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Prof. Bob Metcalfe Delivers Commencement Address at Spring 2012 Engineering Commencement Ceremony

UT ECE professor Bob Metcalfe delivered the keynote address Spring 2012 Cockrell School of Engineering Commencement ceremony Friday, May 18. Prof. Metcalfe's address was entitled The Grand Challenges. Click the link below to read the transcript of his address.

Cockrell Commencement Address: The Grand Challenges

See photos from the graduation ceremony


Prof. Seth Bank Research Team Awarded MURI Research Funding

UT ECE professor Seth Bank is part of a research team that recently was awarded funding through the Department of Defense's Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI). According to the Department of Defense, the highly competitive MURI program complements DoD basic research programs that support traditional, single-investigator university research. Multidisciplinary University Research Initiatives incentivize research by multidisciplinary teams through larger and longer awards. Prof.


Prof. Brian Evans Receives HKN/IEEE Best Professor Award for 2012

Prof. Brian Evans won the 2012 Best Professor Award from the HKN/IEEE Chapters at The University of Texas at Austin. The award was presented at the UT ECE Graduation Banquet on May 15, 2012.


Profs. Mikhail Belkin and Neal Hall Receive DARPA 2012 Young Faculty Awards

UT ECE professors Mikhail Belkin and Neal Hall have been named recipients of 2012 DARPA Young Faculty Awards. According to DARPA, "The objective of the DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA) program is to identify and engage rising research stars in junior faculty positions at U.S. academic institutions and expose them to Department of Defense needs as well as DARPA’s program development process.

 


Prof. Mattan Erez Receives Department of Energy Early Career Research Award

UT ECE professor Mattan Erez has been named a recipient of an Early Career Research Award from the Department of Energy for his work on programming and execution model support for resiliency. Dr. Erez is one of 68 scientists selected for the five years award out of 850 candidates.


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.