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From the internships that inspired her interest in signal & image processing and machine learning to late night study sessions at the Duderstadt to her background in classical dance, Master’s student Rucha Apte shares her journey with us.

Dr. Herrera-Fierro goes out of her way to support student, faculty, and external users of the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility, and is considered a key component of its success

PhD Coordinator Kristen Thornton continues to go above and beyond for the ECE graduate student community by creating new events, new office hours, and helping to launch a new Master’s program all during the global pandemic.

As Unit Administrator for Electrical and Computer Engineering, Armstrong has been a driving force for many of the department’s biggest advancements, and she’s known for fostering a thriving, inclusive, collaborative, and fun environment.

A new faculty member at Michigan, Qu’s research has applications in imaging sciences, scientific discovery, healthcare, and more.

In a project he calls the “Marauder’s Map,” Prof. Zhang uses machine learning-based data models, physics models, and heuristic models to turn physical structures into sensing devices.

Maya Pandya, an Electrical Engineering senior, is a key member of the student team working to design a new generation of CubeSats that may revolutionize how we monitor space environments and provide a new method for interplanetary communication.

John and Sarah Lawser created the fund to give back to U-M by empowering the next generation of EECS engineers.

In addition to the new fellowship, the Hsu family is supporting the department through the ECE fund.

Even award-winning athletes are having a hard time getting into a routine these days, but Tommy Cope wants everyone to keep working hard.

ECE Master's student Sam June is The Dancing King at the popular Ann Arbor club.

Karl (BSE MSE PhD EE) talks about how his time at Michigan helped prepare him for his dream job at Intel and a career advancing embedded memory technology and circuits.

Winful has made fundamental contributions to nonlinear optics and the physics of tunneling, while also championing an inclusive department.

ECE alum Kurt Rohloff helped create one of the world’s best homomorphic encryption software libraries, and he reflects on how his time at Michigan helped shape his career.

The researcher-entrepreneur who helped bring OLED displays to the masses envisions a future of efficient lighting and next-gen solar power.

Prof. Neuhoff, an internationally recognized expert in information theory, source coding, and image processing, retired earlier this year.

For his work championing ECE from the classroom to the boardroom, Nicolaos Alexopoulos has received Michigan Engineering’s 2019 Alumni Award, the highest accolade given by the Michigan Engineering Alumni Board.

For her outstanding dedication to electrical and computer engineering education at the University of Michigan, Karen Fireman is honored with the Distinguished Alumni Service Award.

Dr. Cyrus Hadavi (PhD CE ’83) shares his hopes for the future of the ECE program, his knowledge as CEO of a long-lasting company, and his memories of good ole Ann Arbor days.

Rick Bolander (BSE MSE EE ’83 ’85; MBA ’94, Harvard) has devoted his career to fulfilling the entrepreneurial dreams of others as much as his own.

The incoming electrical and computer engineering chair talks about her vision for the future.

Student leads team that programs the future of boats.

Porche shares the global state of cyber warfare, and how his time at Michigan led him to the front lines.

His PhD from Michigan ECE allowed him to lead one of the largest tech companies’ AI Products initiative.

Kamal Sarabandi has expanded radar capabilities in applications ranging from low earth orbit to thousands of feet underground.

Laura Andre says she “ended up just falling in love with optics.”

Early theoretical solutions led to practical applications that continue to power our digital world, while his inventions spanned the spectrum from playful to paramount.

Keenan Rebara hopes to add to the fun of spinning the Cube using his a bit of physics and sensors.

Fred Buhler founded Aweslome to provide custom-build chips for a broad range of applications, including machine learning, neural networks, security, and circuits testing.

Dsouza’s lessons have gone viral, his channel now has over 109,000 subscribers who tune in for Dsouza’s lessons and life updates.

ECE alum Rick Bergman, CEO of Synaptics, is working to make tomorrow’s technology user friendly, safe, and reliable. The company hopes to lead what they call “the human interface revolution.”

Believing in the power of creativity and quick action, the Fusses wanted to give the department maximum flexibility to respond to new initiatives and special needs wherever and whenever they arose. They are especially interested in expanding student diversity.

