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Jan 21, 2014
Fu Receives INNS Young Investigator Award
Electrical and Computer Engineering and College of Computer and Information Science Assistant Professor Y. Raymond Fu received the 2014 International Neural Network Society’s Young Investigator Award for his contributions in the field of Neural Networks. The INNS Young Investigator Award is presented to researchers with no more than five years of postdoctoral experience for significant contributions in the […]
Jan 16, 2014
Fu Awarded $160K Grant
Assistant Professor Y. Raymond Fu, a faculty member associated with the Department of Electrical and Chemical Engineering (ECE) and the College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS), received a $160K grant from Samsung to support his research in visual recognition. Dr. Fu obtained his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois and taught at […]
Jan 14, 2014
3Qs: Could circuits’ face-lift mean faster, smaller phones?
ECE Associate Professor Nian Sun has developed a method for RF circuits to be tunable on both the capacitor & inductor side, allowing for smaller cell phones and longer battery life. Imagine a cell phone that’s half the size with longer battery time and better performance. That could become a reality thanks to new research […]
Jan 13, 2014
Murthy to Select Features
Chemical Engineering Associate Professor Shashi Murthy was appointed as a member of the Features Advisory Panel for the American Chemical Society’s journal Analytical Chemistry. Dr. Murthy joined Northeastern faculty in 2005 and is also secondarily an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and a Faculty Fellow at the Barnett Institute of Chemical […]
Jan 13, 2014
Webster Selected Fellow
Chemical Engineering professor and Chair of department Thomas Webster was selected as a Fellow of the Ernst Strüngmann Forum, which is dedicated to the promotion of interdisciplinary communication and research. The Ernst Strüngmann Forum provides scientists and researchers with an environment of international creative discussion. Dr. Webster obtained his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering at the Renssealer […]
Jan 07, 2014
Professor Dagmar Sternad Gives 2013 Arthur Iberall Distinguished Lecture on Life and the Sciences of Complexity at University of Connecticut
Dr. Dagmar Sternad, Professor of Biology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics, gave the 2013 Arthur Iberall Distinguished Lecture on Life and the Sciences of Complexity at the University of Connecticut on December 6, 2013. Dr. Sternad's lecture, "Actions and Interactions in a Complex World," surveyed her work on the control of sensorimotor skills and […]
Jan 07, 2014
Professor emeritus honored for engineering education career
Electrical engineering professor emeritus John Proakis has received nearly a dozen awards and academic honors in his time, but he considers his most recent one the defining achievement of his illustrious career: The James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal, which recognizes engineering educators’ imagination, vitality, and leadership and represents the highest honor in education awarded […]
Jan 07, 2014
Smart bike pedals toward accident prevention
Every day, about two people in the U.S. succumb to fatal cycling accidents while more than 130 suffer harmful injuries. But in an era of increasing concern for the environment, cycling is an important mode of transportation, one that could begin to replace gas-guzzling cars, trains, and buses. Indeed, Americans could save the nation an […]