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TI Outstanding Student Designer Awards Announced

Four student teams in the EE 382V Data Converter course were awarded Texas Instruments Outstanding Student Designer Awards on May 7th for their excellent performance in the final project. The winners were awarded by Texas Instruments experts Tom Vrotsos, Tim Fischer and Mark McClung. Congratulations to the following winners:

1st Prize:
Peijun Wang and Kathryn Loeffler

2nd Prize:
Stefan Mastovich

3rd Prize:
Ben Bright and Kyoungtae Lee


Prof. John Goodenough Elected to National Academy of Sciences

UT ECE professor John Goodenough has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. According to the NAS, membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive.


Senior Design Project Winners for Spring 2012 Announced

The University of Texas at Austin Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (UT ECE), a top-ranked department, provides a unique opportunity and a supportive environment for academic/industry partnership through our Senior Design Projects. This capstone coursework provides academic excellence as well as key corporate benefits as teams focus on solving open-ended problems submitted by industrial collaborators.


UT IEEE Student Branch Named 2012 Outstanding Student Branch

The University of Texas at Austin student branch of IEEE has been named the 2012 Outstanding Large Student Branch in Region 5.

Founded in 1947, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Student Branch at The University of Texas at Austin is a student-run organization which promotes the interests of undergraduate and graduate electrical/computer engineering students on and off-campus.


UT ECE Graduate Student Bei Yu Receives 2012 IBM PhD Fellowship

UT ECE graduate student Bei Yu has been named as a recipient of a 2012 IBM PhD Fellowship. The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards Program is an intensely competitive worldwide program, which honors exceptional Ph.D. students who have an interest in solving problems that are important to IBM and fundamental to innovation in many academic disciplines and areas of study.


UT ECE Graduate Student Michele Saad Receives 2012 US Corporate Intel PhD Fellowship

UT ECE graduate student Michelle Saad has been named as a recipient of a 2012 US Corporate Intel PhD Fellowship. The Intel Corporation Ph.D. Fellowship Program awards fellowships to Ph.D. candidates pursuing leading-edge work in fields related to Intel's business and research interests. These students are also prioritized for internships and hiring within the company. This is a highly competitive program with a limited number of fellowships awarded annually. Michele is studying under the supervision of Dr. Al Bovik.


UT ECE Student Geoffrey Luke Receives NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral Fellows

UT ECE graduate student Geoffrey Luke has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral Fellows. Geoff is working with Prof. Stas Emelianov on the detection of micrometastases in the sentinel lymph node in the BME track in ECE and awarded a recruiting TA position.


UT ECE Student Jason Soric Wins Best Presentation at Baylor 2012 Mini-Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems

UT ECE graduate student Jason Soric recently won Best Presentation at the 2012 Mini-Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems held at Baylor University on March 23. Jason presented a paper on Microwave Applications of Epsilon-Near-Zero Metamaterials. Jason is supervised by Dr. Andrea Alù in the Metamaterials and Plasmonics Research Group.


UT ECE Student Anjali Datta Receives Prestigious Hertz Fellowship

UT ECE student Anjali Datta has been selected to receive a prestigious Hertz Fellowship. According to the Hertz foundation The highly competitive selection process includes a comprehensive written application, four references, and two rounds of technical interviews by recognized leaders in applied science and engineering. The foundation also notes that the Hertz Fellowship is valued at more than $250,000 per student, with support lasting up to five years. In addition to Anjali, Kelly Moynihan from our BME department also received a Hertz Fellowship. Anjali is working with Prof.


Six ECE Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Six UT ECE students have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate research Fellowships for 2012. The Cockrell School of Engineering was awarded 30 NSF Graduate Fellowships for 2012 overall, second most in the nation.