New Courses Offered by ECE: Winter 2017
As technology changes and advances, so does the range of courses offered by our faculty. The following courses being offered to students for the Winter 2017 term include completely new courses as well as nearly-new courses that may soon become a regular part of the curriculum. They are all being offered by faculty uniquely qualified to teach the courses. The faculty bring extensive experience based on their own research in these areas. [Full Story]
Related Topics: Avestruz, Al-Thaddeus Berenson, Dmitry Course Announcements Forrest, Stephen Gilchrist, Brian E. Grbic, Anthony Hiskens, Ian Islam, Mohammed Kira, Mackillo Pradhan, S. Sandeep Revzen, Shai Scott, Clayton D. Wakefield, Gregory H.
2016 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
The EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards are presented annually to faculty members for their outstanding accomplishments in teaching, research, and service. The recipients of the 2016 EECS Outstanding Achievement Award are Prof. Anthony Grbic, Dr. David Paoletti, Prof. Mina Rais-Zadeh, and Prof. Thomas F. Wenisch. [Full Story]
Related Topics: Grbic, Anthony Lab-Computer Engineering (CE Lab) Lab-Optics and Photonics Lab-Solid State Electronics (SSEL) Rais-Zadeh, Mina Wenisch, Thomas
Prof. Anthony Grbic Elected IEEE Fellow for Contributions to the Theory and Design of Electromagnetic Metamaterials
Prof. Anthony Grbic has been elected IEEE Fellow, ” contributions to the theory and design of electromagnetic metamaterials.” He has created radically new antennas and optical devices based on the development of novel metamaterials and metasurfaces. His research could pave the way for flat/low profile, integrated optical devices, as well as new generations of wireless consumer electronics and mobile devices that are either smaller or more versatile. [Full Story]
Related Topics: Grbic, Anthony Lab-Radiation (RADLAB) Metamaterials
Cheng Zhang Awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for Research on Nanophotonic Materials and Devices
Cheng Zhang, a 5th year Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering, has been awarded a Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship to support his doctoral research in new optical materials and device concepts for future optoelectronic devices. Key to one facet of Cheng’s research is his investigation of a new kind of silver film, aluminum-doped silver (Al-doped Ag), for device fabrication. In addition, Cheng is investigating nano-size metamaterials for use in optical spectrum filtering and polarization/direction control. [Full Story]
Related Topics: Graduate Students Grbic, Anthony Guo, L. Jay Lab-Solid State Electronics (SSEL) Norris, Theodore B. Optics and Photonics Optoelectronics Solid-State Devices and Nanotechnology
Shrinking the size of optical systems, exponentially
ECE researchers have developed a way to exponentially shrink the size of a system typically needed to control the polarization of light, while maintaining the high level of performance needed for numerous optical applications such as color displays, microscopy and photography. [Full Story]
Related Topics: Applied Electromagnetics and RF Circuits Graduate Students Grbic, Anthony Guo, L. Jay LNF Metamaterials Solid-State Devices and Nanotechnology
Gurkan Gok Receives Paper Award for Making Better Antenna Beams
Gurkan Gok (PhD, EE 2014, exp) won Third Place in the Student Paper Competition at the 2014 IEEE Int. Symposium on Antennas and Propagation for his paper that describes an antenna beam former that he developed using metamaterials. The design strategy provides new opportunities in smart antenna development. [Full Story]
Related Topics: Antennas Applied Electromagnetics and RF Circuits Graduate Students Grbic, Anthony
Tailor-made surface swaps light polarization
A new approach to manipulating light using two-dimensional metamaterials called metasurfaces offers a compact alternative to traditional methods. The researchers believe the basic geometry of cascading patterned metallic sheets can provide the basis for cleverly designing and fabricating a broad range of optical devices, including symmetric circular polarizers, polarization rotators, and asymmetric linear polarizers. [Full Story]
Related Topics: Applied Electromagnetics and RF Circuits Grbic, Anthony Guo, L. Jay Metamaterials
Jason Heebl Receives NDSEG Fellowship
Jason Heebl, a graduate student in the electrical engineering program, was awarded a three-year National Defense Science and Engineering (NDSEG) Fellowship to pursue his doctoral degree in the area of RF metamaterials and wireless power applications. [Full Story]
