Honors & Awards News
John Bowers honored with 23rd William Gould Dow Distinguished Lectureship
Bowers gave an overview of historical and current research on integrating silicon photonics and lasers into circuits.Jeff Fessler named ISMRM Senior Fellow for outstanding work in image reconstruction
Fessler is recognized for his work advancing image reconstruction algorithms and ensuring their accessibility for other MRI researchers, improving patient care.Leland Pierce receives 2025 HKN Professor of the Year Award for ECE
Pierce, Associate Research Scientist and Lecturer, has spent the past decade honing his skills as an educator by putting students and their education first.Cindy Finelli receives Teaching Innovation Prize
Traditional engineering courses focus solely on technical content, but real-world problems and society’s grand challenges are sociotechnical. To help instructors integrate social issues into [an introductory] circuits course, Finelli and a nationwide research team developed modules that link technical circuits concepts with pressing social issues.Puffin Air Purifiers team are winners in national innovation competition
Rebecca Lentz and Rachel Silcox received $5K and additional mentorship from the VentureWell Accelerator program to develop their indoor CO2 monitor and air purifier technology.2025 Undergraduate Student Awards
These students are recognized for their outstanding scholarship, research, service, leadership, and entrepreneurship.2025 CoE Staff-Faculty Partnership Award
Prof. Robert Dick is highly respectful of staff while freely praising their efforts and working as a partner to achieve goals.Julia Gersey receives DOE Fellowship supporting research to improve urban life
Gersey’s Computational Science Graduate Fellowship will be applied to the problem of homelessness using high-performance computing solutions.Shelly Feldkamp receives 2025 Staff Excellence Award
Feldkamp combines technical excellence with an infectious joy in all her interactions with faculty, students, and staff.Alum Pin-Yu Chen receives 2024 Young Professional Industry Leadership Award
Chen received the award “for research and industry impact for machine learning robustness and AI safety.”Best Student Paper Award for work in universal training of neural networks
ECE alum Mohammadreza Tavasoli Naeini, a former student of Prof. Al Hero, was first author on the paper and award recipient.Alum Pin-Yu Chen receives Industry Young Professional Leadership Award
Chen (Ph.D. ECE), advised by Prof. Alfred Hero, received the award from the IEEE Signal Processing Society “for research and industry impact for machine learning robustness and AI safety.”Cindy Finelli receives Cinda Sue Davis STEM Equity Leadership Award
Finelli has spent her career improving the education of engineering students through her own research, and by establishing centers and programs for teaching and learning at two different institutions.Zetian Mi named Pallab K. Bhattacharya Collegiate Professor of Engineering
Mi is a worldwide leader in new materials and processes for next-generation microelectronic and optoelectronic devices, displays, clean fuels, and more.Dennis Sylvester named Peter and Evelyn Fuss Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan
Sylvester is an internationally recognized leader in the area of ultra-low power integrated circuit design, entrepreneur, distinguished educator, and leader.Q&A with Dennis Sylvester: New Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan
University of Michigan’s incoming chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering talks about goals, challenges, and what’s special about ECE.Zachary Fritts awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research on time-varying, electrically-small antennas
Fritts, Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, is working on electrically-small antennas, with potential applications in telecommunications, health, and sensing.Siyi Chen awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research on Controllable and Interpretable AI models
Chen, Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, is working to improve the usability, safety, and reliability of AI systems in real-world applications.Can Yaras awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research on deep learning and generative AI models
Yaras, Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, is working to better understand the inner workings of deep learning and provide better access to foundation models in AI.Ruya Karagulle awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research on human-centered autonomous systems
Karagulle, Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, is working to provide human-centered approaches to autonomous systems, while ensuring their safety.Somya Valecha receives Distinguished Academic Achievement Award
The award recognizes computer engineering student Somya Valecha for her outstanding academic record, exemplary character, and leadership as an undergraduate student.Carl Landwehr Wins the 2025 CRA Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Landwehr is a cybersecurity research pioneer and national leader.Nouman Khan receives the Professor Pierre T. Kabamba Award
Khan, PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the award for graduate student excellence in control systems.2025 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
The EECS Department has honored four faculty for their sustained excellence in instruction and curricular development, distinguished participation in service activities, or for their significant achievements in scholarly research.Shubham Mondal receives Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Outstanding Ph.D. Research
The College of Engineering award recognizes ECE doctoral student Shubham Mondal for research impacting next-generation electronics.Rachel Newton awarded Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement in ECE
The College of Engineering award recognizes ECE doctoral student Rachel Newton for outstanding achievements in research, leadership, and academics.Naman Kabra receives Distinguished Leadership Award
The College of Engineering award recognized Electrical Engineering undergraduate student Naman Kabra for his outstanding leadership, especially on the Solar Car team.Justin Ting receives Distinguished Leadership Award
The College of Engineering award recognizes Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD student Justin Ting for his impactful efforts bringing tech communities together for social good.Amy Liu receives Distinguished Academic Achievement Award
The College of Engineering award recognizes Electrical Engineering student Amy Liu for outstanding academic record, exemplary character, and leadership as an undergraduate student.Qing Qu receives U-M Chinese Heritage & Scholarship Junior Faculty Award
Prof. Qu joins the inaugural cohort of awardees recognized as emerging leaders in teaching, research, and service at U-M.Two Michigan Engineering researchers named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded Sloan Research Fellowships to two computer engineers from the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering: Thatchaphol Saranurak and Andrew Owens.Andrew Owens named 2025 Sloan Research Fellow
Owens will use the Sloan Research Fellowship to support his research on the development and utility of computer vision systems that learn from multisensory data.Zetian Mi receives 2025 Nick Holonyak Jr. Award from Optica
Mi is recognized for his innovations on wide energy gap nanostructures for light emission and energy generation applications.Johanna Mathieu and Anna Stuhlmacher receive HICSS Best Paper Award for work on the potential of drinking water networks as flexible electric loads
The team found that drinking water distribution networks in the U.S. represent a sizable resource when used as flexible electric loads.Wei Lu named U-M Innovation Champion
As a university-wide leader in tech transfer, Lu will serve as a resource to help ECE faculty connect their research with real-world applications.L. Jay Guo elected Fellow of Optica
Guo received his honor for his pioneering work and achievements in structural colors and flexible transparent conductors, and for sustained contributions leading to their commercialization.Lisa Li wins IEEE TCNS Best Paper Award for work on guarantees for model predictive control
Prof. Li’s paper, published in IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, provides guarantees for large networks with incomplete information access.Laura Balzano honored with Sarah Goddard Power Award
The award recognizes Prof. Balzano’s advocacy for women in electrical engineering and mathematics through her work as a teacher, scholar, and mentor.Six faculty receive 2025 Ted Kennedy Family Faculty Team Excellence Award
These six research scientists helped design, build, and implement the ZEUS laser facility, which is the highest power laser in the U.S.Two faculty members and advocacy group to be honored
The University Record announces the ceremony that will recognize recipients of Goddard Power and Hollenshead awards, including ECE Prof. Laura Balzano.Kamal Sarabandi receives H. Scott Fogler Award for Professional Leadership and Service
Prof. Sarabandi’s decades-long contributions to the professional community have had a profound impact on the field of applied electromagnetics.Zetian Mi receives Wise-Najafi Prize for Engineering Excellence in the Miniature World
Prof. Mi has made seminal contributions to wideband semiconductors and their applications in green energy, disinfection, and electronic devices.Peter Seiler receives CoE Monroe-Brown Foundation Education Excellence Award
Prof. Seiler has had a major positive impact on the education of students inside and outside the classroom.Heath Hofmann receives 2025 Herbert Kopf Service Excellence Award
Prof. Hofmann excelled during his term as Associate Chair for Graduate Affairs.Zheshen Zhang receives 2025 Ernest and Bettine Kuh Distinguished Faculty Award
This award honors Zhang’s exemplary research, teaching, and service relating to quantum systems engineering.Seven ECE staff honored with 2024 College of Engineering Staff Incentive Awards
Amy Brooks, Jessi Cebulski, Lisa Flick, Patrick McCollum, Chris Puzzuoli, Michele Ruffino, and Grant Young received these awards for their contributions to the ECE community.Hamed Alkhathami receives Rackham International Student Fellowship
Alkhathami’s master’s work explores the application of quantum principles to optimize signal processing systems.Chun-Wei Liu receives Rackham International Student Fellowship
Liu’s PhD work in quantum engineering explores collective effects of atom-atom interactions.Jesse Codling receives ACM BuildSys 2024 paper award for work on heart rate monitoring
Codling’s project, aptly named “FloHR,” uses geophones to measure human heart rate through floor vibrations in home environments.Kamal Sarabandi receives IEEE Dennis J. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications
This award recognizes Prof. Sarabandi’s many outstanding accomplishments in advancing the fields of radar technologies and their applications.Jay Guo elected IEEE Fellow for contributions to nanoimprint technology
Guo is a world-renowned researcher who has made significant contributions to a wide variety of areas, including nanoimprinting, nanophotonics, organic solar cells, and more.Mariko Burgin receives ECE Alumni Rising Star Award
Burgin spoke about her journey as an electrical engineer interested in space, leading her to work for NASA and Blue Origin on space missions.Samuel H. Fuller funds early-career professorship
Fuller gave an alumni lecture on the history of computing and the current state of AI before presenting the inaugural award to Hun-Seok Kim.Mehdi Hatamian honored with ECE Alumni Impact Award
Hatamian’s work promises to revolutionize healthcare with affordable, quick, and easy cancer screenings.Xavier Farrell earns NAPS 2024 presentation award for work to predict household savings on electricity bills
Farrell’s PhD work focuses on forecasting long-term financial outcomes for households switching electricity rate plans based on recommendation systems.Mike Flynn recognized with SIA/SRC University Research Award
Prof. Flynn’s research on analog-to-digital converters has been applied in biomedicine, telecommunications, machine learning, and more.2024 ECE Core Values Excellence Award Winners
The recipients for 2024 are Shelly Feldkamp, Nancy Slowey, and Rick Van Camp.Johanna Mathieu receives DOE C3E Award for achievements in clean energy research
Mathieu has devoted her career to reducing the environmental impact of the current power system, often in partnership with energy companies and local communities.Andrew Owens receives NSF CAREER Award for research to improve machine perception systems
Prof. Owens’ research will help fully autonomous systems interact with their environments without human supervision.Leo Kempel receives ECE Distinguished Alumni Educator Award