Fuss’ solid foundation and curious nature led him to make lasting contributions first at Bell Labs, and then as a founder and president of Tellabs, International.

Elmer Gilbert reflects on his illustrious career in Control

MHacks winner Duncan Abbot wants his VR software startup, Gwdion, to change how humans interact with technology.

Vasanthakumar came back to Chennai in 2016 with a goal to reinvent traditional and widely used personal products, starting with one of the most versatile products –— the lunchbox.

Dr. Valdis Liepa retires after nearly 50 years as a faculty member in the Radiation Laboratory.

This honor, established in 2017, recognizes Dr. Hong for his pioneering work in the personal electronics industry, playing a key role in shaping our world.

Anna Stuhlmacher, PhD in electrical engineering, is looking for ways to change the world through power and energy.

Alumnus develops platform that allows instructors to turn almost any course into a multiplayer online game.

Prof. Yagle’s career was distinguished by his dedication to teaching as well as contributions to research.

This award is given to those for Distinguished Public Service that is expected to help tech employees

Crow works on microgrids to upgrade infrastructure

From electrical engineering to University CRO

What a difference maker can do in the workplace

Finelli takes on the future of educating engineers

Winful discusses life in education

Elsie MacGill, the world’s first female aircraft designer, drew strength from the women who came before her.

Franklin believes the best research results are achieved from a diversity of backgrounds, something she learned as a graduate student at Michigan and fosters in her own research group at Minnesota.

Prof. Liu helped implement a diversity incentive program that led to a record number of newly-admitted underrepresented PhD students in 2016 while overseeing the merger of two graduate programs.

Prof. Todd Coleman’s group is tackling the challenging problem of getting high-fidelity monitoring to work affordably at home.

Behdad has tackled some of the toughest problems in antenna research. But for his applications, they need to be very small – small enough to be used to treat cancer.

Alumnus David Tarver founded the Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative (UEI) Inc., in 2014. UEI helps aspiring entrepreneurs tackle urban problems with innovative, sustainable and profitable business solutions.

EE student Zach Burns brought home a silver medal from the Rio De Janeiro Summer Olympics as part of the US Paralympic Rowing Team.

Prof. Blaauw was a key member of the team that developed the world’s first millimeter-scale computer, known as the Michigan Micro Mote (M3).

Prof. Jessy Grizzle named inaugural director of Michigan Robotics

During his 30-year career, Prof. Singh enlightened students into the physics and mysteries of electrical engineering, and sharing his belief that technology can enhance healthy and peaceful living

Hygieia automates and streamlines diabetes treatment, a disease affecting over 29 million Americans.

Shannon theorized the binary code of zeros and ones that makes cell phones, email and the Internet possible.

MEMStim’s technology is already two phases into pre-clinical testing in preparation for FDA examination. Very few MEMS devices have made it this far.

Dr. Hatamian is Fellow and Chief Scientist – Central Engineering at Broadcom Ltd. He joined the company in 1996.

The Stephen S. Attwood award is the highest honor awarded to a faculty member by the College of Engineering. Prof. Sarabandi has shaped the field of radar remote sensing for more than twenty years.

IoT applications are the next wave of computing and the next driving force of the semiconductor industry. The startup PsiKick [now Everactive] is helping shape this future.

Jimmy founded Logic Solutions, Inc., a consulting company offering website development, web and mobile applications, and other tech solutions to companies around the world.

Garlin Gilchrist II set out on a lifelong mission to bring engineering solutions to communities in need.

Prof. Fessler has revolutionized medical imaging with groundbreaking mathematical models and algorithms that improve both safety and quality.

Dr. Gauthier is co-founder and CTO of the semiconductor interface intellectual property (IP) company, OmniPhy.

Dr. Nader Najafi is now leading the development of some of the most advanced micro-scale medical technology in the world.

Oz Pearlman is a professional magician and mentalist. His performances have made him one of the most well-known in this field.

As a devoted Michigan alumnus, he established the Ernest and Bettine Kuh Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan.

The young executive has an extensive history in both the business and tech worlds.

Mr. Bell is investigating the potential of electrodynamic tether propulsion technology to enhance the capabilities of an emerging class of smartphone-sized satellites.

