Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering Department News - Dec. 22, 2021
Warm winter wishes from the ECEE community!
We hope you and your families have a happy, healthy holiday season.
Alumni News
A researcher at the National Institute of Standards & Technology Boulder Laboratory, Callie Higgins (MElEngr’14, PhD’17) was among 13 winners of the 2021 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, honoring excellence in the federal workforce.
Photo by Joshua Roberts, courtesy of the Partnership for Public Service.
Giving Tuesday gratitude: Thank you for helping to support students
Thanks to the generosity of 21 donors, we raised more than $2,000 for the department’s Excellence Fund throughout November, leading up to Giving Tuesday on Nov. 30.
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Faculty & Research News
Professor named Optica fellow for optics, nanophotonics contributions
Professor Juliet Gopinath has been named a fellow of Optica for her pioneering contributions in optics and nanophotonics.
Poveda earns Air Force Young Investigator award for 2022
Assistant professor will use the grant to develop more efficient and resilient feedback control algorithms for systems operating in dynamic and uncertain environments.
Student News

Music and science have interlocking qualities that are difficult to see, which means mathematicians, scientists and engineers are often also talented musicians. Dafna Margalit, a senior at CU Boulder, is one of those multi-talented people.
Four from ECEE honored with college Graduating Student Awards
Each semester, the College of Engineering and Applied Science honors students for outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the CU Engineering community.
Check out photos from the fall 2021 ECEE Projects Expo
Students gathered in the new Rustandy Building in December to show off the projects they developed as part of ECEN 1400 Introduction to Digital and Analog Electronics.