ECE Associate Professor Dr. Umer Hassan has received a HealthAdvance Grant Award on the project, “A Biomedical Test to Transform Clinical Care of Septic Patients in Emergency Settings of Hospital.” Dr. Hassan is the sole PI on the project. It’s a 2-year award with a total budget of $200,000 in direct costs.
The 2025 ECE Awards Ceremony was held Thursday May 15th at Richard Weeks Hall. Dean Alberto Cuitino addressed the audience of students and parents. The event was hosted by ECE Chair Yingying Chen. The graduate awards were presented by Graduate Program Director Waheed Bajwa and incoming Graduate Program Director Sheng Wei. The undergraduate awards were presented by Undergraduate Program Director Sasan Haghani.
Photos of the event are located : https://photos.app.goo.gl/k27mjWehCXwWRV9D9
Michael Schleppy, who earned Rutgers University undergraduate degrees in electrical and computer engineering and mathematics in 2023, has received a coveted National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award.
With funding from Nokia Bell Labs, Rutgers is providing Haydee Pacheco and Zhihao Tao with a one-year scholarship of $10,000.
The School of Engineering Govering Council awards Professor Laleh Najafizadeh as Student's Professor of the Year
We are delighted to announce and congratulate Dr. Shirin Jalali, Dr. Hang Liu, and Dr. Jorge Ortiz on their well-deserved tenure and promotion to the rank of associate professor.
Daniel Gore, Daniel Petronchak, Felipe Valencia, Gavin Young, Nithish Warren, led by their advisor Professor Athina Petropulu, developed a remote sensing using radar for vital sign monitoring of newborn infants.
Fifty-three Teams of Electrical and Computer Engineering Seniors Present Their Projects to a Panel of Forty-five Judges From Industry and Academia.
Each year these awards honor members of the Rutgers community selected by their colleagues for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and public service.