By cjbrown8<img width="635" height="420" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12.png 635w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12-452x299.png 452w" sizes="(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px">Dr. Paul Franzon learned to fly as a student in his university glider club, chasing kangaroos up and down the ridges of the Outback in south Australia. Today, you can catch a glimpse of him in the sky above Carter-Finley Stadium before the Wolfpack football team takes the field. Franzon, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and […] |ASSIST, College of Engineering Magazine, Faculty, Graduate Students, In the News, News, Research, testbed
By cjbrown8<img width="635" height="420" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/10.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/10.png 635w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/10-452x299.png 452w" sizes="(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px">Year four saw breakthroughs and new directions in research for the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST). The National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center led by NC State’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and headquartered on Centennial Campus is building hassle-free wearable devices “that are doing […] |Advanced Energy, ATEC, Awards, Faculty, FREEDM, NC GreenPower, PowerAmerica, Pritchard, Research
By cjbrown8<img width="640" height="427" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/8.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/8.jpg 640w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/8-452x302.jpg 452w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px">We are proud to announce that this week, Dr. Ewan Pritchard, Associate Director of FREEDMSystems Center and the Advanced Transportation Energy Center (ATEC) has formally been appointed to serve on the NC GreenPower Board for another three years. Dr. Pritchard was appointed by NC Utilities Commission and nominated for the position by Ken Dulaney. NC […] |Faculty, FREEDM, Iqbal Hussain, NC State News, Power, Research
By cjbrown8<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/7.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/7.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/7-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/7-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">Researchers in NC State’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering’s FREEDM Systems Center have developed a new type of inverter device with greater efficiency in a smaller, lighter package – which should improve the fuel-efficiency and range of hybrid and electric vehicles. Electric and hybrid vehicles rely on inverters to ensure that enough electricity is […] |bozkurt, bugs, Faculty, News, science
By cjbrown8<img width="452" height="254" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/6-452x254.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">As the mosquitoes retreat with fall's approach, the NCSU Libraries' fun and informative "Science in the Movies" series celebrates the many roles played by insects in cinema. |ASISST, body heat, Faculty, generators, Life, News, Power, PowerAmerica, Research, tech, The Paper, thermoelectric, wearable
By cjbrown8<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/5.1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/5.1.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/5.1-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/5.1-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new design for harvesting body heat and converting it into electricity for use in wearable electronics. The experimental prototypes are lightweight, conform to the shape of the body, and can generate far more electricity than previous lightweight heat harvesting technologies. The researchers also identified the optimal […] |computer, ECE, electrical, engineering, Faculty, News, welcome
By cjbrown8<img width="1024" height="685" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cc.monteith.056-2-1-2-1024x685.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cc.monteith.056-2-1-2-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cc.monteith.056-2-1-2-452x303.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cc.monteith.056-2-1-2-768x514.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cc.monteith.056-2-1-2-1080x723.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cc.monteith.056-2-1-2.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">NC State ECE is proud announce the addition of five members to the faculty. A variety of scholars from all over the country, and various parts of the world, having joined the Wolfpack to lend their experience and expertise to our students and research. Ismail received his PhD from the University of South Florida in […] |Faculty
By NC State ECE<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" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mentor-recognition.png 635w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mentor-recognition-452x299.png 452w" sizes="(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px">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 NC State ECE<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" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cirrus-logic-21.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cirrus-logic-21-452x279.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cirrus-logic-21-768x475.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">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. |Faculty, News, Programs
By NC State ECE<img width="191" height="287" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2Q_thumb1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is pleased to announce that Dr. Paul Franzon has assumed the position of Director of Graduate Programs in ECE effective May 15.