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ECE Student Brings Outer Space to Utah Valley

July 03, 2019 04:05 PM
Think Disneyland’s “Star Tours” meets Provo’s Get Out Games.
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The Career of BYU Alumnus Takes Off

June 05, 2019 04:23 PM
BYU Alumnus, Drew Henrie, who works for SpaceX, participated in the 'Starlink Mission,' which aims to create an interconnected satellite network which will beam high-speed internet anywhere in the world
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Wiretap Codes Security Research to Receive Funding

June 04, 2019 08:25 AM
Dr. Willie Harrison, an Electrical Engineering professor, will receive funding and an increased budget from the NSF to finance his wiretap code research proposal.
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Electrical Engineering Professor Welcomed at Star Wars-Themed Conference

May 10, 2019 02:54 PM
The possibility of having real-life Princess Leia holograms in the near future excited attendees at a Star Wars-themed conference at which Doctor Daniel Smalley spoke.
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‘Most Inspirational Faculty Award’ Presented to Dr. Archibald

April 24, 2019 02:56 PM
Doctor Jim Archibald, a Computer Engineering Professor, was nominated by the 2019 graduating seniors for the ‘Most Influential Faculty Award.’ In their exit survey, these seniors were asked which professor(s) inspired them, and Dr. Archibald was the most recommended throughout the department.
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Doctor Cammy Peterson Receives Faculty Women’s Association Award

April 17, 2019 02:59 PM
Doctor Cammy Peterson, an Electrical Engineering Professor, was nominated for and awarded the Faculty Women’s Association (FWA) Award for her mentorship in the LIFE program. She will receive the award on April 24, 2019.
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Capstone Students Display Projects at Annual Presentations and Design Fair

April 11, 2019 03:03 PM
BYU Capstone held its annual Presentations and Design Fair on April 4, 2019. Presentations from 45 different Capstone teams were followed by a Design Fair in the WSC Ballroom. Teams presented the designs and prototypes that they have been working on during Fall and Winter semesters.
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Electrical Engineering Master’s Student Receives NDSEG Fellowship Award

April 01, 2019 04:57 PM
Alec Hammond, a master’s student in the Electrical Engineering department, was awarded the 2019 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Award. He will use the funding at Georgia Tech, where he will pursue a PhD (also in electrical engineering) after he graduates from BYU this week.
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Electrical Engineering Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award and Grant

March 28, 2019 03:02 PM
Electrical Engineering Professor Daniel Smalley was awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Award on March 21st, 2019. This prestigious award provides the recipient with a $500,000 grant over a five-year period to fund their research.
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Student Innovator of the Year Competition

March 26, 2019 11:48 AM
Published Date: 03/26/2019
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Capstone Students Wrapping Up Designs For Year

March 25, 2019 11:45 AM
Capstone students participated in a Preliminary Design Fair, showing off their project work to fellow Capstone students and instructors. All of this is in preparation for the upcoming Final Presentations and Design Fair, which will be held on Thursday, April 4, in the WSC.
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Capstone Team Prepares for International Competition

March 15, 2019 04:11 PM
The last few weeks of Winter semester can be a busy, sometimes stressful time for Capstone teams. The “Antennas in Classroom Education” team is no exception. In fact, unlike most Capstone teams, this group, made up of Enoch Boekweg, Travis Bonner, Sean Crawford, Jacob Holtom, and Shelby Larsen, is competing against other universities internationally. This competition, the Antennas and Propagation Society Design Contest, is hosted by IEEE.
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ECE Professors Visit Alumni in California

March 14, 2019 11:49 AM
Published Date: 03/14/2019
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Secret to lab-on-a-chip breakthrough: matte black nail polish

March 04, 2019 10:00 PM
Unlikely solution comes from Ph.D. student who also moonlights as a standup comedian
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Electrical Engineering Professor Recognized for Best Paper at SPIE Conference

February 20, 2019 04:14 PM
Doctor Greg Nordin, an Electrical Engineering professor, and his co-workers received a Best Paper Award at the SPIE Photonics West conference for their paper entitled “3D Printing for Lab-on-Chip Devices with 20μm Channels” on February 13, 2019.
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Finalists of the Three-Minute Thesis Competition

February 06, 2019 11:20 AM
Imagine you are an engineering graduate student and have only three minutes to present your entire thesis. You are only allowed one slide. How would you do it?
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Applying to a Job or Internship? Resources are Available!

January 21, 2019 04:31 AM
Are you starting to experience the stress of applying for jobs and internships this summer? Do you wonder where you should apply or when? Maybe you feel like your resume and interviewing skills are not up-to-par?
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