By Staff<img width="1024" height="542" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ECE_7531-1024x542.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Eli Buckner" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ECE_7531-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ECE_7531-452x239.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ECE_7531-768x406.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ECE_7531-1080x571.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ECE_7531.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Eli Buckner, a doctoral student in Electrical Engineering under Dr. Cranos Williams was recently granted placement in the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship program.