Zhicheng Guo Awarded The Transformer Association (TTA) Fellowship
Texas ECE PhD candidate Zhicheng Guo has been awarded the Transformer Association (TTA) Fellowship from the Transformer Association for 2022.
Jim Derryberry Named Cockrell School Distinguished Engineering Graduate
Jim Derryberry, alumnus of the Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was named a Distinguished Engineering Graduate of the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Jim received a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1967 and an MS in Electrical Engineering in 1968.
Student Profile: Alexa Blanco
Alexa Blanco started at Texas ECE in 2020 and is in the software Engineering Tech Core. She has served as Vice President and Chapter Director of the UT Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), and she is a member of the Women in Engineering Program (WEP), the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and served as the propulsion subsystem lead for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Austin (UAVA). She is a UT for Me Scholar and won the Mark and Kathy Papermaster Endowed Scholarship.
Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Established
Hundreds of students, faculty and staff members, alumni and friends gathered to celebrate a transformative gift resulting in the naming of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. The department will now be named the Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Student Profile: Sophia Nance
Sophia Nance is a senior in Texas ECE. She serves as a peer mentor in the academic advising office. We sat down with Sophia to learn more about her student experience in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Ramesh Yerraballi Honored by UT Systems for Outstanding Teaching
The award is the Board of Regents’ highest honor and recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated extraordinary classroom performance and innovation in undergraduate instruction.
Student Profile: Melanie Saenzpardo
Melanie Saenzpardo is a second-year undergraduate from El Paso, Texas. She joined the Texas ECE Honors program in Fall 2021. She serves as secretary of the UT Austin Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. We sat down with Melanie to learn more about her student experience in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Staff Profile: Nikki Rodelas Morris
Nikki Rodelas Morris is an Academic Advisor in Texas ECE. We sat down to speak with her in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Kulkarni Wins SRC Innovation Award
The newly introduced Innovation Award recognizes Patents and IP arising from SRC research that has made a significant impact on the semiconductor industry.
Three Texas ECE Teams Win Qualcomm Innovation Fellowships
Three teams from Texas ECE have been named winners of 2022 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowships for North America.
