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Disaster Forensics

Prof. Alexis Kwasinski of UT ECE travels to the worst natural disaster sites around the world to assess the damage inflicted on communication networks and electric power grids. Dr. Kwasinski has surveyed the aftermath of three major Gulf Coast hurricanes, including Katrina, and stood in the rubble caused by earthquakes in Chile, New Zealand, and Japan.

Prof. Deji Akinwande Receives NSF CAREER Award

Professor Deji Akinwande of UT ECE was awarded an NSF CAREER award for his work on Integrated Si-CMOS and Graphene Heterogeneous Nanoelectronics. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.

Prof. Miryung Kim Receives NSF CAREER Award

Professor Miryung Kim of UT ECE was awarded an NSF CAREER award for her work on Analysis and Automation of Systematic Software Modifications. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.

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Prof. Alexis Kwasinski Receives 2011 IBM Faculty Innovation Award

UT ECE professor Alexis Kwasinski has been named a 2011 recipient of an IBM Faculty Innovation Award. The IBM Innovation Awards is a worldwide program designed to encourage proposals that focus on teaching, research, or community building using key technologies.

Dr. Alexis Kwasinski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.

Senior Design Open House Fall 2011 Winners Announced

The EE 464 Senior Design Contest winners for Fall 2011 were recently awarded by Prof. Michael Becker at the Senior Design Open House on Tuesday, November 22nd. First place went to the Checkers Solver Android app by Arthur Ishiguro, Farhad Abasov, Kevin Scholz, Alexander Yeah and Jung Hoo Lee. Congratulations to all the participants for putting on a great open house.

View Pictures from the event here.

Prof. Bob Metcalfe Receives 2011 NEC C&C Prize

UT ECE professor Bob Metcalfe has been awarded the 2011 NEC C&C Prize. The C&C Prize was established in 1985 and is awarded to distinguished persons in recognition of outstanding contributions to R&D activities and pioneering work related to the integration of computers and communications technologies and the social impact of developments in these fields. The foundation noted that “The C&C Prize was awarded to Prof. Abramson and Dr.

UT ECE Grad Student John Tatarchuk Selected as EMERF Student Speaker

UT ECE graduate student John Tatarchuk was selected by the EMERF Board of Directors as the EMERF sponsored student presenter at the SMMA 2011 Fall Technical Conference. He recently completed his MS in electrical engineering (electromagnetism and acoustics specialty) in Austin after receiving a dual BS in electrical engineering and wireless engineering from Auburn in 2009.

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