Departmental News
Recent departmental news items will be posted here. For more news see our news archive or the news from the University of Rochester Newscenter.
Congratulations to our faculty members who recently secured funding for new sponsored research projects
June 24, 2024
Tong Geng, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, received $50,000 from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for a project titled “Emerging-Architecture-Aware Quantization for Generative AI with Hybrid Data Precision.”
Continue ReadingYerzhan Mustafa Awarded the 2024 IEEE Council on Superconductivity Graduate Study Fellowship
June 21, 2024
The IEEE Council on Superconductivity and its Awards Committee awards this fellowship annually to a full-time graduate student pursuing a PhD (or equivalent) degree in the area of applied superconductivity, at an accredited college or university of recognized standing worldwide. The intention of the award is to encourage students to enter and contribute to the field of applied superconductivity.
Continue ReadingRiley Laygo Represents UR on Softball All-America Team
June 11, 2024
Softball player Riley Laygo ’27 (audio and music engineering) was honored as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III All-American, as announced by the organization on Wednesday evening. A Second Team All-American, Riley becomes the eighth All-America honoree in program history and is just the second first-year to earn the distinction.
Continue ReadingStreamlined microcomb design provides control with the flip of a switch
May 24, 2024
Rochester researchers led by Qiang Lin, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and at the Institute of Optics, created a chip-scale microcomb laser with an innovative design that allows users to control the optical frequency comb simply by switching on a power source.
Continue ReadingThe Class of 2024 Celebrate with an Ice Cream Social
May 22, 2024
On Friday, May 10, 2024, seniors and graduating master’s students celebrated with their fellow graduates and faculty at our Ice Cream Social. Lugia’s Ice Cream on Wheels provided the delicious treat.
Continue ReadingEby Friedman Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
May 20, 2024
Eby Friedman, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the Hajim School’s top annual faculty award for his tireless efforts and groundbreaking scholarly achievements. The Hajim School presented Eby with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes faculty for outstanding achievements in research, teaching, and leadership over the course of their career.
Continue ReadingFirst Generation Students Move on to Exciting Next Chapters
May 20, 2024
The David T. Kearns Center profiled Hajim School graduates who are off to exciting next steps.
Continue ReadingDepartment Diploma Ceremony
May 18, 2024
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Continue ReadingRocky Award - Eli and Mildred Sokol Prize
May 10, 2024
Congratulations to ECE student, Jacob Greenberg ’26!
Continue ReadingRocky Award - Award for Campus Contributions – Junior & Senior
May 10, 2024
Congratulations to ECE student, Madison King ’25! Madison received the Award for Campus Contributions – Junior & Senior.
Continue ReadingGrace Stensland '23 AME, Interviewed for Rochester Review
May 10, 2024
The Rochester Review catches up with AME alumus, Grace Stensland '23. See the article below about what she is doing now in Los Angeles.
Continue ReadingMujdat Cetin and Mark Bocko – Seed Funding for New Transdisciplinary Centers and Institutes
April 24, 2024
A key pillar of the Boundless Possibility strategic plan is that the University aims to launch five new transdisciplinary centers or institutes aimed at supporting scholarship in areas that will bring the University even more distinction and reputation. The University launched a planning funding competition in which teams of scholars from multiple units across the institution proposed ideas for new centers and institutes.
Continue ReadingThomas Howard – UR Robotics Club Faculty Advisor
April 23, 2024
UR Lunabotics is a brand-new competitive team with the goal of competing and succeeding in the NASA Lunabotics competition. Lunabotics is an international, university-based competition being run and sponsored by NASA. Teams typically develop one large robot (1.0m x 0.75m x 0.75m). This robot will compete by performing various autonomous and controlled tasks to gather points on a simulated lunar surface. Our goal is to compete this year in-person at NASA Kennedy Space Center using a fully autonomous robot. Lunabotics is open to all members regardless of skill level.
Continue ReadingNewly Funded Research for Qiang Lin
April 18, 2024
Congratulations to Professor Qiang Lin from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and for receiving $500,000 to collaborate with Winston-Salem State University and Clemson University on a project funded by the National Science Foundation. The project is titled, “Expanding Quantum Research and Education at Winston-Salem State University with Research on Hybrid Microwave-Optical Quantum Devices.”
Continue ReadingCongratulations Christiano Tapparello who recently secured funding for new sponsored research projects.
April 18, 2024
Cristiano Tapparello, an associate professor of research in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received $113,879 from the National Institutes of Health for a project led by his collaborators at Stanford University titled, “A facial expression-based personalization engine (FPE) for monitoring and modulating real-time effective engagement in cognitive training in older adults at risk for AD-ADRD.”
Continue ReadingCongratulations to ECE PhD student, Frank Cwitkowitz, a Graduate Research Symposium Winner!
April 1, 2024
The Hajim School’s graduate students did a terrific job showcasing their scientific findings last week at the third annual Graduate Research Symposium. The event, hosted by the office of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs, featured a poster session with $300 awards for the best presentations in four disciplines.
Continue ReadingECE UG Velma Ayona - EDGE Scholar
March 11, 2024
Two Hajim School students recently visited Micron Technology’s state-of-the-art semiconductor fabrication facility in Boise, Idaho, last week as part of the new EDGE Scholars program. On February 26, Velma Ayona ’24 (electrical and computer engineering) and Atlas Kiewel ’27 (optics) toured Micron’s manufacturing facility, the only one for DRAM semiconductor memory chips in North America.
Continue ReadingFive from the Hive: Omar Zakaria Khalil
March 4, 2024
The University of Rochester Instagram account’s Five from the Hive series provides a behind-the-scenes peek into the lives and experiences of our students through five photos from their camera roll. They recently featured Hajim School student Omar Zakaria Khalil ’25 (electrical and computer engineering).
Continue ReadingMarvin Doyley Receives the Advocacy and Action Award
January 29, 2024
Marvin Doyley, the Wilson Professor of Electronic Imaging and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the Advocacy and Action Award during last week’s Presidential Stronger As One Diversity Awards ceremony.
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