Related Topics: Graduate Students Grbic, Anthony
How a metamaterial might improve a depression treatment
A brain stimulation technique that is used to treat tough cases of depression could be considerably improved with a new headpiece designed by University of Michigan engineers. [Full Story]
Related Topics: Applied Electromagnetics and RF Circuits Brain Grbic, Anthony Health Metamaterials Michielssen, Eric
MCubing by ECE Faculty to find answers – fast
Ten different ECE faculty are teaming up with colleagues across the University – from Epidemiology to Political Science, Ophthalmology to Psychiatry, Neurosurgergy to Astronomy – to pursue new initiatives deemed to have major societal impact in the U-M MCubed program. [Full Story]
Related Topics: Big Data Brain Cancer Energy Science and Engineering Flynn, Michael Gianchandani, Yogesh Graphene Grbic, Anthony Guo, L. Jay Health Hero, Alfred Ku, Pei-Cheng (P.C.) LEDs Medical diagnosis Plasma Science and Engineering Solid-State Devices and Nanotechnology Space technology
A gift for all time: Ernest and Bettine Kuh Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award
Faculty, students, and friends and family of Ernest and Bettine Kuh gathered together April 25 to dedicate the Ernest and Bettine Kuh Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award. The first recipient of this award is Prof. Tony Grbic. [Full Story]
Related Topics: Alumni Grbic, Anthony Lab-Radiation (RADLAB)
Using imprint processing to mass-produce tiny antennas could improve wireless electronics
Prof. Anthony Grbic and Prof. Stephen Forrest, with PhD student Carl Pfeiffer, have found a way to mass-produce antennas so small that they approach the fundamental minimum size limit for their bandwidth, or data rate, of operation. [Full Story]
Related Topics: Antennas Applied Electromagnetics and RF Circuits Electronic devices Forrest, Stephen Grbic, Anthony
2011 EECS Promotions
Congratulations Robert Dick, Tony Grbic, Jay Guo, Wei Lu, Scott Mahlke, Dragomir Radev, and Martin Strauss on your recent promotions! [Full Story]
Related Topics: Dick, Robert Grbic, Anthony Guo, L. Jay Lab-Artificial Intelligence Lab-Computer Engineering (CE Lab) Lab-Theory of Computation Lu, Wei Mahlke, Scott Radev, Dragomir Strauss, Martin
Prof. Grbic Receives USNC/URSI Booker Fellowship
This triennial award is presented to a U.S. scientist for outstanding contributions to radio science by the U.S Nat. Committee for the Int. Union of Radio Science. [Full Story]
Related Topics: Grbic, Anthony
Tony Grbic Honored as MTT-S Outstanding Young Engineer
Prof. Grbic will receive this award from the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society “for outstanding early career contributions to the microwave profession.”
Related Topics: Grbic, Anthony
Anthony Grbic Honored with Henry Russel Award
Prof. Grbic was honored by the University of Michigan for his impressive research and exemplary teaching. [Full Story]
Related Topics: Grbic, Anthony
Tony Grbic Meets the President
Prof. Grbic was honored at the White House along with fellow 2009 winners of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). [Full Story]
Related Topics: Grbic, Anthony
Tony Grbic Awarded Presidential Early Career Award
Prof. Tony Grbic was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers early in their careers [Full Story]
Related Topics: Grbic, Anthony
Pinpoint microwave resolution could lead to wireless power transfer
Prof. Tony Grbic’s research could lead to advances such as laptop computers that recharge without plugging in, higher-resolution microscopes for observing molecules, and CDs that can store vastly more data. A report on the work, co-authored by Prof. Roberto Merlin and graduate student Lei Jiang just appeared in Science. [U-M Press Release] [Science Report]
Related Topics: Applied Electromagnetics and RF CircuitsGrbic, Anthony
Prof. Tony Grbic Awarded CAREER Grant
Prof. Tony Grbic, Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division, has been awarded an NSF CAREER grant for the project, Advances in Metamaterial Structures and Devices. [Read more…]
Related Topics: Grbic, Anthony Metamaterials
Tony Grbic Receives AFOSR Young Investigator Award
Assistant professor Tony Grbic received a Young Investigator Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). This grant will support research that is expected to open new opportunities in antenna design and microwave/millimeter-wave device development. [Read more…]
Related Topics: Antennas Applied Electromagnetics and RF Circuits Grbic, Anthony