Mr. Aupperle was a true Michigan man, devoting his career to the University and to the state of Michigan in his role as director and later president of Merit Network.

The Turing Award has honors the computer scientists and engineers who create the systems and underlying theoretical foundations that propel the information technology industry.

Prof. Forrest is widely acknowledged as one of the most successful academic inventors and entrepreneurs today.

Cheng Zhang and Elizabeth Dreyer are both Ph.D. students in electrical engineering, and Lauren Bilbo is an undergraduate senior majoring in electrical engineering.

Two ECE alumni were recognized in an ‘Electronics Weekly’ list of 2014’s top semiconductor CEOs.

Her experiences led her to establish the Irma M. Wyman Scholarship at the University’s Center for the Education of Women.

Prof. Kushner is an internationally renowned expert in the area of low-temperature plasma simulation.

Dave Neuhoff is an internationally recognized expert in information theory, source coding and image processing.

At the age of 24, Yang sold his company ChinaRen for $35 million.

Prof. Farris served as an active and highly respected member of the College of Engineering for more than 20 years.

Shayna recently accepted a job offer at General Motors, and will dive into a position in infotainment there after school.

Dr. Hanson is the co-founder of a startup semiconductor company that plans to lead the low-power revolution in electronics by powering the Internet of Things.

The IEEE Daniel E. Noble award is a Technical Field Award, which is among the highest awards given.

Tal is researching fabrication techniques for a micro rate-integrating gyroscope, using a vacuum mold and blowtorch.

Mollenkopf was elected as the third CEO of Qualcomm, Inc., which has become the largest fabless semiconductor producer in the world.

Prof. Norris is an internationally recognized expert in the field of ultrafast optics.

At MAC, Peter’s been able to combine his passions for scientific research and entrepreneurial creation.

Faculty and staff alike will miss his cheerful and gentle presence.

This award is in recognition of being an outstanding educator, mentor and role model for the next generation of faculty members.

Kathryn believes the country would benefit greatly if more scientific and technically trained people went into journalism or science policy.

Nick specializes in the area of machine learning and statistical signal processing.

The goal of Gomez’s research is to alleviate the communications blackout that sometimes occurs when vehicles are traveling through the earth’s atmosphere.

He is a founding member of Own It, and is dedicated to cultivating an engineering community that feels an inherent responsibility to live ethically.

The inventor of Google Glass is now developing glucose monitoring contact lenses.

Glyph is a wearable mobile personal theater and is the first head-mounted display coming to market that will have a virtual retinal display.

Nancy visits campus regularly as a speaker and is currently the mentor for a Michigan I-Corps innovation team.

Andrew Farah (BSE CE 1982; MSE Electrical Science 1984) was one of the chief architects behind the groundbreaking Chevy Volt.

Whether it’s biking to the crest of Haleakala on Maui, or leading KLA-Tencor to the top of NASDAQ, Rick Wallace is familiar with making it to the summit.

“Chris has always been interested in helping others discover their passions and dreams.”

Birdsall was a pioneer in microwave tubes and plasma physics, an avid runner, and a beloved member of the EC Berkley community.

“I wanted to give back. If it wasn’t for Michigan I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

“Failure is an essential part of success. Be afraid of not learning enough, or not working with the best people. Don’t be afraid of failure, which is frequently success in disguise.”

Wise is recognized as one of the world’s foremost experts in sensor technology as well as a MEMS pioneer and entrepreneur.

We now celebrate the life of a remarkable individual – a brilliant innovator, visionary researcher, remarkable teacher, and gentle friend.

His work involves the conception and realization of synthetically modulated semiconductor structures and nanophotonic devices.

“I love Ann Arbor, I love Michigan,” said Haddad. “The University of Michigan is in my blood.”

“The future of CUOS is bright,” said Mourou. “Nothing will stop the flow of discoveries.”

“I’ve always been involved in auditory neurophysiology, that’s the thread throughout my career,” said Anderson.

“All science and engineering is a physical experience,” said England. “It’s an adventure.”

Today, no other biped machine walks faster, is as stable, or varies its walking speed so adroitly.