UK Electrical and Computer Engineering
Winter Newsletter 2020
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Celebrating a Successful Semester! |
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Fall 2020 has been a tremendous success for UK ECE. Academically, we have developed new approaches to remote teaching while maintaining a strong hands-on emphasis in our courses and programs, and our students have succeeded and even thrived in this environment. At the same time, our faculty have continued to conduct cutting-edge research and as a result have been awarded numerous new research grants, honors and awards, many of which you can read about below.
Despite starting the semester with a great deal of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have found a path forward and overcome adversity. We now face 2021 with a spirit of optimism and renewed confidence, recognizing more than ever the essential role we play as scientists and engineers.
Mike Johnson, UK ECE Chair
On behalf of our students, staff, and faculty
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Faculty and Research News |
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PEIK, KIAC Receive Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet Award |
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The Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky (PEIK) and the Kentucky Industrial Assessment Center (KIAC) have received the 2020 Community Environmental Luminary Award from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC). The EEC’s annual environmental awards of excellence were announced by Governor Andy Beshear and EEC Secretary Rebecca Goodman. The Community Environmental Luminary Award is given in recognition of outstanding achievements in education and outreach. |
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Himanshu Thapliyal Ranked Among Top 50 Scientists in his Field |
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Dr. Himanshu Thapliyal, associate professor and Robley D. Evans Faculty Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been ranked in the top 50 among scientists in the world in the field of Computer Hardware & Architecture.
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YuMing Zhang Receives NSF Grant for Intelligent Co-Robotic Welding |
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Dr. YuMing Zhang, James R. Boyd Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received a new grant from the National Science Foundation to further his ongoing research into realizing fully robotic automation of complex welding tasks. Zhang directs the UK Welding Research Lab.
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Aaron Cramer Receives Grant from U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research |
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Dr. Aaron Cramer, Kentucky Utilities Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received a new award from the U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research. Dr. Cramer's research focuses on advances in shipboard power systems, specifically improvement in analysis and design techniques that will improve resource utilization, allowing systems to operate more efficiently and/or with greater performance.
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ECE Faculty Laura Letellier: "Teacher Who Makes a Difference" |
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Professor Laura Letellier is a researcher, ECE faculty member, and lecturer in the First-Year Engineering program, and advisor to several student organizations. She came to the University of Kentucky after retiring from a successful career in the military and in engineering, because she wanted to have an impact on students. This past June Professor Letellier was awarded a "Teachers who Make a Difference" award from the College of Education.
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PEIK, LG&E and KU Receive IEEE Paper Award for Battery Research |
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PEIK Researchers working with Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LG&E and KU) recently received a Transactions Paper Award from the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS), Renewable Energy Systems Committee, receiving third prize for their paper "Incorporating Battery Energy Storage Systems into Multi-MW Grid Connected PV Systems", published in the journal IEEE Trans on IAS.
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Peng Wang Awarded NSF Funding for Machine Tool Anomaly Detection |
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Dr. Peng Wang, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received a prestigious award from National Science Foundation for his project “Understanding Manufacturing Process Dynamics and Machine Tool Anomaly Detection Through Process Sensing and Machine Learning”
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Dan M. Ionel Receives Prestigious Veinott Award |
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Dr. Dan M. Ionel, Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky director, IEEE Fellow, and L. Stanley Pigman Chair in Power, has received the prestigious Cyril G. Veinott Award. This is the highest distinction for electromechanical energy conversion, conferred to only one individual each year, by the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES), which has approximately 40,000 members and is one of the largest societies within the IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology.
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Zach Kahleifeh Receives IEEE Second Place Paper Award |
PhD student and GAANN Fellow Zach Kahleifeh has received a second-place paper award, along with his advisor Dr. Himanshu Thapliyal, in the IEEE 6th World Forum on Internet of Things Best Paper Competition. The conference received 285 papers from 44 countries.
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Rosemary Alden Receives Best Poster Award at IEEE PES Meeting |
Rosemary E. Alden, an electrical engineering senior in the University Scholars Program (USP), was recently awarded the First Prize in the Undergraduate Student Poster Contest organized during the 2020 IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) General Meeting (GM). |
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IEEE PES Scholarships Awarded to EE and PEIK Students |
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Three PEIK and EE undergraduate students, Rosemary Alden, Hope Anderson, and Donovin Lewis have been each competitively awarded a 2020/2021 national IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Plus Initiative Scholarship.
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ECE 2020 Fall Semester Senior Design |
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First place in this semester's senior design competition went to the Pill AlaRxM team for their integrated alarm clock Pillbox. Senior Design Day was held virtually with more than 30 visitors and judges and was a tremendous success. |
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PhD Alum Sarah Lami shares her experience in Nanotechnology |
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“We are very fortunate here at UK to have the latest state-of the-art equipment right at the tip of our fingers,” says recent electrical engineering Ph.D. graduate Sarah Lami. See how Sarah’s nanotechnology research enabled her to be part of a team, receive encouragement from supportive faculty members, gain crucial research skills and chart the course for her career. |
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EE Alum Spotlight - William English, Computing Pioneer |
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William English (BSEE 1950) was an engineer and researcher who helped build the first computer mouse and, in 1968, orchestrated an elaborate demonstration of the technology that foretold the computers, tablets and smartphones of today. This demonstration became so famous within the industry it became known as "The Mother of all Demos". Mr. English passed away in July 2020 after a long and successful career producing innovations in the computer industry. |
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