Distinguished McKnight University Professor Keshab K. Parhi has been elected as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The NAI Fellows Selection Committee recognizes that he has “demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and […]
Prof. Rhonda Franklin has been named Scientist of the Year for 2020 by the ARCS Foundation Minnesota chapter. The award recognizes her work “mentoring and encouraging students to follow careers in science.” The honor is not surprising considering Prof. Franklin’s history of deep and sustained engagement with students and young professionals, helping them meet their […]
Congratulations to Yali Zhang for placing first, and Aditya Dave for winning the people’s choice award at the CSE-level 3MT competition. The competition is open to doctoral students and the challenge is to present their research in 3 minutes in a compelling manner to a non-scientific audience. ECE students Yali and Aditya (both completing their […]
The University of Minnesota has been awarded a $2 million grant by the NSF to lead the Global Quantum Leap (GQL), a project that will advance technical progress toward the development and widespread implementation of quantum information systems. GQL will be led by ECE’s Prof. Steven Koester, Louis John Schnell Professor in Electrical and Computer […]
Teaching professor David Orser is the latest recipient of the Penrose teaching award. The award is a timely recognition of the energy and engagement with which Orser has approached his responsibilities that include lab and experiential learning curriculum development, and training for teaching assistants, in addition to teaching his regular load of classes. Orser’s teaching and […]
AS A PANDEMIC RAGES, PROF. RHONDA FRANKLIN PIVOTS TO LEAD MASK MAKING ENDEAVOR At the start of the spring 2020 term, Prof. Rhonda Franklin embarked on a semester leave to focus on her research projects, and learn and share her expertise at conferences. But by March, there were signs that things would probably not play […]
Prof. Rhonda Franklin is an inaugural recipient of the IEM Abbott Professorships in Innovative Education awarded by the Institute for Engineering in Medicine. She shares the award with Prof. Chris Pennell of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. The newly instituted Abbott Professorships will be awarded to the faculty co-directors of the IEM Inspire […]
The University of Minnesota Graduate School’s Best Dissertation Award for 2019 has been conferred on alumnus Mohit Sinha in the physical sciences and engineering category. The award comes with a $1,000 honorarium. Mohit’s research bears tremendous potential in enabling next-generation power systems driven by power-electronics based energy conversion interfaces. In his dissertation titled, “On Decentralized […]
Multi-department research team makes discovery that could influence investigation of treatment options for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy In a collaborative undertaking, scientists from Prof. Murti Salapaka’s research group, and multiple other University departments are the first to observe and report the mechanical characteristics of utrophin using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Data gathered in the study indicate […]
In recognition of his entrepreneurial spirit and his outstanding ability to bring to life and commercialize innovative new technologies, Prof. Jian-Ping Wang (Robert Hartmann Chair in Electrical Engineering) has been awarded the 2019 Innovation Award for Entrepreneurial Researcher. The award celebrates his research on the magnetic spin of electrons, and exploration of its usage for […]
