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Lu Named Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award Recipient

<div class="featured-img"><img src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/NIng-Lu-2-1-1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy"></div>Ning Lu, Professor in the ECE Department has been announced as the winner of this year’s George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award, given by the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. The award recognizes faculty members who consistently and willingly give their time and effort to advising, counseling, and mentoring students and […]

Jonathan Wierer Elected as Fellow Member of Optica

<div class="featured-img"><img src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Jonathan-Wierer-headshot-1.jpeg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Image of blonde, white male with glasses in front of tree" decoding="async" loading="lazy"></div>ECE Professor Jonathan Wierer was elected as a Fellow Member of Optica by the Society’s Board of Directors this October. He is being honored specifically “For pioneering contributions to the physics and engineering of high-efficiency, high-power light-emitting-diode illumination sources.” Optica (formerly OSA) is dedicated to promoting the generation, application, archiving, and dissemination of knowledge in […]

Brian Floyd Receives Innovator of the Year Award

<div class="featured-img"><img src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Floyd-with-Department-Head-and-Chancellor-1024x683-1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy"></div>Brian Floyd was recognized with the Innovator of the Year award for his trailblazing work in the areas of radio frequency (RF) and millimeter-wave (mmWave) integrated circuits.

Bozkurt Receives IEEE Young Professional Award

<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" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bioelectronics-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bioelectronics-1-452x226.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bioelectronics-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bioelectronics-1-1080x540.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bioelectronics-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">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.

Garcia one of 31 NC State students to score NSF Fellowships

<img width="1024" height="681" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/NCSU-Energy-011314-241-1-1024x681.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/NCSU-Energy-011314-241-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/NCSU-Energy-011314-241-1-452x301.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/NCSU-Energy-011314-241-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/NCSU-Energy-011314-241-1-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/NCSU-Energy-011314-241-1-e1463584717524.jpg 1900w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">In a hallmark success for NC State, a record-breaking 31 students received Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation this year. Of those, an impressive ten engineering students, including Kristen Garcia, a graduate student in Electical Engineering, were honored as Fellows.