News
Jul 30, 2026
Powering the Next Generation of Light Sources
ECE Assistant Professor Sunil Mittal and Professor Srinivas Tadigadapa were awarded a $550K NSF grant for “On-Chip Functionalized Glass Bubble Resonators for Generating Classical and Quantum Light.”
Jul 28, 2026
The Growing Clash Between Modern Digital Infrastructure and Local Resources
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centers is triggering an intense public and political backlash across the United States, as communities confront the massive noise, land use, and escalating energy and water resource demands highlighted by ECE Professors Josep Jornet and David Kaeli.
Jul 28, 2026
From Childhood Coding to Developing Next Generation AI at Amazon
Surya Sai Brahmendra Ramoju, MS’24, data analytics engineering, landed a role in Amazon’s Artificial General Intelligence division while simultaneously launching two successful startups.
Jul 28, 2026
Liu Appointed Associate Editor of IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
MIE/ECE Professor Yongmin Liu was appointed as an Associate Editor of IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, a journal dedicated to the publication of manuscripts reporting novel experimental or theoretical results within the broad field of science and technology of quantum electronics of either a device, subsystem, or system-oriented nature.
Jul 22, 2026
Shrivastava to Serve as ISLPED Technical Program Co-Chair
ECE Associate Professor Aatmesh Shrivastava will serve as a technical program co-chair for the 2026 International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED).
Jul 22, 2026
Harris Receives Rishi Raj Medal for Innovation and Commercialization
ECE University Distinguished and William Lincoln Smith Professor Vincent Harris was awarded the Rishi Raj Medal for Innovation and Commercialization by the American Ceramic Society in recognition of his exceptional advancements and entrepreneurship in magnetoceramics, which have led to innovative defense and aerospace products through his company, Metamagnetics Inc.
Jul 22, 2026
BioE PhD Student Wins Best Poster Presentation at Gordon Research Conference for Optics and Photonics
Kelvin Amakye (above left), a second-year bioengineering PhD candidate in Assistant Professor Christa Haase’s lab, won Best Poster for his project “A Custom Three-Photon Microscope for Intravital Imaging of Axolotl Regeneration” at the Gordon Research Conference for Optics and Photonics in Medicine and Biology 2026.
Jul 22, 2026
Studying the Formation of Socially Responsible Chemical Engineers
ChE Teaching Professor Courtney Pfluger, in collaboration with Kirsten Davis from Purdue University, was awarded a $159,103 grant for “Exploring Learning Pathways in the Formation of Socially Responsible Chemical Engineers” from the National Science Foundation’s Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (RIEF) program.