electrical and computer engineering
Ferguson named Royal Society of Arts Fellow
Dr. Ian Ferguson, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was named a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) in June. The RSA — formally known as the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce — was established in 1754 in London to enrich society “through ideas and action.”
Read More »CEC names 10 students as Dean’s Ph.D. Scholars
Ten doctoral students in the College of Engineering and Computing have been named Dean’s Ph.D. Scholars in recognition of their scholarly excellence and research productivity. The award winners were nominated by professors in their home departments and honored at an end-of-semester campus reception in May. The recognition follows the launch of similar CEC awards in the 2016-17 academic year for top faculty researchers and those who excel in the classroom. The award winners, their hometowns and a brief description of their research are as follows:
Read More »In the news: Dachau liberation, DELTA Labs, Oroville Dam, ‘World of Warcraft’
- Dr. John McManus, Curators’ Distinguished professor of history, was quoted in The Times of Israel article, “These U.S. Soldiers Liberated Dachau While Their own Families Were Locked Up Back Home,” published May 29. Rich Tenorio wrote the article about the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, the only U.S. military unit during World War II whose enlisted men were of Japanese descent. Read More »
Missouri S&T student, chapter recognized by IEEE honor society
Emily Hernandez, a recent Missouri S&T graduate, and the university’s Chapter of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) received awards at the annual meeting of the Electric and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association in Miramar Beach, Florida, on March 20. IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) is the honor society for electrical and computer engineering, with more than 200 chapters worldwide.
Read More »Students win third place in regional circuit design competition
For the third consecutive year, a Missouri S&T team has placed in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 5 Student Electronic Circuit Design Competition. This year’s winning team members are electrical and computer engineering students Li Guan, a senior, and Nicholas O’Gorman, a junior. They won third place in the contest for designing and building a circuit during a timed event. Guan also participated on the winning team in 2016.
Read More »24 faculty honored, see photos online
Twenty-four Missouri S&T faculty members were honored for excellence and achievement in research, service and teaching during an awards ceremony Feb. 21 on campus. Each award winner received a monetary stipend funded by industry and alumni contributions. View photos from the event on Missouri S&T’s Flickr account. The 2016 Faculty Excellence Award was presented to:
Read More »Center for Sustainability hosts microgrid consortium
The Center for Sustainability hosted the semi-annual meeting of the Missouri S&T Microgrid Industrial Consortium Jan. 12. The 29 attendees included consortium members, faculty researchers, students and guests. Dr. Pourya Shamsi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, Dr. Fatih Dogan, professor of materials science and engineering, and students presented about research progress. Shamsi identified the opportunity to use consortium-member data in his model for selecting the optimum battery location and size within a microgrid. George Mues, manager of technology transfer at Ameren, agreed to host a meeting at Ameren on Jan. 19 to facilitate the gathering of the data for the model.
Read More »Watkins to lead IEEE honor society
Dr. Steve Watkins, professor of electrical and computer engineering, is the 2017 president-elect of the honor society for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN). In 2018, he will lead the honor society as president and will chair the board of governors.
Read More »Faculty recognized at regional ASEE meeting
Missouri S&T was well represented at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Midwest Section annual meeting and conference Sept. 25-27 in Manhattan, Kansas. S&T earned the Faculty-Mile award for attendance. The section includes states of Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Read More »Crow earns IEEE educator award
Dr. Mariesa Crow, the Fred W. Finley Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and vice provost for research, received the 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society Outstanding Engineering Educator Award. The IEEE PES is one of IEEE’s larger societies.
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