Kempel delivered his award lecture on restructuring engineering education for the future.Zetian Mi awarded $7.5M MURI for research on ferroelectric nitrides
Prof. Mi is the lead PI on a collaborative project that aims to advance ferroelectric nitrides for applications in next-generation microelectronics and quantum-photonic devices.Arthur Xiao wins SID Detroit Metro Chapter Academic Award for work on red micro-LEDs
Xiao’s PhD work has focused on developing tiny, efficient, and stable red LEDs for use in virtual and augmented reality displays.SME Announces 2024 ‘30 Under 30’ Honorees
ECE alum Kamal Rudra was selected as a 2024 SME 30 under 30 honoree, in a list that list includes individuals from aerospace, defense, mobility, semiconductors, healthcare, academia and more. Source: Global NewswireDavid Tarver honored with ECE Alumni Merit Award
Returning to campus to receive his award, Tarver spoke about the arc of his professional journey from electrical engineer to community advocate.David Wentzloff receives U-M Faculty Recognition Award
Wentzloff is a leader in wireless integrated circuits and systems, and founder of three companies.Vijay Subramanian awarded $7.5M MURI to rethink game theory in dynamic environments
Prof. Subramanian is the lead PI on a collaborative project to improve the accuracy of modern game theory predictions and produce better outcomes.Pallab Bhattacharya receives Al Cho MBE Award
Prof. Bhattacharya received the award “For his work on Molecular beam epitaxy of quantum heterostructures and nanostructures and the demonstration and development of quantum dot lasers and related light sources.”Aline Eid receives MTRAC Award to commercialize radar vision for autonomous indoor navigation
Prof. Eid will partner with the industry startup Atheraxon to market technology for automated guided vehicles in warehouse environments and beyond.Austin Lin awarded IEEE PES Prize Conference Paper for work quantifying HVAC load-shifting efficiency
PhD student Austin Lin presented his award-winning research at the 2024 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting in Seattle.Jeff Fessler named William L. Root Distinguished University Professor of EECS
Fessler has improved healthcare for countless patients by improving medical imaging techniques, while achieving a distinguished record as an educator.Hun-Seok Kim appointed as inaugural Samuel H. Fuller Early Career Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Prof. Kim is a world leader in efficient algorithm and VLSI design for wireless communication, signal processing, computer vision, and machine learning.Kamal Sarabandi honored as inaugural IEEE AP-S Legend of Electromagnetics
The newly established “Legends of Electromagnetics” program recognizes outstanding members of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society for their impact on the field.Matt Raymond receives Beyster Fellowship to support research on nanoscale particle design
Raymond’s research has the potential to aid treatment of drug-resistant bacterial infections.John Kustin and Vangelis Dikopoulos win Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship to support work on intelligent audio systems
The pair of ECE PhD students will use the award to improve devices such as smart speakers, hearing aids, and car sound systems.Zetian Mi receives 2024 ISCS Quantum Devices Award
Mi’s fundamental research in ultrawide bandgap semiconductors has led to new discoveries in the field and two startup companies.A winning plan for green hydrogen trucking
Doctoral student Rebecca Lentz is part of a six-member team that earned 2nd place in the inaugural U-M Hydrogen Grand Challenge.Two UG students win national energy prize with their plan for artificial kelp forests
With mutual interests in entrepreneurship and sustainability, Beck and Jayasundera teamed up to further their knowledge, and earned $25K in the process.Four Students Inducted into the 2023-2024 Excellence in ECE Honor Roll
These undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students have all taken time to improve the Michigan experience for fellow students and others.Andrew Park wins iWAT Student Paper Award for work on STAR antennas
PhD student Andrew Park presented his award-winning poster at the 2024 International Workshop in Antenna Technology in Sendai, Japan.Jeffrey A. Fessler named Interim Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fessler is a world leader in medical image reconstruction and a gifted educator.John Nees earns U-M Research Faculty Achievement Award
Nees has been a key contributor to the many ultrafast and high science advancements accomplished at the Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Sciences.Yan Long receives dissertation award in the area of hardware security
Long’s efforts to protect cyber-physical systems from security breaches has led to industry improvements in embedded camera design.2024 Undergraduate Student Awards
These students are recognized for their outstanding scholarship, research, service, leadership, and entrepreneurship.Stéphane Lafortune voted 2024 HKN Professor of the Year
Prof. Lafortune is receiving this honor for the second time. Last year, he taught the introductory course in signals and systems, and a new introductory course focused on the challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.The remarkable life of Tony England
Tony England, former ECE professor and retired Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at U-M Dearborn, will be on site April 19, 2024 at the dedication of the Engineering Lab Building, which will be renamed in his honor.Kamal Sarabandi receives Ellis Island Medal of Honor
The national award recognizes the importance of immigrants and their descendants to U.S. economic and social vitality. Honorees are read annually into the Congressional Record.Markus Borsch receives ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award for research on lightwave electronics
With his dissertation, Borsch takes on the unknown and enables the future of solid-state quantum electronics.Wei Lu named James R. Mellor Professor of Engineering
Lu is internationally renowned for his pioneering efforts in the development and commercialization of novel electrical devices, specifically memristors for memory and logic applications.Raj Rao Nadakuditi honored with Master’s Mentoring Award
Prof. Nadakuditi received this award from the Rackham Graduate School in recognition of his many contributions to the education of students at the master’s level.Paula Pernia awarded Staff Excellence Award for her remarkable contributions as Facilities Manager
As ECE Facilities Manager for ECE, Pernia has exhibited stellar performance over 27 years at the University, while embodying the values of ECE that make it a great place to work.Alum Kamal Rudra recognized as Young Scientist to attend 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Rudra will have the opportunity to meet 39 Nobel Laureates at the event, including Gérard Mourou.Aaditya Hambarde receives top honors for his work as a Graduate Student Instructor
Taking inspiration from such luminaries as Dr. Rita Pierson and Mahatma Gandhi, there is no question that Hambarde was an inspiration to many of those that he taught at Michigan.Amanda Liss receives Harry B. Benford Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Liss is recognized for her commitment to bringing sustainable energy to the people of the Pantanal region of Brazil.Aditya Varma Muppala doubly recognized for outstanding teaching and research
Aditya has made long-term contributions to a graduate course in applied electromagnetics, initiated a Youtube channel to disseminate knowledge worldwide, and made breakthrough contributions in imaging systems.Nouman Khan awarded the Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
Khan is a dedicated educator and researcher in the areas of multi-agent systems and networks.Andrea Goldsmith honored with the 21st William Gould Dow Distinguished Lectureship
Goldsmith shared her journey to becoming an Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor, entrepreneur, and author, and her wisdom for current and future ECE students.Joseph Costello awarded Rackham Predoc to support research on brain-machine interfaces
Costello is working to restore mobility to individuals by developing improved brain-machine interfaces.Anjali Devi Sivakumar awarded Barbour Scholarship to support her research on analytical wearables for health monitoring
Sivakumar is developing analytical devices to measure and analyze insensible, or vapor, sweat for disease diagnosis.Shubham Mondal awarded Rackham Predoc to support research on III-Nitride semiconductors for next generation electronics
Mondal’s materials research is expected to impact fields such as data centric computing, edge intelligence, and quantum photonic devices.Anthony Grbic named John L. Tishman Professor of Engineering
Grbic is a world leader in the development of metamaterials and metasurfaces. Watch his lecture.Jiangnan Liu receives SVCF Scholarship to support research in quantum photonics
Liu is a PhD student investigating new materials for future opportunities in quantum photonics.Rhonda Franklin receives ECE Distinguished Alumni Educator Award
Franklin described her personal journey that led to her current research in RF and microwave technology for diverse applications, and her own work as a mentor to current students.2024 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
The EECS Department has honored four faculty for their sustained excellence in instruction and curricular development, distinguished participation in service activities, or for their significant achievements in scholarly research.Mack Kira receives CoE Monroe-Brown Foundation Service Excellence Award
Prof. Kira’s efforts led directly to the establishment of the University of Michigan Quantum Research Institute.Fawwaz Ulaby receives CoE Edward Law Emeritus Outstanding Service Award
Prof. Ulaby spearheaded and manages the Free ECE Textbook Initiative, benefiting students around the world.Leland Pierce receives the Jon R. and Beverly S. Holt Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Pierce’s heroic efforts to turn a hands-on lab into a virtual learning experience were highly successful.Zetian Mi receives CoE Rexford E. Hall Innovation Excellence Award
Prof. Mi has launched two startup companies to promote his pioneering research in artificial photosynthesis and GaN nanoLEDs for applications in sustainable energy, displays and disinfection.Andrew Owens receives CoE 1938E Award
Prof. Owens brought a fresh approach to teaching the enormously popular field of computer vision, while caring deeply about the wellbeing of his students.ECE PhD student Duncan Madden recognized for his work on antenna arrays
Duncan Madden received 2nd place in the 2024 Ernest K. Smith USNC-URSI student paper competition.Seven ECE staff recognized for their outstanding contributions to the ECE community
Devon Degraffenreed, Misha Erementchouk, Jeff Horosko, Elizabeth Oxford, Eva Ruff, Ann Stals, and Punam Vyas received the CoE Staff Incentive Award for their contributions to ECE.Nouman Khan works to study and improve the operation of multi-agent systems and networks
Khan was awarded a Rackham International Student Fellowship for his research on data-driven control of multi-agent systems, as well as research that studies the spread of information in networks.High-tech pat-downs: Startup lands $6M to develop handheld device for detecting concealed weapons
Lassen Peak, a startup co-founded by Prof. Ehsan Afshari that is developing a handheld concealed weapon detection system, extends Series A funding with $6 million from Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group, bringing their total funding now to $32 million.Rick Wallace, KLA President and CEO, on the importance of embracing challenges
Wallace, the 2023 ECE Alumni Impact Award winner, spoke to students about qualities that make successful leaders and companies.Necmiye Ozay is the Recipient of the First Faculty Development Professorship in ECE
Dr. Enke Chen and Huiyi Luan established the fund in honor of Prof. Stéphane Lafortune.Olgica Milenkovic receives ECE’s Distinguished Educator Award for excellence in teaching bioinformatics, machine learning, and more
Prof. Milenkovic’s research at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign spans the areas of algorithm design and computing, bioinformatics, coding theory, machine learning, and signal processing.Curtis Ling on what makes a successful technology company
As the 2023 ECE Merit Alumni Award winner, Ling chronicled his experience co-founding the semiconductor startup MaxLinear and shared his insights for those interested in pursuing a similar path.New faculty member Di Liang elected IEEE Fellow
Prof. Liang begins his career at Michigan by building up his Large-Scale Integrated Photonics (LSIP) group.ECE PhD student Shubham Mondal wins APL Materials award for research on ferroelectric nitrides
Ferroelectric nitrides could greatly enhance optoelectronic devices and advance IoT sensors, artificial visual systems, and more.Alum Mo Faisal on building a successful semiconductor company
