturday, February 17, our local robotics teams will have some fun and tune
up before the regional and national competitions!
John Schulz Retirement Party
The department is coming together to honor John's 40 years of outstanding service
supporting EE students.
Alumni Reception at ISSCC, February 6
This will be the first of what we hope will be regular UW EE alumni receptions at large
industry conferences.
2000
First Lego Robotics competition
On December 4, the EE seniors enrolled in Linda Bushnell's "Principles of Mobile Robotics"
participated in the EE department's first ever Lego Robotics competition.
Professor Meldrum wins NIH awards
Professor Diedre Meldrum recently received funding for two major NIH research grants:
"Advanced Develop/Test ACAPELLA Automated Sample Handler" and "Automated Minimal Residual
Disease Quantification".
Annual Engineering Career Fair
Well over one hundred employers will be at the HUB October 25 & October 26, ready to
discuss employment opportunities with engineering students.
New curriculum targets shortage of hi-tech workers
Professors Mani Soma and Eve Riskin are co-directing the development of a curriculum that
will provide access to a broader spectrum of students.
New Introductory Course - Secret Life of the Electron
The EE department introduced a new course, targeting both prospective majors and non-majors
who just want a good grounding in the fundamentals of electrical engineering.
Teen 'Guest Hackers' in Linux Lab
On August 24, EE's new Linux Lab hosted a security workshop featuring
C&C's Dave Dittrich and two teenage hackers.
Sze Lecture
Professor Simon M. Sze, Distinguished EE Alum, Returns to the UW on July 31 to present
"Four Decades of Developments in Microelectronics: Achievements and Challenges".
Awards Day
This year, the awards were expanded to recognize outstanding faculty
and staff, in addition to the students!
Career Day
Top-notch high school students from our area were invited to spend
the day with a UW engineering student, and got to hear from people
who've made engineering their profession.
Robots Shine in Orlando!
A first-year partnership between the UW EE department, Seattle Robotics
Society, and Bellarmine Prep yielded very successful results in both
regional and national robotics competitions.
1999
Spring Awards Day
See the winners and other participants of the 1999 poster contest.
HollEEwood Squares
The department has a little E-week fun on a large scale!
IEEE/HKN Picnic
See some photos from these student societies' annual picnic.
Eddie Wildy's retirement party
1998
Halloween Party
If you've ever wondered just how scary the EE department can be...
