Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

This weekend, Christina Burgess will graduate with a biomedical engineering degree from Georgia Tech. In 1981, her father, David Burgess, graduated with a degre...e in electrical engineering. 40 years later, Mr. Burgess still remembers visiting Tech’s campus as a 5th grader. That day, his teacher told him ‘One day, I believe that you’re going to go to this school.’ And, that stuck with him when he enrolled years later. Today, Mr. Burgess is immeasurably proud of his daughter - who followed in his engineering footsteps - for her drive and achievements. Christina graduates with highest honors, and already has a full time job working as a research and development engineer at Procter & Gamble. #RamblinOn #GT21 #HelluvaEngineer P&G Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Last month, the Graduate Affairs Office hosted their annual Meme Competition Event to celebrate Graduate Student Appreciation Week. Students enjoyed noshing on food from Yumbii and King of Pops, socializing in the sunshine, and of course, voting on their favorite student-generated memes. Congratulations to the following meme creators on their winning memes: First place: Anup Chandora ... Second place: Tohid Shekari Third place: Kion Fallah See the winning memes in the last photo.

Graduating senior Shivani Mehrotra started out as a biomedical engineer on a pre-med track but changed course after a summer of exploration. She worked as a student assistant for the CREATE-X program and instantly fell in love with hardware development. That summer catapulted me towards strategy, innovation, and hardware product developmentI haven't looked back since! said Shivani. When asked what advice she would give future ECE students, she said, Take time to explore ...and pursue your passions unapologetically. In parallel, challenge yourself to try things you may not succeed at because that’s truly where growth happens. Lastly, celebrate the wins and grieve the losses. At Tech, it’s easy to get caught up in your own checklist or be in a perpetual work mode, so it’s important to take time for yourself and really soak in the all the experiences you’re going through!" After graduation, Shivani will be joining Texas Instruments in their prestigious FAST Rotation Program on the Technical Sales Track. #gt21 #helluvaengineer

Join the Liberate workshop starting on May 14 to reimagine the next wave of technologies that will empower people with disabilities. The workshop will have two phases: knowledge sharing and idea generation and is open to all at no cost. To learn more and RSVP, visit: https://bit.ly/2021liberate

Four faculty members from the School of ECE received top Georgia Tech awards. The annual awards are usually presented as part of the Institute’s Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon. Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor Award Omer Inan Class of 1934 Outstanding Innovative Use of Educational Technology Award Aaron Lanterman... Class of 1934 Outstanding Service Award Andrew Peterson Senior Faculty Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Ying Zhang Congratulations to our amazing educators! https://b.gatech.edu/3b1hQhD

With the ever-increasing demand for autonomous robotics to operate in the most visually ambiguous environments with the least amount of resources necessary, a team at Georgia Tech has developed the NeuroSLAM accelerator IC for edge robotics. Read more: http://b.gatech.edu/3koZTgt

Four ECE alumni have established a co-development studio founded by Black technologists to assist the community with opportunities in S.T.E.A.M." LaVonda Brown (M.S.E.E. ’12, Ph.D. ECE ’15), Troy Nunnally (M.S.E.E. ’09, Ph.D. ECE ’14), Nashlie Sephus (M.S.E.E. ’10, Ph.D. ECE ’14), Ivan Walker (Ph.D. ECE), and four other founders created KITT (Knowledge, Information, Technology, Tools) Labs as a space for Black tech talent to work, collaborate, and learn. Read more about the space, their mission, and their plans for growth: http://b.gatech.edu/3k3htpQ

A paper written by ECE Associate Professor Chuanyi Ji and her colleagues has been considered among past and present editors’ favorite papers published in Nature Energy in the last five years. To mark the fifth anniversary of the publication, these editors shared summaries and commentaries on this and eight other papers in the January 2021 issue. In Dr. Ji's paper, she and her team analyze data from four major service regions representing Upstate New York, both during normal operations and Super Storm Sandy, which took place in fall 2012. Read more about their work at https://www.ece.gatech.edu//large-scale-data-analysis-powe

We feel pretty lucky to count Joe Luck (E.E. '14, M.S.E.E. ' 17) as an ECE alumnus. His time mentoring middle students in STEM while in the military led him to pursue electrical engineering. Now he works with Texas Instruments as a technical sales representative. #amazingalumni