Faisal, the 2023 ECE Rising Star Alumni Award recipient, founded Movellus based on his doctoral research conducted under Prof. David Wentzloff.ECE PhD student Inhwi Hwang awarded two fellowships from IEEE for his research on power electronics
Hwang is working to enhance the stability and robustness of power grid converters, which could help strengthen grid stability for renewable energy sources, as well as help protect against cyber attacks.P.C. Ku Named Fellow of Optica
Prof. Ku received this honor for his pioneering contributions to semiconductor nanostructured optoelectronic materials, devices, and their applications.Peter Bruggeman is inaugural recipient of U-M Prize in Plasma Science and Engineering
Prof. Bruggeman’s research has impacted healthcare, sustainability, and green manufacturing.Yixin Xiao awarded AVS scholarship for research that supports optoelectronic and renewable energy applications
Xiao’s work has helped advance artificial photosynthesis research, and he led a project on red micro LEDs that could expand the possibilities for AR and VR applications.Leung Tsang named Robert J. Hiller Professor of Engineering
Tsang is a world-renowned expert in the field of theoretical and computational electromagnetics, and in particular microwave remote sensing of the earth.Cindy Finelli named David C. Munson, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Engineering
Finelli is a trailblazer and leader in the area of Engineering Education Research.Research describing quantum-inspired computational imaging earns impact award
This Q&A with award co-recipient Alfred Hero offers a glimpse into the emerging field of single photon imaging.Research seeking to improve integration of renewable energy into the grid wins R&D 100 award
Led by Prof. Johanna Mathieu, the project utilizes strategic control of air conditioners to improve the overall efficiency and reliability of the power grid.Kaleo Roberts awarded fellowship for remote sensing research that could aid crop management
Roberts creates methods to better estimate the radar backscatter from corn fields, which could improve the accuracy of global biomass and soil moisture maps derived from radar observations.Mark Kushner named 2023 Distinguished University Professor
Mark Kushner is now the William P. Allis Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and the George I Haddad Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.Kyumin Kwon’s research on automating analog circuit design earns Best Paper Award at SMACD23
Kwon combines a human knowledge-based model with an existing digital synthesis tool to significantly increase the speed of characterization and design for large scale analog circuits.Research to simplify big data graphs earns Best Paper Award at IEEE SSP 2023
Research by PhD student Neophytos Charalambides and Professor Alfred Hero addresses computational and storage bottlenecks for graphs used in statistical problems, signal processing, large networks, combinatorial optimization, and data analysis.Kamal Sarabandi honored with 2024 IEEE Electromagnetics Award
Sarabandi is recognized for his outstanding contributions to the theory and application of electromagnetics.Mingyan Liu named associate dean for academic affairs
Liu hopes to foster collaborative and innovative problem-solving among faculty from different disciplines.Three ECE students earn SPIE Optics and Photonics Scholarships
Yakshita Malhotra, Ishtiaque Ahmed Navid, and Yixin Xiao all work with Prof. Zetian Mi.Dennis Sylvester named Interim Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sylvester is a pioneer in low-power IC design, a serial entrepreneur, and a leader in the professional community.Princeton awards five honorary degrees
Prof. Emerita Lynn Conway has been recognized by Princeton University with an honorary Doctor of Science degree, for her foundational work in VLSI, and for her work as an advocate for transgender rights.Olivia Lee awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for brain-machine interfaces that could improve control of robotic prostheses
Lee designs implantable and wearable electronics to help restore movement to those who have lost limbs or have been paralyzed.Johanna Mathieu awarded 2023 IEEE PES Wanda Reder Pioneer in Power Award
Mathieu is a national leader on research to reduce the environmental impact, cost, and inefficiency of electric power systems.Gregory Robinson details the journey of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for Gilleo Lectureship
Under Robinson’s leadership, the James Webb Space Telescope project went from being years behind schedule and billions over-budget to one of NASA’s greatest achievements of the 21st century.Peter Seiler voted 2023 HKN Professor of the Year
Prof. Seiler is a dedicated teacher who is receiving this award in just his third year as a faculty member at Michigan.2022-23 Undergraduate Student Awards
These students are recognized for their outstanding scholarship, research, service, leadership, and entrepreneurship.Team working to reduce energy burdens in Detroit recognized with Michigan Difference Student Leadership Award
PhD students Joshua Brooks, Xavier Farrell, and Madeline Miller are part of an NSF Smart and Connected Communities project that partners with local Detroit organizations to reduce household energy insecurity.Aayush Sujit Rajankar awarded the Michigan Difference Student Leadership Quiet Influence Award
Rajankar has played a big role in ensuring that ECE functions effectively and efficiently through his work in the copy room, and his commitment to DEI has helped ensure that ECE’s PhD Visit Day was inclusive for all.Michael Flynn receives CoE Staff-Faculty Partnership Award
Prof. Flynn is remarkably respectful of all the staff he interacts with, while also showing great transparency and kindness.Michelle Chapman awarded Staff Excellence Award for her 30+ years of outstanding work
Chapman is a Research Administration Senior Manager who embodies excellence, service, and compassionate leadership.Mingyan Liu named Alice L. Hunt Collegiate Professor of Engineering
Mingyan Liu, renowned for her research specializing in communication networks and cybersecurity, has served as Chair of ECE since 2018. (video of the talk now available)2023 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
The EECS Department has honored four faculty for their sustained excellence in instruction and curricular development, distinguished participation in service activities, or for their significant achievements in scholarly research.Christopher Rutledge honored with the 2023 Willie Hobbs Moore Distinguished Alumni Lectureship
Rutledge shared his journey from growing up in rural East Texas to becoming a Distinguished Engineer at Verizon, one of the biggest telecommunications companies in the world.Andrew Wintenberg awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research impacting the safety of smart systems
Wintenberg is developing computer algorithms and tools to improve the security of cyber and cyber-physical systems.Yan Long awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research impacting secure communications
Long aims to ensure that the information received from sensing devices is both trustworthy and confidential.Aditya Varma Muppala awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research impacting imaging systems
Aditya is creating high-resolution, accessible, scalable, and portable imaging radars that are 200x cheaper and 100x smaller than what is currently available.Ishtiaque Navid awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research impacting green energy
Navid is exploiting III-Nitride nanostructures for artificial photosynthesis and next generation nanoscale optoelectronics.Sangmin Yoo awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research impacting next generation computing
Yoo is making memory devices more flexible and tunable, making them irresistible for modern AI applications.Bahareh Hadidian awarded Barbour Scholarship to support research impacting wireless communications
Hadidian’s research is focused on high-frequency fully integrated circuits for the next generation of wireless communications and sensing technologies.Parag Deotare awarded DURIP grant to probe exciton energy transport at nanoscale
The tool is expected to advance the study of exciton dynamics, which could help identify new research directions for clean energy and information technology.Ishtiaque Ahmed Navid awarded the Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
Navid focuses on developing nanomaterials for artificial photosynthesis and optoelectronic devices.Ruba Borno, VP of Amazon Web Services and ECE Alum, stresses empathy and accountability in leadership
Borno, an ECE Rising Star Award winner, recently spoke about her experience in leadership during the pandemic, how her refugee background shaped her life, and why she literally climbs a mountain a year.UG student Ali Hammoud to present his winning Code-a-Chip design at ISSCC 2023
Hammoud’s project is based on the open-source hardware design tool called OpenFASoC, developed at Michigan.Ishtiaque Navid receives SVCF Scholarship to support his research in semiconductor materials
Navid’s research is focused on artificial photosynthesis and optoelectronics using III-Nitride based semiconductor materials.Arthur Xiao receives SVCF Scholarship to support his research in semiconductor materials
Xiao has been working on several projects in Prof. Zetian’s Mi’s group, including micro LED technology and renewable energy.Five EECS faculty receive Ted Kennedy Family Faculty Team Excellence Award
These faculty each contributed toward a successful center that developed specialized hardware “building blocks” for a range of applications.Jeff Fessler receives Stephen S. Attwood Award
Prof. Fessler has made lasting contributions to the field of medical imaging, which has led to safer imaging techniques for countless individuals.Euisik Yoon receives Monroe-Brown Foundation Research Excellence Award
Prof. Yoon is a world-class researcher and innovator in the field of MEMS and microsystems, whose research has impacted our understanding of the brain, and the efficacy of cancer treatment.Jay Guo receives Wise-Najafi Prize
Prof. Guo’s research in the miniature world is being commercialized by two different companies he co-founded, and has also been licensed to a third company.Brian Gilchrist receives Neil Van Eenam Memorial Undergraduate Teaching Award
Prof. Gilchrist has devoted his career to engaging undergraduate students in research and providing them opportunities to participate in real-world team-based projects.LNF Poster Winners announced
The winning research focused on emitting white light with OLEDs, improving atomic layer deposition methods, and high efficiency green and red MicroLEDs for AR/VR.Laura Balzano receives 2023 MLK Spirit Award
Prof. Balzano has contributed in many ways to promoting an inclusive environment for her students, and is a model for her colleagues.Vijay Subramanian receives 2023 Ernest and Bettine Kuh Distinguished Faculty Award
The award recognizes Subramanian’s outstanding research, service, and teaching in the area of networked systems.Mohammad Aamir Sohail awarded inaugural Quad Fellowship in recognition of his excellence in quantum research and international cooperation
Sohail, a PhD student, is one of four U-M students to receive the fellowship, which is given to top graduate students from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States.Kamal Rudra named a JN Tata Scholar
This highly selective scholarship is awarded to students from India studying overseas.Lynn Conway to be inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
Prof. Emerita Conway is recognized for her role in transforming the global microelectronics industry with the invention of VLSI, or Very Large-Scale Integration.U-M students chosen for new STEM fellowship
ECE doctoral student Mohammad Aamir Sohail is among the cohort of students worldwide selected to receive the inaugural Quad Fellowship, a unique scholarship program designed to build ties among the next generation of scientists and technologists. He is advised by Prof. Sandeep Pradhan, and his research is in the area of quantum computing.Dennis Sylvester Elected to National Academy of Inventors
Sylvester’s inventions in low-power chip design have led to multiple startup companies and products found in hundreds of millions of devices.ECE Rising Star Tanya Das helps shape nationwide science policy to address climate change and more
Das (BSE EE 2011), who previously served the Biden Administration as the Chief of Staff of the Office of Science at the U.S. Department of Energy, is currently the Associate Director of Energy Innovation at the Bipartisan Policy Center.Zetian Mi selected as IEEE NTC Distinguished Lecturer
Prof. Mi’s talk will focus on how to break the efficiency bottleneck of micro-LEDs and deep UV optoelectronics, critical to continued advances in virtual/augmented reality, water purification, sterilization, and moreDennis Sylvester named Edward S. Davidson Collegiate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Alum Paul Debevec honored with Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award for inventing a new kind of movie magic
