September 14, 2018
Electrical Engineering celebrates new name: Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
UW Electrical Engineering has changed its name to the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) to expand student opportunities and better reflect current teaching, research and service. By Chelsea Yates The department’s new name — which went into effect on September 16, 2018 — has been widely endorsed by university and college leadership, faculty, students, staff,…
August 1, 2018
Nanofabrication Intensive Short Course
July 24, 2018
Advancing the world of optics
When it comes to lenses, we expect a lot: perfect zooming capability on our camera phones, a flawless 3D visualization experience with augmented reality glasses, and compact and simplified variations of microscopes. Traditional glass lenses have limitations on how much they can do. Metasurface optics—which are ultra-thin, manufactured, man-made surfaces—are advancing the world of optics….
July 19, 2018
Electrical engineering professors receive NSF grant
“Semiconductor synthetic biology promises to exceed limits of current data storage and processing methods.” — National Science Foundation. Read more about their award.
July 12, 2018
Robotics team heads to China to participate in challenge
Electrical engineering students participating in the UW Advanced Robotics team are heading to Shenzen, China later this month to take part in RoboMaster 2018, the world’s leading robotics competition. Designed to “pit university students against each other in the ultimate battle of engineering,” according to the RoboMaster site, the international challenge is hosting 185 colleges,…
July 3, 2018
Hwang’s team wins competition in AI challenges
Every day, people are using artificial intelligence (AI) in a variety of capacities to make lives easier, safer and more advanced—including in transportation. A team of UW graduate and undergraduate students and researchers has been recognized for its significant research in making transportation systems smarter and safer. The group, led by electrical engineering professor Jenq-Neng…
June 27, 2018
Electrical Engineering student selected to attend Heidelberg Laureate Forum in Germany
Edward Wang, a doctoral student in electrical engineering at the University of Washington, has been selected to attend the 2018 Heidelberg Laureate Forum. The forum brings together laureates of prestigious awards in mathematics and computer science, and 200 carefully chosen young researchers from around the world, for a week of scientific inspiration, social networking and…
June 13, 2018
Alcantara honored with UW Excellence in Teaching Award
A good teacher understands the needs and challenges of his or her students and gives them the tools to succeed. Electrical engineering Ph.D. student Eldridge Alcantara exemplifies this each day when he works with undergraduate students. His organization, innovation and creativity in teaching has not gone unnoticed. Alcantara has been honored with the University of…
UW Engineering STARS program flourishing
The Washington State Academic RedShirt (STARS) program, a two year program that helps engineering and computer science students from low-income backgrounds and underserved high schools transition into college-level engineering courses, has already seen success. Since beginning five years ago, the program, as reported by The Seattle Times, is showing strong results. Eve Riskin, electrical engineering…
June 7, 2018
2018 Electrical Engineering Graduation Ceremony
The Department of Electrical Engineering celebrated its graduating seniors Wednesday, June 6, in the Hec Edmundson Pavilion. There were 22 students receiving a doctorate, 86 receiving their master’s in science degree and 195 receiving a bachelor’s in science degree. Jeremy Jaech, the chair of the UW Board of Regents for 2017-18 gave remarks at the…
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