March 9, 2015

Katherine Pratt Honored with NSF Research Fellowship

UW EE graduate student Katherine Pratt has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Out of more than 16,500 applications, 2,000 recipients were selected. The award brings the total number of students with NSF Graduate Research Fellowships in the BioRobotics Lab alone to three, with Pratt joining previous recipients Kevin Huang and Andrew Haddock. Recipients…


March 8, 2015

Research Review: Electrical Engineering Kaleidoscope

The Electrical Engineering Kaleidoscope (EEK) is the department’s annual research review, highlighting cutting-edge research conducted by faculty and students. To view a PDF version of EEK 2015, click here. If you would like to receive a hard copy, please email the Public Information Specialist.


March 7, 2015

Nanolaser Enables On-Chip Photonics


March 6, 2015

Bright Future: EE Faculty Create New Nanolaser

Assistant Professor Arka Majumdar, who joined the Electrical Engineering and Physics Departments in 2014, together with Affiliate Associate Professor Xiaodong Xu, have created a new type of ultra-low threshold laser. With extremely small dimensions, the nanoscale laser may shape the future of information transfer in the next generation of computing systems and also has practical…


March 5, 2015

The Nature of Flight: EE Faculty Member Studies Animals to Inform Flight

When it comes to developing better flight systems, UW researchers are consulting with the true experts in the field: winged animals. The new Air Force Center of Excellence on Nature-Inspired Flight Technologies and Ideas, located on the UW Campus, is dedicated to the exploration of how nature can inform the development of remotely operated small…


March 4, 2015

UW EE in the News


March 3, 2015

Crime Report: UW EE Student Predicts Crime in Seattle

When Electrical Engineering Senior Jay Feng came across a publicly available data-set detailing 911 calls to the Seattle Police Department, he saw more than just numbers. He saw an opportunity. Feng, who seeks out data analysis and machine learning projects for fun, decided to undertake his own analysis of the data. After downloading the data-set…


March 2, 2015

Collaboration can bring positive, disruptive innovation


March 1, 2015

Join Electrical Engineering for Discovery Days!

A glowing pickle and robots are just a few attractions at this year’s Engineering Discovery Days, coming up April 24-25. Join us for hands-on learning and fun as students and faculty from Electrical Engineering, together with other UW Engineering Departments, demonstrate their work to the community. Engineering Discovery Days is free and open to the…


February 13, 2015

UW EE Ranked #18 by U.S. News & World Report

UW Electrical Engineering is ranked #18 in U.S. News & World Report’s recent listing of the best graduate schools for 2016. Congratulations to UW EE’s faculty, staff and students who make the department a place of growth, excellence and increased collaboration! Kudos also to UW Computer Engineering, which is ranked #16. View the list of…



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