ECE News for Summer 2004
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Longtime ECE Employees Retire
We will truly miss Lisa and Charley's humor, expertise, and intimate knowledge of the UT system. We wish them happiness as they begin new adventures in their lives. EE 464 Senior Lab Winners
They exceeded their fundraising goal by $8,225 and promise that there will be another ride next summer.
Professor Adcock was one of ECE's most eminent faculty. His private-sector career was remarkable. He had a hand in the development of the atomic bomb, silicon transitors, and the integrated circuit. As a professor at UT-ECE, he helped establish a research program on semiconductor manufacturing and the SEMATECH Research Center of Excellence. In June the General Faculty passed a resolution in his honor.
Dr. J. K. Aggarwal, received the 2005 IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award "for inspiring graduate students to achieve excellence through mentoring, teaching, and guidance of research in computer vision and signal processing." Professor Aggarwal, Director of the Computer and Vision Research Center, has taught at UT-ECE for 40 years. During that time, he developed new course material for Nonlinear Systems, Linear Systems, Time-Delay Systems, Digital Filtering, Networks, Introduction to Pattern Recognition, and Advanced Computer Vision. He also wrote/edited 7 books and received numerous teaching awards. Professor Aggarwal has graduated 38 doctoral and 53 masters students and served on numerous other graduate student committees. Many of his students have received best paper awards and have gone on to successful in careers in industry, academia, and national research agencies. Congratulations, Dr. Aggarwal!
MIT Prof. Hae-Seung (Harry) Lee presented a lecture on Tuesday, July 20 entitled "A Massively Time-Interleaved 12-bit 600MS/s Analog to Digital Converter". Dr. Lee specialzes in developing next-generation analog integrated circuits with the emphasis on analog-to-digital converters, operational amplifiers, and microsensor interface circuits. The seminar will be at 1:30 PM in the Avaya Auditorium, ACES Building, with a reception following. This speech is part of the Silicon Laboratories Distinguished Speaker Series on Mixed Signal Design. More... Working Engineers Predict Emerging Technologies
ECE professor, Joe C. Campbell, developed (with Anupam Madhukar of USC) a quantum dots device that can detect infrared radiation at the same levels as sensors in the night vision goggles used by the military. Quantum dots are emerging as an exciting semiconductor nanotechnology with the potential to improve performance in communication systems, biomedical imaging, environmental sensors, and infrared detection. More... Dr. Jacob Abraham is director of the Computer Engineering Research Center (CERC), holder of the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering, architect of ECE's new circuit design academic track, and now winner of one of IEEE's most prestigious honors. Dr. Abraham won "for contributions to the development of reliable and testable computer hardware systems." Congratulations, Professor Abraham! More... IBM Recognizes Four ECE Professors
Dr. Goodenough, winner of the Japan Prize and holder of the Virginia H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering, is a legend in his field. Almost 30 years ago, he developed the technology for the lithium battery. These batteries now power most of the small electronic devices in the world. The next challenge was to develop batteries robust and stable enough to power hybrid cars or industrial machines. Almost 10 years ago, Goodenough, Akshaya Padhi, and Kiradodu Nanjundaswamy allowed a visiting scientist from Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) to join them in their research. More... More... ECE Alumni News Charlie Sander was named Chairman and CEO of Confio Software, a company specializing in identifying and prioritizing performance bottlenecks within enterprise applications. Lt. Cmdr. John Mason Ward, cum laude BSEE 1992, won the Charles A. Lockwood Award for Submarine Professional Excellence for "austute leadership, exemplary performance, perseverance, and steadfast devotion to duty." More... UT recognized ECE alumnus and National Instruments Vice President, Ray Almgren, as an 2004 Outstanding Young Engineering Graduate for his contributions to hands-on curriculum. Mr. Almgren sponsored the RoboLab project, Laptops for Learning, and many scholarships for engineering students. More... Business Picks up in Austin
Two new chip design centers are slated to open in Austin. Qualcomm said it would begin hiring at the end of the month. More... Applied Micro Circuits Corp. also announced that ECE adjunct professor Mark McDermott would be the vice president of engineering for a new Austin design center. It will begin with a nucleus of about a dozen top designers but has the potential to grow to as many as 200 jobs. More... And Freescale Semiconductor is expected to IPO this summer. More...
Dr. Patt has given approximately three dozen Distinguished Lecturer talks to university and industrial audiences over the years, including the Mong Lecture at Hong Kong University, the Chien Lecture at Illinois, the Birck Lecture at Purdue, etc. This past year, he gave four more. The most recent one at Carnegie Mellon University, on April 29, 2004 can be viewed from their web site. The title:"The Microprocessor Ten Years from now: What are the challenges, how do we meet them?"
This summer ECE students have the opportunity to study with working Dr. Kevin Lepak teaches EE 306 and in his spare time works at Advanced Micro Devices on multiprocessor system design, memory system design, performance evaluation, commercial workloads, and microarchitecture for future-generation microprocessors and systems. |
Lisa Walter, our procurement officer, has worked for UT for 27 years. When she began, ECE was still the Department of Electrical Engineerng. Enough said. Her off-duty life has included a long and happy marriage and a daughter currently pursuing a degree at Rhodes College. 
Prof. Aggarwal wins National Teaching Award