Debevec’s groundbreaking imaging work revolutionized the film and television industry, helping create the special effects seen in Spider-Man 2, Avatar, The Hobbit, Blade Runner 2049, Gravity, The Mandalorian, and many more.Best paper for a low-power ADC circuit for brain-machine interface applications
Euisik Yoon’s team, led by Sungjin Oh, developed a low-power neural recording front-end circuit to interface with state-of-the-art neural probes.Vikram Verma talks the value of engineering and leadership to society as the 2022 ECE Alumni Impact Award winner
Verma credits his distinguished 30-year executive career with leading technology companies, including Savi Technology, Lockheed Martin and 8×8 Inc., to a combination of education, leadership, and luck.Jesse Codling wins Best Presentation award for sensors that help protect these little piggies in their pens
Known affectionately as “The Sh*tty Project,” Codling, an ECE PhD student, monitors the vibrations in pig pens to track the health of the piglets and predict when they’re in danger.ECE at the center of Celebrate Invention: 2022
Wei Lu talked about his innovations as the 2022 Distinguished University Innovator, followed by a panel discussion about the University’s role in fueling new high tech companies in the area.Mike Flynn named Fawwaz T. Ulaby Collegiate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Flynn is one of the world’s premier scholars of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits and systems, analog-to-digital conversion (ADC), and other interface circuits.Kamal Rudra receives IEEE EDS Masters Student Fellowship
Rudra works in the area of solid-state and nanotechnology, and has managed to acquire a broad range of experience in different research settingsKaleo Roberts receives AISES scholarship for research on monitoring corn fields using remote sensing
Roberts’ work could help improve the management of corn fields, which is important for food production, biofuel, and industry raw material.Yakshita Malhotra honored for micro-LED research that could define the future of automotive displays
Malhotra’s work on micro-LEDs could lead to more efficient, higher resolution automotive displays capable of supporting augmented reality applications.Zetian Mi elected Fellow of APS
Mi’s pioneering contributions in III-nitride quantum nanostructures have contributed to the development of photonic and clean energy devices.Louise Willingale elected Fellow of APS
Willingale is a plasma science leader who is currently helping launch the ZEUS laser facility.David Blaauw inducted into MICRO Hall of Fame
Prof. Blaauw and his group are also recipients of numerous best paper awards and honors, including the MICRO Test of Time awardNeophytos Charalambides receives Best Poster Award for research in the area of Data Science
The research can be applied to a wide range of big data applications that rely on the multiplication of two matrices in linear algebra.Wei Lu named Distinguished University Innovator of the Year
Prof. Wei Lu is honored with the Distinguished University Innovator of the Year Award for his pioneering efforts in the development and commercialization of novel electrical devices.U-M discovery leading to LASIK is a Golden Goose
The AAAS Golden Goose awards highlight federally funded breakthroughs that go on to bring important benefits to the lives of regular people.Five faculty members named Distinguished University Professors
Kamal Sarabandi is now the Fawwaz T. Ulaby Distinguished University Professor of EECS, honoring his former doctoral advisor and long-time colleague.Kamal Sarabandi named Fawwaz T. Ulaby Distinguished University Professor of EECS
Prof. Sarabandi has distinguished himself as an educator, researcher, and inventor with wide-ranging impact.Task Force report on grid stability concepts receives IEEE PES Prize Paper Award
The rapid growth of renewable energy led to an international task force to study its impact on the stability of worldwide power systems.2022 IEEE APS R. W. P. King Award recognizes new theory in computational electromagnetics
Patel and Michielssen developed the Wigner-Smith time delay matrix for electromagnetics.Lauren Cooper awarded Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship from SPIE
Cooper, an ECE PhD student, works to advance fiber lasers, which could help provide the bursts for next-generation particle accelerators and advance attosecond science.Kamal Rudra awarded Laser Technology, Engineering and Applications Scholarship from SPIE
Rudra, an ECE Master’s student, specializes in solid state and nanotechnology, and his work could help shape the future of AR/VR technologies.Elaheh Ahmadi receives 2022 ISCS Young Scientist Award for seminal contributions to MBE N-polar (Al,Ga,In)N and (Al,Ga)2O3 heterostructures
Ahmadi has received numerous young faculty honors and awards, and has advanced the state of the art in her field.Yongmo Park awarded IBM PhD fellowship to support his research on in-memory computing systems
Park works with Prof. Wei Lu on advancing resistive random-access memory (RRAM, or memristor) devices to accelerate AI computing.Celebrating 50th Anniversary of First African- American Woman to Earn Physics PhD
Alum Dr. Donnell Walton (PhD Applied Physics) pens a tribute in the AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY for Dr. Willie Hobbs Moore, the first Black woman at Michigan to earn a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering (’58 and ’61) and first in the country to earn a PhD in Physics (1972), in honor of the 50th anniversary of her doctorate degree.Amy Brooks awarded Staff Excellence Award for extraordinary efforts in difficult times
In addition to stepping up in remarkable ways during the past two years, Brooks has been known for her collaborative initiative, technical competence, and empathy to those in need.2022 IEEE William Cherry Award to be presented at the 49th IEEE PVSC to Stephen R. Forrest
Prof. Stephen R. Forrest was awarded the William R. Cherry Award in recognition of his devotion to the advancement of the science and technology of photovoltaic energy conversion.Designing large neural codes for the next generation of communication systems
PhD candidate Mohammad Vahid Jamali won a Best Paper award at IEEE ICC for his work on Product AutoEncoders, which could help shape future generations of wireless networks, IoT, and autonomous systems.Thomas Ryan awarded SMART Scholarship to support his studies on defense technologies
Ryan is an electrical engineering undergrad interested in military systems and devices.Jeffrey Fessler voted 2022 HKN Professor of the Year for ECE
Prof. Fessler has received numerous teaching awards throughout his career, and this is his third time as HKN Professor of the YearDuncan Madden receives NDSEG Fellowship for research that could revolutionize communication and radar systems
Madden works to enable full-duplex communication systems, which could double the usable bandwidth or data rate.ECE graduate students recognized by 2022 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship program
ECE doctoral students Rachel Newton and Austin Lin were selected for this prestigious fellowship, and Evelyn Ware was recognized with an honorable mention.HKN earns Outstanding Chapter Award
The student honor society is again recognized for their outstanding efforts, this time for the 2020-21 academic year.Louise Willingale named Kavli Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences
Willingale was a featured speaker at the 2022 Kavli Frontiers of Science U.S. Symposium, where she presented on high intensity lasers, including ZEUS.2022 EECS Undergraduate Student Awards
These students are recognized by the department for their outstanding scholarship, research, service, leadership, and entrepreneurship.2022 College-wide awards for EECS undergraduate students
Students throughout the College of Engineering are eligible for these awards; ten went to EECS students for outstanding scholarship, leadership, and service.Stefany Escobedo awarded Towner prize for her outstanding contributions as a Graduate Student Instructor
Escobedo overhauled the instruction of Embedded Control Systems during the COVID-19 pandemic and permanently improved the course.Aaditya Hambarde awarded Towner prize for his outstanding contributions as a Graduate Student Instructor
Hambarde is recognized for his tremendous dedication to students and for the creation of new course resources for Introduction to Signals and Systems.Alireza Ramyar awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for his research on power processing architectures for improved sustainability
Ramyar’s research focuses on how power and energy can be transformed, extracted from clean power generation, and stored effectively and sustainably.Touheed Anwar Atif awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for his research on quantum information and quantum computing
Atif’s coding framework addresses quantum information network coding problems and has helped uncover new insights into the world of quantum information.Ashley Jian receives Barbour Scholarship to further her research on high-power electronics
Jian works to improve the efficiency of high-power electronics for better energy security and sustainability.Anna Stuhlmacher awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for her research that could help integrate renewable energy sources into the power grid
Stuhlmacher is working to optimize the interaction between the power distribution network and the drinking water distribution network to improve the sustainability, flexibility, and resiliency of both systems.Kamal Rudra receives SVCF Scholarship to pursue his studies in semiconductors and photonics
Rudra is a first year master’s student in the area of solid state and nanotechnologySubhajit Mohanty awarded Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
Mohanty’s research is focused on advancing high electron mobility transistors for next generation wireless technologies.Ashley Jian awarded Marian Sarah Parker Prize from the College of Engineering
Jian’s research is focused on improving the efficiency of high-power electronics, which is important for energy security and sustainability.Qing Qu receives CAREER award to explore the foundations of machine learning and data science
His research develops computational methods for learning succinct representations from high-dimensional data.2022 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
The EECS Department has honored four faculty for their sustained excellence in instruction and curricular development, distinguished participation in service activities, or for their significant achievements in scholarly research.Anthony Grbic receives David E. Liddle Research Excellence Award
Grbic is a world leader in the development of metamaterials and metasurfaces, and his pioneering work has led to ultra-thin electromagnetic devices with revolutionary capabilities.Stephen Forrest receives H. Scott Fogler Award for Professional Leadership and Service
Forrest’s remarkable impact as a leader complements his profound impact as an engineer working for a carbon-neutral future.Robert Dick receives Monroe-Brown Foundation Education Excellence Award
Dick has provided outstanding contributions to undergraduate and graduate education in the area of embedded systems.Cindy Finelli receives Trudy Huebner Service Excellence Award
Finelli has provided leadership and vision in the area of engineering education for over 20 years and was responsible for establishing and building the Engineering Education Research graduate program.Al-Thaddeus Avestruz receives CAREER Award to advance sustainable energy storage
Using retired electric vehicle batteries, the project plans to enable widespread and equitable access to sustainable power and energy through sustainable energy storage.Three ECE students awarded Rackham fellowships
Cheng-Hsun Lu, Shih-Chi Liao, and Jiale Zhang have been awarded the Rackham International Students Fellowship/Chia-Lun Lo Fellowship.Research on modeling time-variant systems earns Brockett-Willems Outstanding Paper Award
Prof. Peter Seiler co-authored the paper that focuses on reachability analysis for a variety of systems, including aircraft control and autonomous vehicles.Ashley Jian is working to improve the efficiency of high-power electronics for better energy security and sustainability
Jian received a Best Presentation award at the Electronic Materials Conference for her research focused on enabling very high efficiency power devices.Eric Michielssen appointed to State of Michigan Mobility Task Force
Appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Eric Michielssen joins the Council on Future Mobility and Electrification to advance the state’s future mobility ecosystemSix ECE staff recognized for their outstanding contributions
