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

Higgins speaks after accepting her award at the Kennedy Center

Alumna wins federal honor for 3D printing innovations

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.

An illustration of two hands holding a heart, in CU Boulder colors

Giving Tuesday gratitude: Thank you for helping to support students

News

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.

Class Notes

Engineer Jim Wagoner (ElEngr’65) wrote to The Coloradan this summer, hoping to connect with other CU graduates to see how they are doing. Email editor@colorado.edu to connect with Jim.

After several management jobs at corporations including L’Oreal and many startup experiences, Ehsan Shariati Varnosfaderani (MElEngr’10) co-founded the Functionland corporation. The company provides open-source technology to help users create their own personal server.

Upcoming Events

JANUARY 27
Alumni Webinar Series: Professor Lucy Pao on "Efficient Wind Energy Systems." Noon MT

FEBRUARY 22
Fifth-annual CU Engineering Ring & Pin Ceremony. 5 p.m. MT, registration coming soon

More alumni engagement events

Faculty & Research News

Gopinath discusses a project with a student in her lab

Professor named Optica fellow for optics, nanophotonics contributions

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Professor Juliet Gopinath has been named a fellow of Optica for her pioneering contributions in optics and nanophotonics.

An illustration of a group of vehicles seeking the source of a signal, under the presence of the obstacle N . For a smooth control law, the set M represents the points where small perturbations can prevent the agents from converging to the source.

Poveda earns Air Force Young Investigator award for 2022

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Assistant professor will use the grant to develop more efficient and resilient feedback control algorithms for systems operating in dynamic and uncertain environments.