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Cody Scarborough wins Exceptional Student Contributions Award at Metamaterials 2020
Christopher Allemang awarded IEEE EDS PhD Fellowship for his work advancing thin-film electronics
Cindy Finelli named IEEE Fellow for leadership and scholarship in engineering education
Sandeep Pradhan named IEEE Fellow for contributions to information theory
William J. Williams (1935 – 2020): In Memoriam
Professor emeritus Bill Williams has been internationally recognized for his contributions to the development and application of signal processing in biomedical engineering and biology.Mapping quantum structures with light to unlock their capabilities
U-M, community partners tackle energy insecurity in three Detroit neighborhoods
Podcast: Artificial photosynthesis for sustainable solar fuels
Tony Hsu and family establish new fellowship fund to support graduate students
First digital single-chip millimeter-wave beamformer will exploit 5G capabilities
Amulya Parmar: One conversation can change everything
Amulya Parmar started his first company at 15, and is committed to positive impact in all of his endeavors.Three members of ECE will represent U-M at the 2020 Rising Stars in EECS Workshop
Touchless respiratory and heart rate measurement for COVID-19 health screening
Tracking Monarch Butterfly Migration with the World’s Smallest Computer
Coping with COVID-19 as a student and Olympic hopeful: a Q&A with Thomas Cope
5G and ECE: Connecting the world
5G is a technology built on the work of electrical and computer engineers, and reliant on ECE research to fulfill its promise.Teaching signal processing during COVID-19
The impact of COVID-19: A student perspective
Student works on a NASA quantum satellite link
New grant to expand open source control software for an intuitive robotic prosthetic leg
Burn after reading
Research to improve medical imaging of the brain receives Magna cum Laude Merit award
Coordination and collaboration are critical to U.S. leadership in plasma science: a Q&A with the Plasma 2020 Decadal Study co-chair
A new textbook for Organic Electronics
Becky Peterson named new Director of the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility
Mirror-like photovoltaics get more electricity out of heat
Scholar Stories: Buca Making it Big on Pitch, in Electrical Engineering
MGoBlue.com profiles Electrical Engineering undergrad Kevin Buca, a midfielder on the University of Michigan Men’s soccer team.Magna cum Laude Merit Award for research to detect the progress of diseases such as multiple sclerosis
U-M startup SkyGig aims to take 5G to the next level
Detecting environmental pollutants with a smaller, portable, fully electric gas chromatograph
Students learning to lead amid threats of cyber crime that threaten national security, including the next election
“Cybersecurity for Future Leaders” (EECS 498 / PUBPOL 475) is taught from both a technical and policy perspectiveFull-color nano-LEDs for better, longer lasting LED performance
Research on neural probe that sheds multicolor light on the complexities of the brain recognized for its impact
Melissa Haskell receives NIH Fellowship for research to improve brain imaging
Autonomous well monitoring solution recognized with a Best Innovators award
Three ways to do hands-on, remote learning
The Future of Lasers
A research profile of Prof. Gérard Mourou and other ECE scientists talks about the future of lasers, from transmuting nuclear waste to shooting space junk.Urban solar energy: Solar panels for windows hit record 8% efficiency
Eric Michielssen named Associate Dean for Research
Eric Michielssen, the Louise Ganiard Johnson Professor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named the next Associate Dean for Research for the College of Engineering.U-M startup NS Nanotech unveils new generation of LEDs for high-efficiency, high-performance displays
Eric Michielssen receives ACES Computational Electromagnetics Award
This award recognizes major contributions in the field of computational electromagnetics.New Master of Engineering in ECE provides professional training for industry-track students
The program is highly structured and emphasizes rigorous theory combined with practical training.The Renaissance of the American City
Eric Michielssen receives IEEE AP-S Field Award in Computational Electromagnetics
Michielssen is a leader in the field of Computational Electromagnetics and its application to real-world problemsJohanna Mathieu receives 2020 Henry Russel Award
Mathieu is one of four U-M faculty members to receive this award, the university’s highest honor for early to mid-career facultyMike Flynn receives Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award
Professors Jay Guo and Zetian Mi awarded MTRAC funding for research in autonomous and green vehicles
Zetian Mi selected as IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer
Space motor helps make robotic prosthetic leg more comfortable and extends battery life
Improving cancer and disease treatments by understanding electromagnetic communication among biological cells
Response to GSBES Open Letter on Diversity in EECS
Ester Bentley receives NDSEG Fellowship to help the world navigate without GPS
The Wolverines Behind the Next Generation of Autonomous Vehicles
The Center for Entrepreneurship profiles a team of EECS students, who are working to develop the next generation of delivery vehicles.Making plastic more transparent while also adding electrical conductivity
EECS Juneteenth celebration features song, readings, and a proposal for change
84 internships and research fellowships for the pandemic summer
Cope Reflects on B1G Medal of Honor, Stepping Up to Continue U-M Swimming ‘Legacy’
Electrical Engineering undergrad, Tommy Cope, was awarded the B1G Medal of Honor, which is given to two senior students at each conference university for highest excellence in athletics and academics.Herbert Winful receives IEEE Photonics Society Quantum Electronics Award