Six ECE staff have been recognized by the College of Engineering for their creativity, innovation, and daring approaches to their work.Necmiye Ozay receives IEEE CSS Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize
Ozay’s research has already impacted the field of hybrid and cyber-physical systems, and become part of real-life systems.Kathryn Beeman named Irma M. Wyman Scholar for her efforts supporting women in STEM
Beeman, an Electrical Engineering undergrad, serves as the External Vice President for the Society for Women Engineers at U-M.U-M Society of Women Engineers honored with top awards at national conference
ECE leaders and members in SWE share their favorite parts of the conference, including taking home three awards for the U-M chapter.Heath Hofmann named IEEE Fellow for his impact in the areas of electric machinery and drive systems
Prof. Hofmann’s control technology has been implemented in commercial vehicles, and he works tirelessly to enhance opportunities for underrepresented students.Peter Seiler named IEEE Fellow for his impactful contributions to robust control theory
Prof. Seiler’s contributions to Matlab’s Robust Control Toolbox and to the control of vehicle platoons have resulted in major industrial applications.Lei Ying named IEEE Fellow for fundamental research in cloud computing systems and wireless networks
Prof. Ying’s theoretical research addresses a broad range of fundamental problems arising from big-data analytics.Euisik Yoon named IEEE Fellow for groundbreaking research in Bio-MEMS
Prof. Yoon’s research has contributed to a better understanding of the brain, as well as improved detection and treatment of cancer.Zetian Mi named IEEE Fellow for his pioneering contributions to III-nitride photonics and clean energy
Prof. Mi’s research is impacting the future of alternative energy, as well as improved methods for water purification and air disinfection.Dr. Donnell Walton honored with the 2021 ECE Willie Hobbs Moore Distinguished Lectureship
Walton spoke about his career path and his current role as the director of the Corning Technology Center Silicon Valley.Lauren Cooper awarded Department of Energy Fellowship for her work on ultra-short pulse fiber lasers
Cooper’s research is focused on nonlinear coherent pulse stacking, a method of generating pulses with energies and pulse durations suitable for particle accelerators and attosecond science.Three researchers earn MICRO Test of Time for groundbreaking timing speculation work
Todd Austin, David Blaauw, Trevor Mudge, and a group of alumni were recognized by ACM MICRO for their landmark 2003 paper.Cody Scarborough wins Best Student Paper Award at Metamaterials 2021
PhD student Scarborough was recognized for his work developing a more efficient method to convert signals to higher frequencies, benefiting applications that require very low power and low noise.Three members of ECE will represent U-M at the 2021 Rising Stars in EECS Workshop
PhD students Sijia Geng, Bahareh Hadidian, and Nasimeh Heydaribeni will participate in the intensive workshop that brings together outstanding women and gender minorities interested in pursuing academic careers in EECS.Herbert Winful receives University Diversity and Social Transformation Professorship
Elaheh Ahmadi receives DARPA Young Faculty Award to support future sensor and communication systems
Ahmadi’s research is focused on using GaN and Ga2O3 materials to provide higher output power per unit area at higher frequencies.Khalil Najafi receives Robert M. Janowiak Outstanding Leadership and Service Award
Najafi received this award for his service while a member of the ECE Department Heads AssociationThe artistry of mathematical models
Artist and professor Jessica Wynne features Prof. Laura Balzano’s blackboard in a photography series that captures the abstract beauty of problem solving.The NAE invites Necmiye Ozay to symposium to advance the engineering frontier
Prof. Ozay presented on her research that is relevant to cybersecurity and the future of space exploration.Che-Hsuan Cheng’s hybrid transistor earns Best Poster Award
Cheng’s research may help advance the design of next generation microchip devices, as well as ultrasensitive UV photodetectors.ECE alum Linda Guillory breaks two world records for vintage video game collections
Guillory, an electrical engineer at Texas Instruments, shares her memories of U-M and how her love of fixing broken video games helped her become a world-renowned gaming collector.High Efficiency Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes to sterilize pathogens, including COVID-19
Research led by Prof. Zetian Mi has been honored with the 2020 Editor-in-Chief Choice Award from “Photonics Research.”Sung Yul Chu wins IEEE Power Electronics Society PhD Thesis Talk Award
Chu is recognized for his research on wireless power transfer for electric vehicle charging.Four named University Diversity and Social Transformation Professors
The University of Michigan has awarded Herbert Winful one of four new University Diversity and Social Transformation Professorships.Using neural networks and machine learning to design the first universal decoder for the next generation of wireless systems
PhD student Mohammad Vahid Jamali has been awarded a Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship to work on developing a single neural decoder that can decode several channel codes at once.Awards for outstanding Graduate Student Instructors and Instructional Aides of 2020 and 2021
These awards honor outstanding student teachers, who are critical to ECE’s mission to provide top level education and instruction.World leading engineers shortlisted for £350,000 research prize
Prof. Anthony Grbic has been shortlisted as a nominee for the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) prestigious A F Harvey Engineering Research Prize in recognition of an outstanding achievement in radar and microwave engineering.Herbert Winful awarded the 2021 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award
Twelve students inducted into the 2021 Excellence in ECE Honor Roll
This Honor Roll was created to recognize students who go above and beyond for our community by volunteering outside of academic, professional, and student club commitmentsThree teams of graduate students awarded prizes for their final projects in Image Processing (EECS 556)
Dr. Pilar Herrera-Fierro, senior director of the LNF, receives 2021 COE staff excellence award
ECE Lab Kit team recognized by the College of Engineering with the Team Staff Excellence Award
When the pandemic shut down in-person instruction, this six-member team created and delivered individual lab kits to 1,200 students around the world so hands-on lab experience could continue.Kristen Thornton awarded College of Engineering’s Staff Excellence Award for her unwavering dedication and exemplary service to students
Lisa Armstrong recognized with the Judith A. Pitney Staff Service Career Award for her decades of service to the college and the department
Sandeep Pradhan named ECE’s 2021 HKN Professor of the Year
The HKN Professor of the Year Award is determined by popular vote by all undergraduate and graduate students in the departmentCody Scarborough wins Best Student Paper Award for contributions to Metamaterials research
Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize for new robotics course that focuses on equitable education
Setting the nation’s engineering research agenda
Anatoly Maksimchuk recognized for his achievements in high-intensity lasers and laser-plasma interaction
Building on decades of groundbreaking research, Maksimchuk is a key member of the team building the $20M laser facility known as ZEUS2021 EECS Undergraduate Student Awards
2021 College-wide awards for EECS undergraduate students
Outstanding Chapter Award for Michigan’s IEEE-HKN Honor Society
James Gruber receives NDSEG Fellowship to advance research in high-power THz devices
Menglou Rao awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship to support research in antennas for compact systems and EM radiation detection from biofilms
Xin Zan awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship to advance research in wireless power transfer
Caroline Crockett awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for research bridging two fields
Markus Borsch awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship to support research in quantum engineering
Four ECE graduate students recognized by NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Sijia Geng receives Barbour Scholarship to further her research in renewable energy systems
Raj Nadakuditi receives Ernest and Bettine Kuh Distinguished Faculty Award
Xiaofan Cui awarded Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement in ECE
Khalil Najafi receives Stephen S. Attwood Award from College of Engineering
Zetian Mi receives Research Excellence Award from the College of Engineering
2021 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
Raytheon’s Dr. Katherine Herrick is the 2020 ECE Alumni Merit Award winner
Entrepreneur Dr. Scott Hanson awarded 2020 ECE Alumni Rising Star Award
Navin Shenoy, Intel’s Executive Vice President, awarded ECE’s highest Alumni Award Honor
Prof. Tara Javidi awarded ECE’s Distinguished Educator Award for her excellence in information and system theory education
Jian-Ming Jin awarded ECE’s Distinguished Educator Award for his excellence in electromagnetics education
Kamal Sarabandi and Lutgarde Raskin elected to National Academy of Engineering
Fairer AI for long-term equity
Elaheh Ahmadi receives CAREER Award to improve efficiency in high power electrical systems
The research could improve efficiency in systems such as electric vehicles, grid systems, mass transit, and industrial automationUndergrad earns MLK Spirit Award for leadership and commitment to social justice
Demba Komma awarded Microsoft Research Ada Lovelace Fellowship for research on IoT localization technologies
ECE students, faculty recognized with 2021 MLK Spirit Awards
Kaleo Roberts receives scholarship from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society
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
Three members of ECE will represent U-M at the 2020 Rising Stars in EECS Workshop
Research to improve medical imaging of the brain receives Magna cum Laude Merit award
Becky Peterson named new Director of the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility
Detecting environmental pollutants with a smaller, portable, fully electric gas chromatograph
Full-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
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.Eric Michielssen receives ACES Computational Electromagnetics Award
This award recognizes major contributions in the field of computational electromagnetics.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
Zetian Mi selected as IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer
Improving cancer and disease treatments by understanding electromagnetic communication among biological cells
Ester Bentley receives NDSEG Fellowship to help the world navigate without GPS
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.Trevor Odelberg receives NDSEG Fellowship to help run the world with low power batteryless circuits
Matthew Belz receives NDSEG Fellowship to improve the safety of autonomous systems
PhD student Laura Andre is awarded Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship from SPIE
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 University“Ultra low-power receivers for IoT applications” wins Outstanding Invited Paper
Six ECE graduate students recognized by NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Heath Hofmann receives CoE Staff-Faculty Partnership Award
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
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
2019-20 Undergraduate Student Awards
Alum Adrienne Stiff-Roberts honored with the Willie Hobbs Moore Distinguished Lectureship
Leland Pierce honored as outstanding student organization advisor
Tianlin Wang recognized with Towner Prize and Distinguished Leadership Award
Hessam Mahdavifar receives CAREER award to empower next gen communication
Best paper award for optimizing wireless power transfer
Brian Raeker recognized as an outstanding GSI
Russel Lecture: Fighting climate change with organic electronics
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
2020 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
EECS honors four faculty members for their outstanding accomplishments to the community.ECE students, staff, honored with MLK Spirit Awards
Hun-Seok Kim receives CAREER Award to facilitate Internet of Things connectivity
Nobel Prize winners talk research, Nobel ceremony, and are remembered by U-M colleagues
ECE Faculty and Staff Living the Values
Kamal Sarabandi named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Wireless Communication Under the Sea
Designing the future of the human-tech interface
Xbox Kinect architect, Dawson Yee, wins 2019 College of Engineering Alumni Merit Award for ECE
Georgia Tech Dean of College of Engineering, Steve McLaughlin, wins 2019 ECE Distinguished Educator Award
