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OCT
01
2021
Distinguished Lecture | Alumni | ECE Alumni Award Seminar
Active Data Collection, Hypothesis Testing, and Learning
Dr. Tara Javidi, Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of California, San Diego
3:00pm – 4:00pm in Johnson Rooms, Lurie Engineering Center (3rd floor)
MAR
04
2021
Distinguished Lecture
Optical Frequency Combs
Steven Cundiff, Harrison M. Randall Collegiate Professorship in PhysicsDepartment of Physics, University of Michigan
4:00pm – 5:00pm in Remote/Virtual
MAR
16
2020
Distinguished Lecture | RADLAB Seminar
Low Phase Noise Signal Generation Utilising Oscillators, Resonators & Filters and Atomic Clocks
Dr. Jeremy Everard, Professor of ElectronicsUniversity of York
5:00pm – 6:30pm in Remote/Virtual
MAR
12
2020
Distinguished Lecture | Alumni | ECE Willie Hobbs Moore Distinguished Alumni Lecture
Resonant Infrared, Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation: Enabling Hybrid Thin Films for Optoelectronics
Adrienne D. Stiff-Roberts, Jeffrey N. Vinik Professor Department of Electrical & Computer EngineeringDuke University
1:30pm – 2:30pm in Remote/Virtual
FEB
28
2020
Distinguished Lecture | ECE Distinguished Seminar Series
Control of electromagnetic fields for energy applications
Prof. Shanhui Fan, Professor, Electrical EngineeringStanford University
11:00am – 12:00pm in 1200 EECS Building
FEB
27
2020
Distinguished Lecture
Henry Russel Lecture: Carbon vs. carbon dioxide: Using carbon-based (organic) electronics for a more sustainable planet
Stephen Forrest, Peter A. Franken Distinguished University Professor; Paul G. Goebel Professor of EngineeringDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
4:30pm – 5:30pm in Rackham 4th floor Amphitheater
FEB
06
2020
Distinguished Lecture
Computing in Millimeters
David Blaauw, Kensall D. Wise Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceEECS-ECE
4:30pm – 6:00pm in Johnson Rooms, Lurie Engineering Center (3rd floor)
JAN
17
2020
Distinguished Lecture | ECE Distinguished Seminar Series
Electronics in the Brain – Literally
Prof. Arto Nurmikko, L. Herbert Ballou University Professor of Engineering and PhysicsBrown University
1:30pm – 2:30pm in Gerald R. Ford Library
DEC
13
2019
ECE Distinguished Seminar Series
Enhancing learning and inclusivity in Electrical Engineering
Prof. Susan Lord, Chair and Professor, Integrated Engineering; Professor of Electrical EngineeringUniversity of San Diego
1:30pm – 2:30pm in 1200 EECS Building
NOV
15
2019
ECE Distinguished Seminar Series | WIMS Seminar
45 Years of MEMS Start-up Companies
Dr. Kurt Petersen, Co-Chair of HardTech Group at Silicon Valley Band of Angels2019 IEEE Medal of Honor Recipient
1:30pm – 2:30pm in 1500 EECS Building
OCT
25
2019
Student Event | Alumni | ECE Alumni Award Seminar
Leading through High Performance Technology
Richard Bergman , Executive Vice President, Computing and Graphics Business GroupAMD
1:00pm – 2:00pm in 1500 EECS Building
OCT
04
2019
Student Event | Alumni | ECE Alumni Award Seminar
How to prepare to work on the next Xbox, Kinect, Hololens, or Quantum Computer.
Dawson Yee, System Engineer – Azure Hardware, Quantum ComputingMicrosoft
4:00pm – 5:00pm in 1303 EECS Building
OCT
04
2019
Student Event | Alumni | ECE Alumni Award Seminar
My First Student: My Mother
Dr. Nicolaos G. Alexoploulos , Vice President for Academic Programs and University RelationsBroadcom Foundation
1:30pm – 2:00pm in 1500 EECS Building
OCT
04
2019
Student Event | Alumni | ECE Alumni Award Seminar
Ready Fire Aim: RE-Wiring My Brain for N=ALL
Karen FiremanFireman & Associates
9:30am – 10:30am in 1005 EECS Building
OCT
01
2019
Student Event | Alumni | ECE Alumni Award Seminar
Perspectives on Educating Engineers
Dr. Steven McLaughlin, Dean, College of EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology
12:30pm – 1:30pm in 1200 EECS Building
SEP
18
2019
Distinguished Lecture | Alumni
I Never Met-a-Material I Didn’t Like!
Dr. Rodger Walser, President and CEOMetamaterials, Inc.
12:00pm – 1:00pm in 3316 EECS
APR
30
2019
Distinguished Lecture
DoD Microelectronics Innovation for National Security & Economic Competitiveness (MINSEC) Initiative
Jeremy MuldavinOffice of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering
2:00pm
APR
09
2019
Distinguished Lecture
Thank God for GaN!
Umesh Mishra, ProfessorUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
10:30am
APR
08
2019
Distinguished Lecture
Terahertz Communications at 300 GHz: Devices, Packages and System
Ho-Jin Song, ProfessorPohang University of Science and Technology
4:15pm
FEB
28
2019
Distinguished Lecture
Nobel Laureate Lecture: Passion for Extreme Light
Gérard Mourou, A.D. Moore Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
4:00pm
DEC
04
2018
Distinguished Lecture | Gilleo Lectureship
Gravitational Waves: A New Window to the Universe
Nergis Mavalvala, Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics; Assoc. Dept. Head of PhysicsMIT
3:30pm
NOV
08
2018
Distinguished Lecture | Alumni
A Tale of Cybersecurity, With Applications to Automobiles
Carl Landwehr, Lead Research Scientist, Cyber Security and Privacy Research Institute George Washington University
10:30am – 11:30am in 1005 EECS Building
NOV
05
2018
Distinguished Lecture
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the Golden Age of Engineering
Honorable Zachary J. Lemnios, Vice President, IBM ResearchIBM
3:30pm
NOV
01
2018
Distinguished Lecture
From Discrete Event Systems to Discreet Event Systems
Stéphane Lafortune, N. Harris McClamroch Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
4:00pm
OCT
09
2018
Distinguished Lecture | Alumni | ECE Willie Hobbs Moore Distinguished Alumni Lecture
How Microwaves Launched and Enabled My Academic and Research Career
Rhonda Franklin, Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Minnesota
2:30pm
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