Upcoming Talks
ECE Department
Distinguished Seminar
Series
Collective Motion in Engineered and Natural Multi-Agent Systems (abstract)
N. Ehrich Leonard, Ph.D.
Prof. in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Princeton University
Thursday, May 4, 1:30 pm, Dreese Labs 260
Training, Feedback, and Information Exchange in Wireless Systems (abstract)
Michael Honig, Ph.D.
Prof. in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Northwestern University
Thursday, May 11, 1:30 pm, Dreese Labs 260
IEEE EDS/LEOS Distinguished Seminar Series
Nanotechnology Opportunities in the Silicon CMOS World (abstract)
Tak H. Ning, Ph.D.
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
Thursday, May 18, 1:30 pm, Dreese Labs 260
Nanoscale Transistors: The Ultimate MOSFET and Beyond (abstract)
Mark Lundstrom, Ph.D.
Purdue University
Thursday, June 1, 1:30 pm, Dreese Labs 260
Recent Talks
"Innovations in Light-Emitting Diodes for Solid-State and Smart Lighting Applications" (abstract)
"On Securing Networked Real-Time Embedded Systems" (abstract)
"Hacking with Megawats: Threats to Power Grid Security via Networked Control" (abstract)
"The State-of-the-Art in Electron Beam Lithography and Future Challenges" (abstract)
"Design and Test of Defect-Tolerant Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata" (abstract)
"Metamaterials, Shrinking Circuit Elements, and Nanooptics" (abstract)
"Power Electronics and the Growing Energy Revolution: The How of Alternative and Sustainable Energy" (abstract)
"Symmetric Function Computation in Sensor Networks" (abstract)
"Loopy Belief Propagation: Convergence and Approximations" (abstract)
"Antenna and Algorithm Design in MIMO Communication Systems: Exploiting the Spatial Selectivity of Wireless Channels" (abstract)
Student Stats for Wi06
Undergraduate
487 in major,
11.2% minority,
5.7% female,
36 B.S.E.C.E. degrees awarded (6 with honors and 3 with distinction), 3.14 average GPA of graduating class,
256 in pre-major
Graduate
Masters: 120 in program, 6 M.S. degrees awarded
Ph.D.: 157 in program, 6 Ph.D. degrees awarded
Supported grad students: 188 (includes 43 Fellows)
Dissertations:
G. Esmaili, "Application of Advanced Power Electronics in Renewable Energy Sources and Hybrid Generating Systems," advisors: L. Xu and S. Sebo
Y. Srisukh, "Development of Hybrid Explicit/implicit and Adaptive H and P Refinement for the Finite Element Time Domain Method," advisor: R. Lee
S. Tumakha, "Investigation of 4H and 6H-SIC Thin Films and Schottky Diodes Using Depth-Dependent Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy," advisor: L. Brillson
B. Usner, "Generalized Hybrid Methods for Modeling Complex Electromagnetic Structures," advisor: J. Volakis
D. Walker, "The Role of Defects on Schottky and Ohmic Contact Characteristics for Gan and Algan/Gan High-Electron Mobility Transistors," advisor: L. Brillson
B. White, "Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy Studies of Aluminum Gallium Nitride and Silicon Device Structures as a Function of Irradiation and Processing," advisor: L. Brillson
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 OSU Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ranking Reaches Top 20
Ohio State's Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering has jumped to the 19th position in the latest U.S. News & World Report's rankings of the nation's top professional Electrical/Electronic/Communications schools, as reported in the 2007 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools. The department's advance was five positions over last year's ranking of 24th (and from 26th to 24th in the previous rankings) and is the result of assessments by department heads in each specialty area nationally. Rankings were out of 168 schools with Electrical/Electronic/Communications engineering programs. |
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Shown above: Class of Wi06 (62% attending) |
Prof. Steve Ringel has been appointed as Director of the new OSU Institute for Materials Research (IMR). With broad faculty participation, the Institute is expected to provide coordination, leadership and support for the entire materials research community. |
The Desert Buckeyes team and their autonomous vehicle, ION (Intelligent Off-Road Navigator), was among 23 finalists selected for the DARPA Grand Challenge for their vehicles' ability to operate autonomously and to navigate a course accurately while avoiding obstacles. ION ultimately finished in 10th place. Read more about the Desert Buckeyes, ION, and the event.
