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Justin Romberg (BSEE ‘97, MSEE '99, PhD '04) Receives Prestigious Packard Fellowship, 10.22.09 Justin Romberg (BSEE ‘97, MSEE '99, PhD '04) Receives Prestigious Packard Fellowship, 10.22.09
 
Burton McMurtry (Rice BA '56, BSEE '57) featured in Rich Thresher article on new colleges, 8.21.09 Burton McMurtry (Rice BA '56, BSEE '57) featured in Rich Thresher article on new colleges, 8.21.09
 
ECE/DSP Alum Justin Romberg wins Presidential Early Career Award (July 2009) ECE/DSP Alum Justin Romberg wins Presidential Early Career Award (July 2009)
 
ECE Grad Students and Alumni create open-access journal for rejected papers, 7.15.09 ECE Grad Students and Alumni create open-access journal for rejected papers, 7.15.09
 
Scott Steger (BS '08) receives NSF Graduate Fellowship (June 2009) Scott Steger (BS '08) receives NSF Graduate Fellowship (June 2009)
 
C. Sidney Burrus (Rice BA 1957, BSEE 1958, MSEE 1960) - 2009 recipient of the IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal, 6.25.09 C. Sidney Burrus (Rice BA 1957, BSEE 1958, MSEE 1960) - 2009 recipient of the IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal, 6.25.09
 
Tim Dehne (BSEE '87), longtime National Instruments executive, joins ASSET's Board of Directors (June 2009) Tim Dehne (BSEE '87), longtime National Instruments executive, joins ASSET's Board of Directors (June 2009)
 
DSP architecture expert Ray Simar (MS '83) returns to Rice as a Professor in the Practice (June 2009) DSP architecture expert Ray Simar (MS '83) returns to Rice as a Professor in the Practice (June 2009)
 
Peter C. Ku '85 and John Treichler '70 join the Association of Rice Alumni Board (May 2009) Peter C. Ku '85 and John Treichler '70 join the Association of Rice Alumni Board (May 2009)
 
Bobak Anthony Nazer (BSEE '03) receives Berkeley's Outstanding Thesis Award (May 2009) Bobak Anthony Nazer (BSEE '03) receives Berkeley's Outstanding Thesis Award (May 2009)
 
Rice Professor Naomi Halas, alum and benefactor John Doerr elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences, 4.23.09 Rice Professor Naomi Halas, alum and benefactor John Doerr elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences, 4.23.09
 
ECE Alum Roger Pease (MEE '02) Receives IEEE Young Engineer Award, 2.15.09 ECE Alum Roger Pease (MEE '02) Receives IEEE Young Engineer Award, 2.15.09
 
EE Alum Maya Gupta (BSEE '97) receives a 2007 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 12.18.08 EE Alum Maya Gupta (BSEE '97) receives a 2007 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 12.18.08
 
John (BSEE '73, MEE '74) and Ann (BSEE '75, MEE '76) Doerr give Rice University $15 million to redesign education of engineers, 11.7.08 John (BSEE '73, MEE '74) and Ann (BSEE '75, MEE '76) Doerr give Rice University $15 million to redesign education of engineers, 11.7.08
 
Partha Ranganathan (MS '97, PhD '00) named 2008 REA Outstanding Young Alumnus Partha Ranganathan (MS '97, PhD '00) named 2008 REA Outstanding Young Alumnus
 
Rob Butera (MS '94, PhD '96) selected by U.S. State Department as Jefferson Science Fellow for 2008-09, 10.6.08 Rob Butera (MS '94, PhD '96) selected by U.S. State Department as Jefferson Science Fellow for 2008-09, 10.6.08
 
RedOrbit.com: Alum Sarah Rajala (MS '77, PhD '79) is featured for her career in engineering, 9.24.08 RedOrbit.com: Alum Sarah Rajala (MS '77, PhD '79) is featured for her career in engineering, 9.24.08
 
Rui Castro (PhD '08) joins engineering faculty at Columbia University, 9.14.08 Rui Castro (PhD '08) joins engineering faculty at Columbia University, 9.14.08
 
Fulbright scholarship winner Jonah Shaver heads to France to expand nanotechnology research, 7.10.08 Fulbright scholarship winner Jonah Shaver heads to France to expand nanotechnology research, 7.10.08
 
Gary Woods (BSEE '88) named Professor in the Practice of Computer Technology at Rice, 7.1.08 Gary Woods (BSEE '88) named Professor in the Practice of Computer Technology at Rice, 7.1.08
 
Geoffrey Orsak (BSEE '85, MSEE '86, PhD '90) appointed to the National Petroleum Council, 7.1.08 Geoffrey Orsak (BSEE '85, MSEE '86, PhD '90) appointed to the National Petroleum Council, 7.1.08
 
Alum Sarah Rajala (MS '77, PhD '79) has been named first woman dean of Mississippi State University's Bagley College of Engineering, 6.4.08 Alum Sarah Rajala (MS '77, PhD '79) has been named first woman dean of Mississippi State University's Bagley College of Engineering, 6.4.08
 
Hindustan Times: Alum Vinay Ribeiro (MS '99, PhD '05) quoted on India's "reverse brain drain", 4.12.08 Hindustan Times: Alum Vinay Ribeiro (MS '99, PhD '05) quoted on India's "reverse brain drain", 4.12.08
 
InternetNews Realtime IT News - AMD's Ruiz: A Soft-Spoken But Determined Leader, 4.4.08 InternetNews Realtime IT News - AMD's Ruiz: A Soft-Spoken But Determined Leader, 4.4.08
 
Richard Averitt (MS '94, PhD '98) receives DARPA Award for innovation in terahertz technology, 3.20.08 Richard Averitt (MS '94, PhD '98) receives DARPA Award for innovation in terahertz technology, 3.20.08
 
ECE Alum Justin Romberg (BS '97, MS '99, PhD '04) wins Office of Naval Research Young Investigators Award, 3.18.08 ECE Alum Justin Romberg (BS '97, MS '99, PhD '04) wins Office of Naval Research Young Investigators Award, 3.18.08
 
Twenty years later, pranksters donate more than $138,000 for student innovation awards, 4.4.08 Twenty years later, pranksters donate more than $138,000 for student innovation awards, 4.4.08
 
Rice ECE alumnus Aleksandar Kuzmanovic wins NSF CAREER Award, 2.6.08 Rice ECE alumnus Aleksandar Kuzmanovic wins NSF CAREER Award, 2.6.08
 
ECE Alum Partha Ranganathan named to TR35, 9.07 ECE Alum Partha Ranganathan named to TR35, 9.07
 
Richard Massey (BA '53, BS '54) and Chaitali Sengupta (MS '95, PhD '99) named 2007 REA Outstanding Alumni Richard Massey (BA '53, BS '54) and Chaitali Sengupta (MS '95, PhD '99) named 2007 REA Outstanding Alumni
 
Hector Ruiz (PhD '73) and J. Patrick Frantz (MEE '97) named 2006 REA Outstanding Alumni Hector Ruiz (PhD '73) and J. Patrick Frantz (MEE '97) named 2006 REA Outstanding Alumni
 
Tim Dehne (EE '87) - 2005 REA Outstanding Young Engineering Alumnus Tim Dehne (EE '87) - 2005 REA Outstanding Young Engineering Alumnus
 
 
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