Two members of ECE will represent U-M at the 2019 Rising Stars in EECS Workshop
Elaheh Ahmadi receives AFOSR Young Investigator Program award
Two ‘U’ researchers receive Distinguished University Innovator Award
The Michigan Daily profiles Professors David Blaauw and Dennis Sylvester, who are this year’s recipients of the 2019 Distinguished University Innovator Award.Five EECS faculty and alumni recognized for business success
Engineering education trailblazer and industry innovator honored for by Michigan Engineering
Bridge-builder for academia and industry wins distinguished alumni service award
Blaauw, Sylvester are 2019 Distinguished University Innovators
A World Record for Robotic Deep Freeze Walking
U-M researchers provide control software to ensure autonomous vehicles stay in their lane
Kamal Sarabandi welcomes Emperor and Empress of Japan at IGARSS 2019
Xianhe Liu receives Best Poster Award at ICNS 2019
The National Academy of Engineering invites Prof. Johanna Mathieu to symposium to advance the engineering frontier
Counting snowflakes for better water resource management
Alfred Hero Receives 2020 IEEE Fourier Award
Mingxin Liu receives award for advancements in green chemistry
Stephen Forrest named Henry Russel Lecturer for 2020
Two U-M students receive scholarships from the International Society for Optics and Photonics
Huanting Huang improves accuracy of remote sensing
Nooshin M. Estakhri receives the Helen Wu Award
Michigan takes first place at Exoskeleton Competition
Three papers chosen as IEEE Micro Top Picks
Samir Nooshabadi looks to close the terahertz gap for better communication
Jamie Phillips is honored by the college as a true team player
Ann Stals, the Woman Behind the Curtain, is honored for her excellence in ECE
Laura Balzano aims to improve precision medicine as a Fulbright Scholar
Awards for outstanding graduate student instructors and instructional aides of 2019
Glen Chou receives the NDSEG Fellowship to improve the safety of autonomous systems
Elizabeth Hou recognized for her research on detecting anomalies in traffic networks
Mehrdad Moharrami aims to advance our understanding of the world with better mathematical models
Xin Zan wins the Towner Prize for his work advancing wireless power transfer
Stéphane Lafortune Voted 2019 HKN Professor of the Year in ECE
Milad Zolfagharloo Koohi receives IEEE MTT-S Fellowship to advance 5G communications
2018-19 Undergraduate Student Awards
Laura Andre brings the engineering community together
Md Salman Nazir works to improve the power grid and research papers
Unravelling the mysteries of bacterial communication
Undergrad Michelle Gehner engineers better ways to explore new worlds
2018 Nobel Prize Laureate Gérard Mourou talks high-intensity optics
Extreme light: Nobel laureate discusses the past & future of lasers
Laura Balzano receives NSF CAREER Award to improve machine learning for big data applications
Crafting better digital systems with ECE PhD student Jie-Fang Zhang
ECE student Brandon Russell explores space phenomena in a lab
2019 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
Johanna Mathieu receives NSF CAREER Award to help build a smarter, more sustainable grid
Zhengya Zhang receives CoE undergraduate education award
Time-varying metamaterials for next generation communication, sensing, and defense systems
Johanna Mathieu receives Ernest and Bettine Kuh Distinguished Faculty Award
Laura Balzano receives ARO Young Investigator Award to improve high-dimensional big data problems
Eight ECE faculty and staff recognized for creativity, innovation, and daring
Lynn Conway encourages graduates to embrace coming social change
Pallab Bhattacharya to receive 2019 IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal
Zachary Lemnios: Helping to shape the new Frontier in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Stéphane Lafortune named N. Harris McClamroch Professor of EECS
Transformative approach to 5G funded by new Innovator program
ECE students display their research at the 2018 Graduate Engineering Symposium
Computing pioneer to receive honorary U-M doctorate
Laura Balzano receives AFOSR Young Investigator Award for research that addresses massive streaming data
Amir Mortazawi receives MTT-S Distinguished Educator Award
Anthony Grbic receives U-M Faculty Recognition Award
Alum Rhonda Franklin honored for her accomplishments with the Willie Hobbs Moore Award
Computing visionary Sam Fuller honored by Michigan Engineering
Dowson Tong, VP of Tencent, talks to students
Mackillo Kira Elected OSA Fellow for contributions to quantum optics
Nobel Prize for ‘the most powerful laser pulses known to humanity’
Solving impossible equations
Deciphering GPS satellites to see inside hurricanes
Hun-Seok Kim receives DARPA Young Faculty Award to advance research in IoT networks
Necmiye Ozay receives Henry Russel Award for extraordinary accomplishment
Mingyan Liu named chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Xin Zan wins two awards for wireless power transfer research
Jiyue Zhu awarded Wiesnet Medal for improved snow algorithms
Mingyan Liu, 2018 Distinguished University Innovator, talks about her company and data science commercialization
Laura Balzano partners with 3M to advance research in big data
Prof. Laura Balzano received a 2018 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award to advance her research in Big Data.Mengqi Yao receives High Quality Paper Award at PowerTech Conference
Stephanie Crocker Ross receives Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship
Mike Stander honored with CoE Staff Excellence Award
Xiang Yin receives honorable mention for ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award
Students win prizes for improving image processing techniques for liver cancer detection and much more
Andrew Wagenmaker awarded NSF Fellowship for machine learning
Kyle Min awarded Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
Sijia Geng awarded Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
Fawwaz Ulaby Voted 2018 HKN ECE Professor of the Year
The Professor of the Year Award is awarded based on popular vote by all undergraduate and graduate students in programs administered by EECS.Dmitry Berenson receives NSF CAREER Award to advance a robot’s ability to handle soft objects
Inaugural ECE Willie Hobbs Moore Alumni Lecture: Dr. Isaac R. Porche III
2017-18 Undergraduate Student Awards
Alfred Hero illustrates common threads of complex networks in Distinguished University Professor lecture
Duncan Steel is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Encyclopedia of Modern Optics, 2nd edition
Shai Revzen receives inaugural Robotics Institute Teaching Award for hands-on approach to education
Louise Willingale advancing scientific knowledge of plasmas
Anonymous alumnus endows award in recognition of EECS professors
Professor Leung Tsang Receives 2018 Van de Hulst Award
Prof. Tsang is a world-renowned expert in the field of theoretical and computational electromagnetics, and in particular microwave remote sensing of the earth.2018 EECS Outstanding Achievement awards
Herbert Winful receives Outreach and Diversity Award from the College of Engineering
Necmiye Ozay receives 1938E Award from College of Engineering
Raj Nadakuditi receives Excellence in Teaching Award from College of Engineering
Stéphane Lafortune receives Research Excellence Award from College of Engineering
Mark J. Kushner receives Stephen S. Attwood Award from College of Engineering
Alfred Hero receives CoE Professional Leadership and Service Award
COMBAT team receives Ted Kennedy Family Faculty Team Excellence Award
PhD candidate Michael Benson wins another year leading honor society HKN
Euisik Yoon presents the 2017 LNF User Symposium keynote address
Wei Lu elected IEEE Fellow for contributions to neuromorphic systems
Zetian Mi elected OSA Fellow
John Nees elected OSA Fellow
Almantas Galvanauskas elected OSA Fellow
Becky Peterson honored with 2018 U-M Henry Russel Award
Two students earn scholarships to pursue work in sustainable energy
Necmiye Ozay receives Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems paper prize
Babak Parviz one of 20 alumni honored with U-M Bicentennial Award
ECE alum Kukjin Chun earns South Korea’s highest scientific honor
Thomas B. A. Senior named fellow of International Union of Radio Science
Students in EECS 556 win prizes for improving image processing techniques for camera motion blur and facial recognition
Heath Hofmann recognized for excellence in teaching with the Jon R. and Beverly S. Holt Award from the College of Engineering
Student teams earn prizes for analog-digital converter circuit designs in EECS 511
Parag Deotare voted 2017 HKN Professor of the Year for ECE
Tony England receives Susan B. Anthony Campus Award
2016-17 Undergraduate Student Awards
ECE Graduate Student Nathan Sawicki recognized for outstanding teaching
Gopal Nataraj receives U-M Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship to support high-impact research in medical imaging
Azadeh Ansari receives ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award for research in GaN-based electro-acoustic devices
Alum Michelle Stock elected SPIE Fellow for development of the photonics industry
Zetian Mi elected SPIE Fellow for contributions to photonic devices and artificial photosynthesis
Mingyan Liu receives CoE Monroe-Brown Foundation Service Excellence Award
2017 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
Alfred O. Hero receives CoE Stephen S. Attwood Award
Wei Lu receives CoE David E. Liddle Research Excellence Award
Becky Peterson receives NSF CAREER Award for research in amorphous semiconductors for next generation electronics
EE student Leonard Kapiloff earns PES scholarship to support studies in secure, sustainable grid
Semyon Meerkov elected Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Kamal Sarabandi elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Stephen Forrest receives IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal for pioneering work in OLEDs
Liz Dreyer earns an outstanding Collegiate Member Award for years of SWE leadership
Michael Flynn earns U-M Faculty Recognition Award
David Blaauw honored with SIA/SRC University Research Award
Cindy Finelli invited to NAE Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium
Meet the new director of Michigan Robotics
EECS students Row Blue! to victory
Mark Kushner receives Plasma Chemistry Award for lifetime of achievement
Necmiye Ozay receives NASA Early Career Faculty Award for research in cyber-physical systems
Stéphane Lafortune named Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)
An award winning radar system for collision avoidance and imaging
Two papers by Michigan researchers chosen as IEEE Micro Top Picks
Munson honored with national award
Alfred O. Hero, III named John H. Holland Distinguished University Professor of EECS
Hero is honored for his extraordinary accomplishments that have brought distinction to himself, his students, and to the entire University.Stephen Forrest Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Award-winning EECS 2016 Graduate Student Instructors & Instructional Aides recognized
Students earn prizes for improving image processing techniques in EECS 556 (Winter 2016)
Jeff Fessler receives 2016 IEEE EMBS Technical Achievement Award
Beth Lawson receives 2016 CoE Excellence in Staff Service Award
Audrow Nash earns NSF Fellowship for unmanned aerial vehicle research
Jeff Fessler voted 2016 HKN Professor of the Year for ECE
Mark Kushner Appointed Distinguished Lecturer of Plasma Physics
Prof. Kushner will share his own research as well as broader trends with the larger academic and scientific community.Mark Kushner Honored by Eindhoven University of Technology
Kushner receives an honorary doctorate and is appointed Distinguished Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology.Clark Zhang earns NSF Fellowship for data processing in MEMS networks
Genevieve Flaspohler selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Joshua Adkins Selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Jeff Fessler named William L. Root Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
2015-16 Undergraduate Student Awards
Xiang Yin earns Pre-Doc Fellowship for research in cyber-physical systems
Amr Ibrahim earns Rackham Pre-Doctoral Fellowship for research in high millimeter wave radar systems
Avish Kosari selected as Barbour Scholar for Research in low-power devices for the Internet of Things
Necmiye Ozay receives CAREER award for research in cyber-physical systems
Al Hero gets a shoutout from the court
2016 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
Kamal Sarabandi receives Stephen S. Attwood award
Anthony Grbic elected IEEE Fellow for contributions to the theory and design of electromagnetic metamaterials
Demosthenis Teneketzis earns George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award for solution to a class of fundamental control problems
Al Hero receives 2015 IEEE Signal Processing Society Award
Ashraf Dahod: 2015 CoE Alumni Medal Award Winner
Cynthia Finelli earns award at Frontiers in Education Conference for being an agent of change
