News
May 26, 2009
COE Alum receives a NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal
Lester M. Cohen, a BS'73 and MS'77 graduate in civil engineering, has been selected to receive a NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal for his work on the James Webb Space Telescope program.
May 26, 2009
COE Alum nominated by President Obama to Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration
Winslow Sargeant, an '86 graduate with a bachelors’s degree in electrical engineering, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the Small Business Administration. Dr. Sargeant is currently the managing director of Madison-based Venture Investors.
May 15, 2009
Using SWNT to enhance sensing applications
ECE Assistant Professor Mehmet Dokmeci has developed a method of using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNT) on complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuitry that will lead to the creation of new sensor systems.
May 15, 2009
Determining Water Toxicity Using Prokaryotic Real-Time Gene Expression
April Gu, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering is calculating toxicity levels of pollutants in water samples using prokaryotic real-time gene expressions.
May 11, 2009
Creating Nano Building Blocks
Using low L/D aspect ratios, MIE Assistant Professor Yung Joon Jung and his graduate students, have demonstrated the benefits of using nanocups and ring geometries.
May 05, 2009
Image Based Software Solutions
Dana Brooks, professor of ECE, has been investigating a method to use image based modeling software for use in biomedical research.
May 05, 2009
Getting the Most out of the Coop Experience
Sean Mayo, a 2009 graduate of ECE, using the experiences he gained from the classroom and coop, has landed himself a dream job at Apple. He already has several patents from working there on his last coop. Sean was recently awarded the William Jefferson Alcott Award for his outstanding performances.
May 04, 2009
Congratulations Christopher W. Stivers
Christopher W. Stivers, a 2009 Mechanical Engineering graduate, has been awarded a Tau Beta Pi graduate Fellowship. He plans on pursuing a degree in Biomedical Engineering.