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ECE is Everywhere: From Inside the Human Body to Outside the Earth’s Atmosphere

We’ve discussed in past ECE newsletters how electrical and computer engineers seem to be involved in many industries and places. While computing and engineering goes global across disciplines, what’s fascinating is the vast difference in the multiple places we see electrical and computer engineering applied. Whether it’s new technology that can be placed inside a human body or a device to help the internation[...] READ MORE

Lehigh Researchers Find New Way to Map the Brain

Lehigh University

Chao Zhou and Yevgeny Berdichevsky, assistant professors of electrical and computer engineering at Lehi[...] READ MORE

Scientists are Close to Building a Quantum Computer That Can Beat a Conventional One

Duke University

Jungsang Kim, an electrical engineer at Duke University is co-founder of ionQ, a quantum computing startup who has just received an undisclosed amount from venture fund group New Enterprise Associates. The startup, who has also just hired a new CEO, was also founded by University of Maryland Physicist Chris Monroe. ionQ is tackling an interesting innovation in computing: They are developing a quantum comp[...] READ MORE

GW Researchers Awarded $7.5 Million to Study Child Health, Solar Cells

George Washington University

George Washington University (GW) recently received major awards towards innovation and research, with five grants totaling $7.5 million. The grants span projects in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor Volker Sorger has been awarded $620,[...] READ MORE

Marquette Opus College of Engineering Receives Three Grants Worth $630,459

Marquette University

The Opus College of Engineering at Marquette University has been awarded three grants for two research projects and a new initiative to partner with some Milwaukee Public Schools to start robotics programs. One such grant, totaling $260,459, was awarded to Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Dr.[...] READ MORE

From the community: UIC Students Introduce Electrical and Computer Engineering to Elementary Students

University of Illinois - Chicago

Students from the University of of Illinois Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering recently hosted a Mom, Me and SWE (Society of Women Engineers) event at the school. Aiming to introduce young elementary age female students to science and engineering fields, this particular event focused on ECE and involved more than 30 students and their parents. Teaching the girls about the basics of enginee[...] READ MORE

Big Data and Smart Cities: How Electrical and Computer Engineering is Making Cities More Efficient

It seems over the last several years, technology is getting smarter. Smartphones, smart TVs, smart cars and even smart homes. But what about smart cities? Some initiatives around the country are striving to create just that. But how are they doing it? And what really constitutes a smart city? A team at Florida State University (FSU) is actually harnessing the power of big data to turn Tallahassee, Florida into a hub of efficiency and sustainab[...] READ MORE

Michigan Tech Board of Trustees Approves 5-year Capital Outlay Plan

Michigan Tech

Michigan Technological University’s Board of Trustees approved a five-year plan that will develop three different projects in computer science and electrical engineering, including “phase one of a H-STEM engineering and health technologies complex; integrated student maker spaces; and phase two of the H-STEM engineering and health technologies complex.” The plan’s next steps are to submit an official project request to the State of Mic[...] READ MORE

Smallsat Strivings By North Dakota State & University Of North Dakota

NDSU & UND

Students at North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota banded together to improve solutions for space engineering. The team is building a tiny satellite called the OpenOrbiter 1 to upload apps for science and engineering experiments. The satellite will first attempt to test if a 3-D printer still operates when exposed to conditions outside of Earth’s atmosphere. The satellite is cubic, being 10 to 11 centimeters on each[...] READ MORE

WPI Robotics Engineering Program Earns ABET Innovation Award

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester Polytechnic Institute earned the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Innovation Award for its groundbreaking programs in Robotics Engineering. WPI, who became the first university within the United States to offer a Robotics Engineering bachelor’s degree, now offers additional master’s and PhD programs as well. This is the first year ABET awarded the Innovation Award. WPI was recognized for pioneering roboti[...] READ MORE