Eric Michielssen named Louise Ganiard Johnson Professor of Engineering
Jeff Fessler receives Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
3 ECE companies make the Silicon 60 List – again!
Laura Balzano receives Intel Early Career Faculty Honor Program Award for research in big data
David Wentzloff receives Joel and Ruth Spira Excellence in Teaching Award
Stephen Forrest named Peter A. Franken Distinguished University Professor
Eta Kappa Nu Awards Professors of the Year at St. George’s Day Feast
Prof. David Wentzloff (CSE) and David Paoletti (CSE) were selected by students as Professors of the Year.ECE students earn CoE Distinguished Leadership Awards
Cheng Zhang awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for research on nanophotonic materials and devices
2014-15 Undergraduate Student Awards
Mark Kushner awarded 2015 IEEE NPSS Charles K. Birdsall Award
Dave Neuhoff receives Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award
2015 CoE Towner Prize for Outstanding Graduate Student Instructors
Jason Corso receives Google Faculty Research Award
2015 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
Four ECE faculty selected for 2014-15 College of Engineering Awards
Stephen Forrest Elected to National Academy of Inventors
Michael Flynn elected IEEE Fellow for contributions to analog-digital interfaces
Lynn Conway Receives 2015 IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal
The James Clerk Maxwell Medal is one of the highest awards presented by IEEE.Yang Liu receives Best Applications Paper Award for cyber security research in phishing
Necmiye Ozay awarded DARPA Young Faculty Award for research in cyber and physical systems
Prof. Ozay’s research interests lie at the broad interface of dynamical systems, control, optimization and formal methods with applications in system identification, verification and validation, autonomy and vision.Khalil Najafi receives 2015 IEEE Daniel E. Noble Award for emerging technologies
Cheng Zhang receives Optical Sciences Scholarship
Ted Norris receives Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
Kyu-Tae Lee wins Best Poster Award for colorful solar cells
Iverson Bell’s small satellite wins big
Gurkan Gok receives Paper Award for making better antenna beams
Jessy Grizzle named Elmer G. Gilbert Distinguished University Professor
Jiangfeng Wu receives Best Paper Award for research in safe fracking
Thomas Frost receives Best Paper Award for achieving a HQ QD red laser
Eric Michielssen receives IEEE APS Chen-To Tai Distinguished Educator Award
MEMS research by Muzhi Wang recognized at IMS 2014
Chia-Hsiang Chen awarded Intel PhD Fellowship
Parinaz Naghizadeh, Researcher in economic network security, is named a Barbour Scholar
Student teams earn prizes for their ADC circuit designs in EECS 511
Research in machine learning earns Notable Paper Award at AISTATS 2014
Awards and Slaying of the Dragon at St. George’s Day Feast – 2014
Prof. Jessy Grizzle was awarded “Professor of the Year” by HKN.Hao Sun earns 3 Paper Awards for medical imaging research
Thank Lynn Conway for your cell phone
Students earn prizes for improving image processing techniques in EECS 556 (Winter 2014)
Student Spotlight: Nicholas Clift – 2014 Graduate Student of the Year
Jason Heebl receives NDSEG Fellowship
Mina Rais-Zadeh receives 2014 ONR Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award
Isabel Martin receives CoE Distinguished Leadership Award
Six ECE Faculty Selected for 2013-14 College of Engineering Awards
Congratulations to the following ECE Faculty recipients of 2013-14 College of Engineering Awards:Christopher Boyd awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Student Spotlight: Christopher Boyd – From robotics to MEMS inertial sensors
Mai Le receives CoE Distinguished Leadership Award
Nicholas Clift receives CoE Distinguished Leadership Award
David Hong awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
2014 CoE Towner Prize for Outstanding Graduate Students
Investigating a new material to help you stay connected
Keravnos Energy wants to make fast electric vehicle charging economical
Muhammad Faisal wins business competition with technology critical to the Internet of Things
Jamie Phillips named Arthur F. Thurnau Professor
Jun-Chieh Wang receives Best Oral Paper Award for plasma research
2014 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
Gopal Nataraj earns Best Paper Award for improving MRI
Gopal Nataraj receives ISA Fellowship to support research that will improve MRIs
Students rewarded for their circuit designs in EECS 413
Zhaoshi Meng receives Best Paper Award at CAMSAP 2013
Jason Davis receives 2013 U-M Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award
Al Hero named 2013 IEEE SPS Technical Achievement Award Winner
Avish Kosari receives Rackham International Student Fellowship
Byeongseop Song receives Rackham International Student Fellowship
Pin-Yu Chen receives Rackham Chia-Lun Lo Fellowship
Mridul Mishra receives Rackham Non-Traditional Fellowship
Anatoly Maksimchuk elected Fellow of APS
Mingyan Liu elected Fellow of the IEEE
Khalil Najafi receives 2013 IEEE Sensors Technical Field Award
Jeff Fessler receives 2013 IEEE Edward J. Hoffman Medical Imaging Scientist Award
IEEE recognized as Best Student Branch in SE Michigan
Kyu Hyun Kim receives Emil Wolf Outstanding Student Paper Award at Frontiers in Optics Meeting
Research that will lead to sharper photos earns best paper award
David Chen awarded NASA Fellowship to improve extreme weather prediction
Cheng Zhang awarded SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship
Jae Young Park receives Best Student Paper Award for research impacting structural health monitoring
Kamal Sarabandi honored with 2013 IEEE GRSS Education Award
Bharan Giridhar awarded Intel PhD Fellowship
Neural Probe Research recognized with Best Paper Award at 2013 Transducers Conference
Research in production systems engineering is recognized with Best Paper Award
MEMS research recognized with Best Poster Award at 2013 Transducers Conference
Zhengya Zhang receives Intel Early Career Award
Daniel Molzhan will address sustainability challenges as a Dow Fellow
Chris Berry receives Paper Award at IMS 2013 for Research in Terahertz Technology
Student teams earn prizes for improved image processing techniques in EECS 556 (Winter 2013)
2013 Design Automation Conference Anniversary Awards
Andrew DeOrio and Fawwaz Ulaby voted HKN Professors of the Year
2013 Promotions of our Faculty
Beth Stalnaker receives 2013 CoE Judith A. Pitney Staff Service Career Award
Fawwaz Ulaby named the U-M Henry Russel Lecturer for 2014
Silvio Savarese awarded J. James R. Croes Medal
Research in distributed networks earns Notable Paper Award at AISTATS
Ethan Stark awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
NAE awards Mona Jarrahi a Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grant
Student teams earn prizes for their ADC circuit designs in EECS 511
Dennis Sylvester receives U-M Faculty Recognition Award
2013 CoE Towner Prize for Outstanding Graduate Student Instructors
Gyouho Kim awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for research in ultra-low power optical interfaces for mm-scale wireless sensor nodes
Bharan Giridhar awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for research in circuit techniques for adaptive, reliable, high-performance computing
David Blaauw and Dennis Sylvester named Top Authors by ISSCC
Solid-State Circuits publishes special issue with Lynn Conway’s memoir of the VLSI revolution
David Wentzloff receives CAREER Award for research in energy-autonomous systems
Zhaohui Zhong receives CAREER Award for research in graphene-based optoelectronics
Special Recognition Award to Dr. Kurt Metzger
2013 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
These annual awards recognize faculty’s outstanding accomplishments in teaching, research, and service.Mark Kushner appointed to advisory board for DoE National Lab
Students in EECS 413 awarded prizes for their circuit designs
2012-13 College of Engineering Awards
Ted Norris named Gérard A. Mourou Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Seunghyun Lee takes the gold for all-graphene flexible and transparent circuit
Chris Berry awarded 2012 AP-S Doctoral Research Award
David Hiskens awarded two energy scholarships
Nathan Roberts earns Best Paper Award for research to assist in remote patient monitoring
2012 ICCAD Ten Year Retrospective Most Influential Paper Award to David Blaauw, Trevor Mudge, and EECS alumni Steve Martin and Krisztián Flautner
Mina Rais-Zadeh receives NASA Early Career Grant to develop technology needed for picosatellites
Rebecca Wolkoff awarded scholarship to continue her work in sustainable energy
Team UM::Autonomy are champions again
Shang-Hua Yang receives SPIE Scholarship in Optics & Photonics
Michael Hand receives Tau Beta Pi Fellowship to pursue his graduate studies in control systems
Award-winning EECS Graduate Student Instructors & Instructional Aides honored at luncheon
Mingyan Liu receives Best Paper Award at the 11th ACM/IEEE Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks
Mark Brehob voted HKN Professor of the Year
Thomas Frost awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Mona Jarrahi receives ONR Young Investigator Award
Chris Berry awarded 2012 Michigan Space Grant Consortium Fellowship
Jeff Fessler honored with Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award
Max Seiden selected for KPCB Engineering Fellowship
Fawwaz Ulaby Receives the IEEE James H. Mulligan Education Medal
The award recognizes Prof. Ulaby’s contributions to undergraduate and graduate engineering education through innovative textbooks, dedicated mentoring of students, and inspirational teaching.George Haddad receives the IEEE MTT-S Microwave Career Award
Four EECS Faculty recognized with College of Engineering Awards
Students awarded prizes for their class designs of an energy harvesting circuit and a high efficiency audio amplifier
Raj Nadakuditi receives AFOSR Young Investigator Award
2012 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
Prof. Raj Nadakuditi receives 2012 SPS Young Author Best Paper Award
Jessy Grizzle Honored with Hendrik W. Bode Lecture Prize from IEEE Control Systems Society
This prestigious honor recognizes distinguished contributions to control systems science and engineering.David D. Chen awarded NSERC Fellowship for Earth Remote Sensing