For pioneering the field of nonlinear optical periodic structures and for foundational contributions to nonlinear dynamics of semiconductor laser arrays.Tracking COVID-19 spread faster, and more accurately
Trevor Odelberg receives NDSEG Fellowship to help run the world with low power batteryless circuits
ECE Stands with Black Lives Matter
Matthew Belz receives NDSEG Fellowship to improve the safety of autonomous systems
New machine learning method improves testing of stem-like tumor cells for breast cancer research
Help eradicate the virus of racism
EECS Stands Against Racism
Lights in the labs – and eyes – of researchers coming back to work
PhD student Laura Andre is awarded Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship from SPIE
Instructors mail robot parts, develop video project amid sudden online semester
Fred Terry voted 2020 HKN Professor of the Year in ECE
Jacob Hayward recognized for his far-reaching impact on University systems
Jacob Hayward received a 2020 U-M Staff Impact Award for developing several systems that have made life easier for staff and administrators across the UniversityBattery-free sensor startup takes aim at industrial efficiency
Class of 2020 ECE Memories
Improved neural probe can pose precise questions without losing parts of the answers
Game theory and the COVID-19 outbreak: Coordinating our interests at individual to national levels
Catching nuclear smugglers: fast algorithm could enable cost-effective detectors at borders
“Ultra low-power receivers for IoT applications” wins Outstanding Invited Paper
Scholar Stories: Gerdov Overcomes Adversity, Injury to Pave Way at Michigan
MGoBlue.com profiles EE undergrad Alan Gerdov, who competes on the University of Michigan Men’s Gymnastics team. Gerdov speaks about his road from the Ukraine to the U.S. and how COVID-19 has impacted his life.Six ECE graduate students recognized by NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Heath Hofmann receives CoE Staff-Faculty Partnership Award
Plasma jet wands could rapidly decontaminate hospital rooms
The legend of the Rick’s Dancer
Xueru Zhang awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship
Elaheh Ahmadi receives ONR Young Investigator Award to prepare for the next generation of wireless technology
Zhanni Wu awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship
Live public street cams are tracking social distancing
Could a smartwatch identify an infection before you start spreading it?
Advancing the future of circuit design with Intel’s Dr. Eric Karl
Guidance on decontaminating face masks: U-M researchers contribute to national effort
Alfred Hero named Fellow of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
Herbert Winful named Joseph E. and Anne P. Rowe Professor of Electrical Engineering
Using machine learning to detect disease before symptoms manifest
Prof. Alfred Hero speaks to ECE about his work using data to predict the transmission of infectious disease among people who are pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic and how it relates to COVID-19.2019-20 Undergraduate Student Awards
Data security for a safer world
Alum Adrienne Stiff-Roberts honored with the Willie Hobbs Moore Distinguished Lectureship
Small, precise and affordable gyroscope for navigating without GPS
ECE life with COVID-19
This page features a look into ECE life under the specter of COVID-19.Leland Pierce honored as outstanding student organization advisor
Tianlin Wang recognized with Towner Prize and Distinguished Leadership Award
Optics Society wins Elaine Harden Award from College of Engineering
Hessam Mahdavifar receives CAREER award to empower next gen communication
ECE Expeditions Goes “On the Town”
Best paper award for optimizing wireless power transfer
Brian Raeker recognized as an outstanding GSI
Russel Lecture: Fighting climate change with organic electronics
Building CubeSats to test electrodynamic tethering in space with MiTEE
Mi-TEE (Miniature Tether Electrodynamics Experiment) is a University of Engineering project directed by Prof. Brian Gilchrist that aims to test the tethering technology in space.David Blaauw named Kensall D. Wise Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Optimizing energy
Postdoc Fellow Shunbo Lei, who works to improve the efficiency and function of the power grid, was honored by the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.Leung Tsang elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Ian Hiskens receives MA Sargent Medal for a career of excellence in electrical engineering
Ian Hiskens, Vennema Professor of Engineering, is a renowned expert in power system dynamics with a special focus on renewable energy and the grid.Upgrading signal interfaces for better wearable devices
John Nees wins Research Scientist Award from the College of Engineering
Sandeep Pradhan receives Education Excellence Award from the College of Engineering
Laura Balzano wins Education Excellence Award from the College of Engineering
Jamie Phillips wins Service Excellence Award from the College of Engineering
Automotive research team recognized for research excellence
Faculty, students pay tribute to Demos Teneketzis’ remarkable career
Known for his impeccable scholarship and compassionate mentorship, Prof. Teneketzis, an expert in stochastic control, decentralized information systems, networks, and discrete event systems, retired after 35 years of service to the department.2020 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
EECS honors four faculty members for their outstanding accomplishments to the community.Toward a portable concussion detector that relies on an infrared laser
A 3D camera for safer autonomy and advanced biomedical imaging
ECE students, staff, honored with MLK Spirit Awards
Katie Bouman wows U-M community with insider’s look at the black hole imaging project
Hun-Seok Kim receives CAREER Award to facilitate Internet of Things connectivity
‘Green methane’ from artificial photosynthesis could recycle CO2
Nobel Prize winners talk research, Nobel ceremony, and are remembered by U-M colleagues