By ECE News<div><img width="511" height="768" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Husan-SST-sidebar-FULL-again.jpg" alt="Solid-state transformers, developed at NC State, can make the smart grid concept a reality." srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Husan-SST-sidebar-FULL-again.jpg 511w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Husan-SST-sidebar-FULL-again-452x679.jpg 452w" sizes="(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px"></div>A new study using complex computational models finds that smart solid-state transformers (SSTs) could be used to make a stable, reliable "smart grid" - allowing the power distribution system to route renewable energy from homes and businesses into the power grid. |dickey, flexible, liquid metal, News, ozturk, Research, vashaee, wearable
By ECE News<div><img width="992" height="558" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/flex-2-1500-992x558.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/flex-2-1500-992x558.jpg 992w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/flex-2-1500-992x558-452x254.jpg 452w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/flex-2-1500-992x558-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px"></div>In a proof-of-concept study, engineers at NC State University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have designed a flexible thermoelectric energy harvester that has the potential to rival the effectiveness of existing power wearable electronic devices using body heat as the only source of energy. |Faculty, lin, new faculty, News, pavlidis, tang
By ECE News<div><img width="2000" height="1333" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC.041316.6266-2.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC.041316.6266-2.jpg 2000w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC.041316.6266-2-452x301.jpg 452w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC.041316.6266-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC.041316.6266-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC.041316.6266-2-1080x720.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px"></div>NC State ECE is proud announce the addition of three new assistant professors to the distinguished faculty. A variety of scholars from across the country will be joining the Wolfpack to lend their experience and expertise to our students and research. Shih-Chun Lin Shih-Chun’s PhD was supervised by Ian Akyildiz at Georgia Tech. His research […] |eds, Faculty, ieee, News, veliadis
By ECE News<img width="771" height="768" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MG_9729.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Victor Veliadis, the Deputy Executive Director and CTO of the PowerAmerica Institute, based in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State have been honored as a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Electron Devices Society. The purpose of the IEEE EDS Distinguished Lecturer Program (DLP) is to have well-known educators, researchers and authors […] |Events
By ECE News<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/33870301023_de1684e421_k-1024x683.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">More than 450 B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. recipients celebrated their graduation on May 12 at Reynolds Coliseum, joined there by more than 2,500 friends, relatives, and guests, and watched on live stream by over an additional 2,000 supporters. |award, Awards, Emeritus, Faculty, Friday Award, News, O'Neal
By ECE News<img width="1024" height="768" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_7589-1024x768.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Ben O’Neal, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was honored at the Association of Retired Faculty luncheon in May 2017 with the Friday Award, recognizing his continuing teaching excellence in retirement. The Friday Award, named in honor of UNC System President Emeritus William C. Friday Friday is given annually to an […] |Awards, Faculty, Holladay, News, Steer
By ECE News<img width="1024" height="686" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/RESULTS.tricorder.0168.2-2-1024x686.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Three NC State professors, including Michael B. Steer from Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence, the highest faculty honor bestowed by the trustees and NC State University. The Holladay Medal is named for Col. Alexander Quarles Holladay, the university’s first president. It recognizes career contributions of faculty members in […] |Faculty
By ECE News<img width="635" height="420" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mentor-recognition.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Thirty-one College faculty members were recognized for their outstanding mentorship at the spring faculty meeting. To honor their accomplishments, each individual became recipients of the inaugural Faculty-2-Faculty Mentor Recognition.
Of those who were acknowledged, seven were members from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. |cirrus logic, endowment, Faculty, professorship
By ECE News<img width="1024" height="633" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cirrus-logic-21-1024x633.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Cirrus Logic, a premier supplier of high performance, low-power integrated circuits (IC) for audio and voice signal processing applications, recruits and hires more graduates of NC State than any other school. ECE alumnus Dr. Jason Rhode, president and CEO of Cirrus Logic, firmly believes that the quality engineering curriculum offered in the ECE department perfectly aligns with the company's strategy to hire the best and brightest students to design today's latest innovative audio ICs and has created a Distinguished Professorship and Term Professorship with a total investment of $708,106. |award, Awards, awards and recognition, bozkurt, ieee, News
By ECE News<img width="1024" height="512" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bioelectronics-1-1024x512.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">This past week, IEEE has awarded Dr. Alper Bozkurt with the 2016 IEEE Sensors Council Young Professional Award for his outstanding research, teaching, and outreach performance. Annually, the IEEE Sensors Council Young Professional Award is granted to individuals who promote, recognize, and support contributions from young, inspired professional members who share interests with the IEEE Sensors council. The council awards the Young Professional Award to aid recent graduates in their transition to the professional life.