Srinath Sridhar awarded Rackham International Student Fellowship
Sid Bao earns Best Student Paper Award for Computer Vision Research
Jinyoung Hwang receives Best Poster Award for research leading to improved solar cells
Dr. Dennis Grimard receives Work/Life Champion Award for Supervisors
David Blaauw Elected Fellow of the IEEE
Prof. Blaauw was a core member of the Michigan team that developed the award-winning circuit known as Razor in 2003.Professor Emeritus Ted Birdsall receives Silver Medal in Signal Processing in Acoustics
Anne Itsuno receives William E. Spicer – Thomas N. Casselman Award
Mina Rais-Zadeh receives 2011 EDS Early Career Award
Heather Ferguson awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Fikadu Dagefu receives 2011 Lincoln Lab Fellowship
Yoonmyung Lee receives 2011 Intel Corporation PhD Fellowship
Xueyang Duan receives first prize for research in soil moisture sensing
Russell Willmot awarded IEEE Fellowship
Sung Ho Park receives 2011 IEEE MTT-S Scholarship
Morteza Nick receives Best Paper Award at IMS2011
AMD/Michigan Student Design Contest
Student teams earn prizes in EECS 556: Image Processing (Winter 2011)
Wayne Stark and Changhun Bae receive 2011 JCN Best Paper Award
Iverson Bell awarded NSF Fellowship for Research in Space Propulsion
MEMStim takes first prize in the Michigan Business Challenge
2010-11 College of Engineering Awards
Tanya Das earns Poetry Prize
Chris Berry awarded Michigan Space Grant Consortium Fellowship
Anthony Grbic receives USNC/URSI Booker Fellowship
Becky Turanski Receives College of Engineering Staff Excellence Award
Dennis Grimard Receives 2011 College of Engineering’s Judith A. Pitney Staff Service Career Award
Raj Nadakuditi receives ONR Young Investigator Award
Al Hero receives Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
Mahta Moghaddam honored with U-M Faculty Recognition Award
Jamie Phillips receives University Undergraduate Teaching Award
Tony Grbic honored as MTT-S Outstanding Young Engineer
Ted Norris honored with Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award
Three EECS Teams are winners in 2011 DAC/ISSCC Student Design Contest
Mona Jarrahi receives NSF CAREER Award
Jungsuek Oh, EE Grad Student, awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship
Hongwei Liao, EE Systems Grad Student, awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship
Mark Kushner elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Sonal Verma receives Microsoft Scholarship
Xi Chen and Prof. Robert Dick receive DATE Best Paper Award
Mina Rais-Zadeh receives NSF CAREER Award
Najafi, Wise named Distinguished University Innovators
EECS students win 2010 U-M Mobile Apps Challenge with HiJack
Zhengya Zhang receives NSF CAREER Award
Jackie Vitaz receives Top Prize at USNC/URSI
Silvio Savarese receives NSF CAREER Award
EECS 413 students earn prizes for their final projects
EECS Spinoffs recognized as Key Innovators in Business Competition
Students give a couple of the best among 3,000 Elevator Pitches
2011 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
Dennis Sylvester elected Fellow of the IEEE
CAD Team Places Second at 2010 CADathlon
EECS Researchers win Best Paper Award at ICCAD 2010
Mark Kushner awarded the AVS Medard W. Welch Award
Eric Dattoli named National Academies Research Associate
Pallab Bhattacharya receives Welker Award at ISCS 2010
EECS Faculty receive 2010 HP Labs Innovation Research Awards
Jessy Grizzle named IFAC Fellow
Kamal Sarabandi honored with 2011 IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award
Computer Vision Research Recognized at Innovation in AEC Conference
Zhengya Zhang earns Best Paper Award at Symposium on VLSI Circuits
WIMS and CUOS among 60 Years of Sensational Research by NSF
Ruzbeh Akbar receives NASA Fellowship for SMAP Mission Research
2010 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
The EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards are presented annually to a faculty member in the areas of computer science, electrical engineering, and systems.Analog Devices Finds Winning A/D Circuit Designs in EECS 511
Eric Tkaczyk Named Fulbright Fellow and Whitaker Scholar
Anthony Grbic honored with Henry Russel Award
Kevin Xu awarded NSERC Fellowship
Amit Patel Awarded SMART Fellowship
Patrick O’Keefe awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
P.C. Ku Awarded DARPA Young Faculty Award
Mona Jarrahi awarded a DARPA Young Faculty Award
Brian Buss awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
2010 College of Engineering Awards
U-M researchers win 2010 Signal Processing Best Paper Award
Domitilla Del Vecchio receives Donald P. Eckman Award
U-M team wins Clock Network Synthesis Contest at ACM ISPD 2010
Yong Long selected as Barbour Scholar
Kamal Sarabandi Receives Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
He is honored for his excellence in research, mentorship, and contributions to professional organizations.Duncan Steel Honored with Graduate Student Mentor Award
Steel is honored for his efforts as advisor, teacher, advocate, sponsor, and role model to doctoral students.Enertia and ABC take 1st and 2nd prizes in the clean energy prize business plan competition
Wei Lu receives CAREER Award
Yogesh Gianchandani elected Fellow of the IEEE
Lynn Conway honored with Computer Pioneer Award by IEEE Computer Society
EECS faculty and alumni awarded Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Tony Grbic awarded Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Al Hero receives 2009 Signal Processing Magazine Best Paper Award
Clay Scott Receives CAREER Award for Research in Signal Processing
Thomas B. A. Senior Receives the 2010 IEEE Electromagnetics Award
The award is based on outstanding contributions to electromagnetics in theory, application or education.Best Paper Award in Automation Research
Tal Carmon receives Young Investigator Award for research in lasers and optics
Yong Long receives Best Poster Award for work in medical imaging
Duncan Steel awarded 2010 APS Frank Isakson Prize
Mark Kushner awarded 2010 APS Will Allis Prize
David Wentzloff awarded Young Faculty Award (YFA) by DARPA
Ellersick Prize for Best Paper Awarded to authors in communications
EECS researchers receive Best Paper Award at ISLPED
Ali Nazari receives Best Paper Award at ISIT 2009
Tony Grbic awarded Presidential Early Career Award
Tom Senior receives the 2010 IEEE Electromagnetics Award
Matthew Fojtik awarded Intel Foundation/SRCEA Fellowship
2009 College of Engineering Awards
Dennis Schweiger receives College of Engineering Staff Excellence Award
Barb Rice receives U-M Distinguished Research Administrator Award
Karen Liska Receives CoE Judith A. Pitney Staff Service Career Award
Lurie Nanofabrication Facility receiving Awards and Recognition
Luis Gomez receives 2009 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to investigate a new treatment for neurological disorders
EECS students help the deaf “Feel the Music”
2009 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
The EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards are presented annually to a faculty member in the areas of computer science, electrical engineering, and systems.Scott Rudolph awarded prestigious IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship
U-M shares 1st place prize at ISPD
Sung-Hyun Jo receives Silver Prize in SAMSUNG Human-Tech Thesis Prize
Carl Pfeiffer receives 2009 IEEE MTTS Undergraduate/Pre-Graduate Scholarship
Mark J. Kushner named the George I. Haddad Professor of Engineering
Ian Hiskens named Vennema Professor
Kamal Sarabandi appointed the Rufus S. Teesdale Professor of Engineering
Al Hero appointed the R. Jamison and Betty Williams Professor of Engineering
Tzeno Galchev’s work recognized by the President of Bulgaria
Stephen R. Forrest named APS Fellow
Pallab Bhattacharya To Receive 2008 John Bardeen Award
The Bardeen Award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions and is a leader in the field of electronic materials.Mahta Moghaddam elected Fellow of the IEEE
Microsystems research for energy scavenging and power generation
Jerzy Kanicki’s group earns Excellence Award for Basic and Original Technology
Austin and Blaauw Receive 2008 Richard Newton GSRC Industrial Impact Award
Pallab Bhattacharya elected member of the National Academy of Engineering
Distinguished Faculty Governance Award, Semyon Meerkov
Yuriy Goykhman receives MIT Lincoln Lab Fellowship
Al Hero Receives Digiteo Chaire d’Excellence
Hero’s research will be applied to both gene regulation networks and ad hoc communications networks.2007-08 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
The EECS Outstanding Achievement Award is presented to a faculty member in recognition of excellence in research, teaching, and service.Fawwaz T. Ulaby Named Founding Provost of KAUST
KAUST is a new world-class, graduate-level scientific research university now under development in Saudi Arabia, and scheduled to open its doors in September, 2009.Al Hero Elected to IEEE Board of Directors
Prof. Al Hero has been elected to the IEEE Board of Directors as Director of Division IX (Signals and Applications).Tony Grbic receives NSF CAREER Award to advance metamaterials
Grbic was awarded the grant for his project: Advances in Metamaterial Structures and DevicesJessy Grizzle Named the Jerry W. and Carol L. Levin Professor of Engineering
Prof. Grizzle combines research excellence with teaching excellence.Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award, Jessy Grizzle
Distinguished Faculty Achievement Awards honor senior faculty who consistently have demonstrated outstanding achievements in the areas of scholarly research and/or creative endeavors; teaching and mentoring of students and junior faculty; service; and a variety of other activities.Demos Teneketzis receives 2007 Graduate Student Mentoring Award
First Distinguished University Innovator award recipient announced
Professor Mohammed N. Islam is the first recipient of the Distinguished University Innovator Award.Kamal Sarabandi Receives Humboldt Research Award
The Humboldt Research Award is a highly competitive award granted to scientists and scholars from all disciplines.Jamie Phillips receives Young Faculty Award
Tony Grbic Receives AFOSR Young Investigator Award
This three-year grant will support research that is expected to open new opportunities in antenna design and microwave/millimeter-wave device development.