We're live with two Georgia Tech grads from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to talk about the historic journey to Mars and the Perseverance Rover that will mak...e its landing on the Red Planet later today. Join in the conversation and share your questions for these Yellow Jacket space exploration pioneers. #CountdownToMars

The next generation of cellular technology doesn't just mean a cooler phone with faster applications, 5G will revolutionize how people, services, and devices are connected. Applications like enhanced virtual reality and gaming, smart cities, fleets of self-driving cars, and remote surgeries will take root and flourish with 5G. In the latest episode of the Uncommon Engineer Podcast, ECE associate professor Matthieu Bloch talks about the history of cellular network standards and where the future will take us. Listen here: https://b.gatech.edu/38pFcg7

Researchers in the School of ECE have discovered that flexible large-area organic photodiodes can now compete in performance with conventional silicon photodiode technology. They have distinct advantages for applications such as biomedical imaging and biometric monitoring that require detecting low levels of light across large areas. Read more: https://b.gatech.edu/2GDscrW

Jinwoo Kim and a team of researchers from ECE won a best paper award at the 38th IEEE International Conference on Computer Design. The title of the award-winning paper is "Silicon vs. Organic Interposer: PPA and Reliability Tradeoffs in Heterogeneous 2.5D Chiplet Integration." Joining him in receiving this award are his coauthors Chaitanya Krishna Chekuri, Nael Mizanur Rahman, Majid Ahadi Dolatsara, and Hakki Torun, who are all ECE Ph.D. students, and ECE Professors Madhavan Swaminathan, Saibal Mukhopadhyay, and Sung Kyu Lim. Congratulations to all! Read more: https://b.gatech.edu/3mNqPWQ

Congratulations to ECE Ph.D. student George N. Tzintzarov! He has been awarded the 2020 IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant. Read more: https://b.gatech.edu/2Gk70a6

Happy Halloween!

Graduate students: swing by the Texas Instruments Plaza tomorrow from 3 - 5 p.m. for the 2nd annual ECE Graduate Meme Contest and Picnic! Get ready to laugh and socialize (physically-distanced, of course) with your fellow grad students. What a great way to kick off Halloween weekend! *Strict adherence to physically distancing and mask wearing is required. Sanitation stations will be available. Please check your emails for the registration link.

Did you know that Georgia Tech’s Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) boasts one of the largest academic cleanrooms in the country where research takes place in a variety of interdisciplinary areas including: electronics packaging, flexible electronics, energy harvesting devices, quantum sciences, micro robotics, and medical devices? In this Q&A with Oliver Brand, executive director of IEN, learn what it is like to lead one of the world’s premier research enterprises for microelectronics. Read more: https://b.gatech.edu/34B1l97

We are proud to announce that ECE Professor John Cressler will receive the 2020 Outstanding Educator Award from the IEEE Atlanta Section at a virtual banquet hosted by the group on November 10. This award is presented to a member of the Atlanta IEEE community who has exhibited continued and dedicated contributions to education through teaching in industry, government, or an institution of higher education. Congratulations, Dr. Cressler! Read more: https://b.gatech.edu/3ky7gRT

For #ThrowbackThursday we are celebrating John Hooper, a driving force in establishing Georgia Tech's reputation as a global leader in microelectronics research. He was the first director of the Microelectronics Research Center, now known as the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN). Read more about this "innovator and catalyst" and share your memories of John Hooper below. https://b.gatech.edu/2FQZS4Z

In electrical and computer engineering programs across the United States, women make up only 15% of undergraduates. The lack of gender diversity has academic administrators scrambling to find ways to attract and retain female students. The Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering (WECE) student group along with help from alumni and industry partners are working to break down gender barriers for future students. Read more: https://b.gatech.edu/3o3LxmS

It's a cool fall day on campus and Al is decked out for spooky season. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Georgia Tech lands in MONEY magazine's top 10 engineering colleges in the country. #WeCanDoThat

In 1988, the School of Electrical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology hired Bonnie Ferri as its first female faculty member. The School now has 13 women in its faculty ranks. Read our feature on the Women in ECE to learn about their research programs, their teaching philosophies, and their unique backgrounds that make our School stand out on the national stage. https://facultywomen.ece.gatech.edu/