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Prof. Paul Berger and his students have invented a new organic polymer tunnel diode -- an electronic component that could one day lead to plastic computer memory and plastic logic circuits on computer chips. Read the full article on Prof. Berger's research. |
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A new multi-million dollar Nanoscale Patterning Laboratory is now open for general business here at Ohio State University, thanks to OBOR Hayes Investment Funding and significant support by the OSU Office of Research, College of Engineering and College of Math and Physical Sciences. Whether nanometer scale direct write patterning, high resolution photomasks, or master molds for nanoimprint lithography is needed, this new facility will meet those needs. It has already demonstrated sub-35 nanometer wide metal lines with better yet to come! For more information contact the EBL Engineer, Aimee Bross. |
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A new method of space-time coding, co-developed by the iCORE Wireless Communications Laboratory at the University of Alberta and Dr. Hesham El Gamal at The Ohio State University, operates at efficiencies nearly equal to the known theoretical limits. See the complete story on OSU's Office of Technology Licensing web site. |
Prof. Aleix Martinez and doctoral student, Manil Zhu, working with sponsorship of the National Institutes of Health, have developed a test which rates how well a particular pattern recognition algorithm will work for a given application. Read the full article on Prof. Martinez's algorithm research. |
Future airline passengers may one day forget what it was like to pass through a standard metal detector. A new sensor being developed at Ohio State can detect hidden firearms by using what looks like a simple camera. Read the full story on Lantern on-line. |
In honor of Prof. Ken Breeding's memory, “The Professor Kenneth J. Breeding Memorial Scholarship Fund” has been established and will be used for undergraduate scholarships for students enrolled in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. The Department will be responsible for nominating potential awardees and selecting a recipient periodically. Donations
can be made to The Professor Kenneth J. Breeding Memorial Scholarship Fund by making checks payable to The Ohio
State University and sending them to the attention of Professor Fusun Ozguner, Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department, 2015 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210. |
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Honors and Awards |
Prof. Kim Boyer was recently selected as a Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. Department of State. He will spend a year at the State Department in Washington, and then return to OSU where he will be on call as a science and technology consultant to the State Department for another five years. More information on the program can be found at The National Academies web site. |
Betty Lise Anderson, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was named TopCAT Outstanding Woman of the Year by TechColumbus for her outstanding achievements in technology. Professor Anderson conducts research in the general areas of photonics and optical engineering, and published Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices, 1st edition (McGraw-Hill) in 2005. TopCAT stands for 'Top Contributors to the Advancement of Technology.' Award winners were drawn from more than 300 nominations. |
ECE is pleased to announce that Drs. Joel T. Johnson and Jin-Fa Lee have been promoted to the title of Professor, and Drs. Benjamin A. Coifman and Philip Schniter have been promoted to the title of Associate Professor. Congratulations to them all on their hard work and dedication to excellence! |
Michael Carr, Kubilay Sertel, and Ron Reano have been elected as the new officers of the joint IEEE AP/MTT Columbus Chapter as Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Secretary/Treasurer, respectively. |
Brian Usner, a 2006 graduate of ESL, received third prize at the 2006 ACES Conference Student Paper Competition held in Florida for his paper entitled, "A Hybrid Volume Surface Integral Equation Method for Periodic Media and Metamaterials." He was co-advised by Dr. Kubilay Sertel and Prof. John Volakis. |
Mr. Kezhong Zhao, an ESL student, won first place in the Student Paper Competition at the Annual International Zurich Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility held in Singapore for his paper entitled, "An Accelerated Non-conforming DP-FETI Domain Decomposition Method for the Analysis of Large EMC Problems." His advisor is Prof. Jin-Fa Lee. |
New Grants and Endowments
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From January through March 2006, ECE was awarded $2.53M and the ElectroScience Lab was awarded $1.77M in new grant money, for a total of $4.3M. These totals are the result of 45 various awards, those of $100K and above are listed: |
- Profs. Randy Moses and Lee Potter: AFOSR MURI
OSU, MIT, Univ. of Michigan, Boston Univ. and Florida State all received a portion of $1.1M per year. OSU will receive approximately $400K per year for three years with a two year option.
- Prof. Steve Ringel:
ONR, $335K;
DoD DURIP, $378K
- Prof. John Volakis: AFOSR DURIP, $350K
- Prof. Longya Xu: Smiths Aerospace, $200K
- Prof. David Orin: NSF, $300K
- Prof. Umit Ozguner: Air Force (RASER), $100K
The College has been notified that a major bequest from former OSU students will benefit our students by providing for a number of scholarships annually. The bequest comes from the estate of Leta Duhamel (BS HEC, 1935), widow of Howard Duhamel (BC-E Electrical Engineering, 1929). The gift of equal amounts in excess of $1 million to the College of Human Ecology and the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering is to be used to establish endowments that will provide scholarships to "deserving students."
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Publications
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Please use the links to view: Journal Articles, Books, Book Chapters
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Personal Notes
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| ECE Colleague Passes: John D. Cowan, Jr., age 87, passed away Tues, April 25, 2006. He was hired as Assistant Professor in 1955 and retired Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering in 1983. He was a WWII Veteran, a great mentor, and has been described as an "Engineer's Engineer". He will be dearly missed. |
Wedding Bells: Congratulations to Professor Benn Coifman and Elain Grimsley who were married at the Everal Barn and Homestead in Westerville on March 18, 2006. We wish them many years of health and happiness! |
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Holiday Dinner: On December 18, 2005 friends and colleagues of ECE from present and past joined at the Blackwell Hotel for a holiday dinner and lively conversation. It was the first social event of its kind in several years and was a great success. Please enjoy the photos from the event and see how many names you can remember! (.ppt file) Left: Prof. Emeritus, Herman Weed and his wife, Sylvia. |
We welcome your comments, questions and contributions. If you have information about alumni that you think would be of interest to our readers, please forward them to newsletter-feedback@ece.osu.edu.
ECE Electronic Newsletter editorial staff: Paul Berger, Bradley Clymer, Carol Duhigg, and Umit Ozguner. Layout by Carol Duhigg. |
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