Seven ECE faculty promoted
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is delighted to announce the promotion of seven faculty members: Atilla Eryilmaz, Waleed Khalil, Can Emre Koksal, Roberto Myers, Siddharth Rajan, Philip Schniter and Jin Wang.
Atilla Eryilmaz has been promoted to associate professor of electrical and computer engineering with tenure. He joined the ECE faculty in 2007. Eryilmaz received the National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2010 and the Ohio State College of Engineering Lumley Research Award in 2010.
Waleed Khalil has been promoted to associate professor of electrical and computer engineering with tenure. He joined the department in 2008 after a 16-year career at Intel Corporation where he held various technical and leadership positions in wireless and wireline communication groups. Khalil received the prestigious Intel Quality Award in 2005.
Siddharth Rajan has been promoted to associate professor of electrical and computer engineering with tenure. He joined the department in 2008 with a joint appointment in materials science and engineering. He received the Ohio State College of Engineering Lumley Research Award in 2012.
Philip Schniter has been promoted to professor of electrical and computer engineering. He joined the ECE faculty in 2000. Schniter is a member of the Ohio State-led team who received a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) $2.53 million, three-year award for active sensing via compressive illumination research. He received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2003 and the Ohio State College of Engineering Lumley Research Award in 2005.
