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Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering Department News - Nov. 17, 2020

A Message from the Chair

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In March of this year, just after stay-at-home orders were announced, I accepted the job as chair of the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at CU Boulder. While I knew that we would be facing numerous challenges, I was very excited about the opportunity to help lead our department through them.

Before taking on this role full-time on July 1, I served for 25 years on the faculty at the University of Utah. Since joining CU Boulder, I’ve had numerous opportunities to meet with faculty, staff, students and alumni, and I’ve been very impressed with their commitment to the department. I’m convinced that the strength of our community is what has enabled us to continue to prosper in these difficult times.  

In addition to myself, the department welcomed faculty member Josh Combes (quantum) for the fall semester. We are also pleased to announce two faculty hires — Andras Gyenis (quantum) and Luca Corradini (power electronics) — who will be joining us in fall 2021. 

This newsletter describes a number of our most recent accomplishments:

  • Multiple faculty members are part of a team awarded a $25 million interdisciplinary NSF quantum center that will build a national infrastructure for quantum sensing.
  • Several faculty members are also part of a team awarded a $50 million NSF Engineering Research Center that will develop infrastructure and systems to facilitate the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. 
  • NSF CAREER awards for two of our junior faculty members.
  • Continued expansion of our new online master's in electrical engineering (MS-EE) degree program.
  • Successful transition of many courses and labs to remote and hybrid delivery modes.

Once again, I’m very excited to be here and serving as chair of this dynamic department. I look forward to opportunities in the future to meet more of our community members. While we certainly still have a few more challenges ahead, I’m convinced that our best days are ahead of us.

Sincerely,
Professor Chris J. Myers

Share Your Alumni Engagement Ideas!

The Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering wants to improve our engagement with our alumni. We are considering a range of initiatives including student mentoring relationships, speaking engagements and establishing an alumni organization. We would love to hear your suggestions and potential interest in these efforts! This is a chance for you to help shape what this engagement looks like, and how it can be mutually beneficial to you and the department. 

If you have ideas or thoughts you'd like to share, please email ecee-alumni@colorado.edu. 

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