Thomas A. Edison Patent Award for Xin Zhang
Zhang is being recognized for her pioneering contributions to the field of metamaterials.
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Professor Michelle Sander is the recipient of the United States government’s highest honor for researchers early in their careers.
The East Coast is known for lobster, but changes to population and fishing conditions have left the industry at a disadvantage, utilizing out-of-date historically-established routes which reduce catch and pose potential environmental problems. Senior Design team PUCKfish designed a solution: a low-cost, durable device offering data and analytics for optimal lobster trap placement ... netting themselves the 2022 Best ECE Senior Design Project Award!
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ECE's newest Associate Professor, Emiliano Dall’Anese, centers his research on the challenge of implementing renewable energy at scale.
Zhang is being recognized for her pioneering contributions to the field of metamaterials.
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