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Electrical Engineering Alum Russell Taylor Johns (’82) Elected to the NAE
Currently a professor at Pennsylvania State University, Russell Taylor Johns is one of 128 members of the 2025 class. Johns was cited for “developing thermodynamically rigorous algorithms for modeling hydrocarbon recovery processes.”Feb 13, 2025|from National Academy of Engineering
Manijeh Razeghi Selected as Conference Chair of the 2025 International Materials Summit
Professor Manijeh Razeghi will serve as conference chair of the International Materials Summit, scheduled February 17-19 in Boston.Feb 6, 2025|from International Materials Summit
Nivedita Arora Named an ‘Emerging Rockstar’ by “IEEE Pervasive Computing” Magazine
The magazine segment highlights rising stars in fields including mobile systems, ubiquitous computing, and the Internet of Things.Feb 5, 2025|from IEEE Pervasive Computing
An Experimental Test of Quantum Nonlinearity
Supported by a grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation, Mahdi Hosseini and Selim Shahriar aim to build and test an ultra-sensitive optomechanical system to determine whether quantum mechanics is linear or non-linear and whether gravity behaves classically or quantum mechanically.Feb 4, 2025
Professor Emeritus Horace Yuen Passes Away
Yuen, a leader in physics- and mathematics-based quantum and classical cryptography, passed away on January 16.Jan 21, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Advance in Perovskite Solar Cells Improves Efficiency, Durability
A novel method developed in Professor Ted Sargent’s lab addresses perovskite solar cell durability challenges, bringing the technology closer to commercial use.Jan 9, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
‘Nobody Thought It Was Possible’: Quantum Teleportation Is Here
BBC Science Focus wrote about Professor Prem Kumar’s breakthrough in quantum physics that could pave the way to achieving a quantum InternetDec 23, 2024|from BBC Science Focus
First Demonstration of Quantum Teleportation over Busy Internet Cables
Professor Prem Kumar and his team successfully transmitted quantum information through a fiberoptic cable carrying high-speed Internet traffic.Dec 20, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Visiting PhD Student Wins Best Student Paper Award at 2024 IEEE ICIP Conference
In joint work with Professor Aggelos Katsaggelos, visiting PhD student Francisco Castro-Macías introduced a probabilistic approach to address the challenging problem of image artifact deblurring.Dec 18, 2024
Microcontroller System Design Students Demo Final Projects
Students expressed creativity and ingenuity in the design of practical, microcontroller-based embedded systems for their final course projects.Dec 17, 2024
Sanjay Sood Shares Leadership Lessons and Life Insights with Graduates
Sood spoke at the December 14 PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony, recalling the lessons he’s learned during his career.Dec 16, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Espinosa, Sargent Named to National Academy of Inventors
Professors Horacio Espinosa and Ted Sargent are among 170 new fellows in the 2024 class who attained the highest professional distinction awarded solely to academic inventors.Dec 10, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Improving Acoustic and Bone Conduction Speech Enhancement
Professor Stephen Xia and his team developed an audio super-resolution model that enhances speech signals using neural networks.Dec 2, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Sanjay Sood to Speak at PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony
Sood, senior vice president and chief technology officer at CDW, will speak to graduates and their families during a ceremony on December 14 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.Nov 25, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells Tripled with Protective Coating
Coated cells developed by a team of Northwestern researchers also delivered a solar power conversion efficiency of 26 percent.Nov 22, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News