Skanda Harisha receives Best Poster Award at IEEE RFID 2025 for work on tracking mmID tags
Harisha and PhD advisor Aline Eid developed a unique type of tag that can be localized using a radar system.Alum George Eleftheriades receives 2025 IEEE Electromagnetics Award
Prof. Eleftheriades (M.S.E. Ph.D. EE 1989 1993) received the award “For contributions to engineered surfaces and metasurfaces with application to antennas, cloaking, and sub-diffraction imaging.”Leland Pierce receives 2025 HKN Professor of the Year Award for ECE
Pierce, Associate Research Scientist and Lecturer, has spent the past decade honing his skills as an educator by putting students and their education first.A new type of slot antenna for NextG communications
The antenna, designed by doctoral student Aditya Varma Muppala and Prof. Kamal Sarabandi, is featured by IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.Zachary Fritts awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research on time-varying, electrically-small antennas
Fritts, Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, is working on electrically-small antennas, with potential applications in telecommunications, health, and sensing.Research on time-varying, electrically-small antennas featured on IEEE TAP journal homepage
First author Zachary Fritts talks about the research in his newest paper, recently featured by IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.Kamal Sarabandi receives H. Scott Fogler Award for Professional Leadership and Service
Prof. Sarabandi’s decades-long contributions to the professional community have had a profound impact on the field of applied electromagnetics.Interview with Kamal Sarabandi
Prof. Kamal Sarabandi was interviewed during the 2024 IEEE Int. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. His primary message is, “Be focused on this: sustain life on this planet for the younger generation.”Aline Eid receives MTRAC Award to commercialize radar vision for autonomous indoor navigation
Prof. Eid will partner with the industry startup Atheraxon to market technology for automated guided vehicles in warehouse environments and beyond.Kamal Sarabandi honored as inaugural IEEE AP-S Legend of Electromagnetics
The newly established “Legends of Electromagnetics” program recognizes outstanding members of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society for their impact on the field.Andrew Park wins iWAT Student Paper Award for work on STAR antennas
PhD student Andrew Park presented his award-winning poster at the 2024 International Workshop in Antenna Technology in Sendai, Japan.The remarkable life of Tony England
Tony England, former ECE professor and retired Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at U-M Dearborn, will be on site April 19, 2024 at the dedication of the Engineering Lab Building, which will be renamed in his honor.Kamal Sarabandi receives Ellis Island Medal of Honor
The national award recognizes the importance of immigrants and their descendants to U.S. economic and social vitality. Honorees are read annually into the Congressional Record.Kamal Sarabandi’s leap of faith in Michigan
Prof. Sarabandi arrived in Ann Arbor as a first year graduate student 40 years ago on February 29, another leap year, and built a career that has earned him engineering’s highest honors.Doing Good in the World Inspires EE Professor
Rhonda Franklin received her MSE and PhD in electrical engineering at Michigan. She is now the McKnight Presidential Professor of Electrical Engineering and Abbott Professor of Innovative Education at the University of Minnesota. As a Black woman in engineering who received her PhD nearly 30 years ago, she’s been a trailblazer who devoted much of her distinguished career to making sure those who follow in her footsteps have had an easier path. Her efforts seem to be working.Anthony Grbic named John L. Tishman Professor of Engineering
Grbic is a world leader in the development of metamaterials and metasurfaces. Watch his lecture.Fawwaz Ulaby receives CoE Edward Law Emeritus Outstanding Service Award
Prof. Ulaby spearheaded and manages the Free ECE Textbook Initiative, benefiting students around the world.ECE PhD student Duncan Madden recognized for his work on antenna arrays
Duncan Madden received 2nd place in the 2024 Ernest K. Smith USNC-URSI student paper competition.Leung Tsang named Robert J. Hiller Professor of Engineering
Tsang is a world-renowned expert in the field of theoretical and computational electromagnetics, and in particular microwave remote sensing of the earth.Kaleo Roberts awarded fellowship for remote sensing research that could aid crop management
Roberts creates methods to better estimate the radar backscatter from corn fields, which could improve the accuracy of global biomass and soil moisture maps derived from radar observations.Mark Kushner named 2023 Distinguished University Professor
Mark Kushner is now the William P. Allis Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and the George I Haddad Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.Aline Eid seeks to better perceive the world using a 5G Wireless Power Grid
Prof. Eid is looking to design the future of smart cities and infrastructures using ultra-low power wireless sensing and communications technologies.Kamal Sarabandi honored with 2024 IEEE Electromagnetics Award
Sarabandi is recognized for his outstanding contributions to the theory and application of electromagnetics.The Science Behind How Metal Detectors Work
Ever wonder how those metal detectors work? Prof. Kamal Sarabandi fills us in on what’s happening in the magnetic field to lead to ultimate success, or failure.Michelle Chapman awarded Staff Excellence Award for her 30+ years of outstanding work
Chapman is a Research Administration Senior Manager who embodies excellence, service, and compassionate leadership.Aditya Varma Muppala awarded Predoctoral Fellowship to support research impacting imaging systems
Aditya is creating high-resolution, accessible, scalable, and portable imaging radars that are 200x cheaper and 100x smaller than what is currently available.Bahareh Hadidian awarded Barbour Scholarship to support research impacting wireless communications
Hadidian’s research is focused on high-frequency fully integrated circuits for the next generation of wireless communications and sensing technologies.Brian Gilchrist receives Neil Van Eenam Memorial Undergraduate Teaching Award
Prof. Gilchrist has devoted his career to engaging undergraduate students in research and providing them opportunities to participate in real-world team-based projects.The Hottest Story Ever Told?
On the eve of an announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy, the New York Sun recalled their interview with former ECE faculty member Kip Siegel in the early 1970s. After founding the company Conductron and building it into a multi-million-dollar radar and electro-optics industry, Siegel went on to found KMS Industries and ventured into nuclear fusion.The Key to Superior Teaching Performance in Engineering
Get tips that will help you improve your teaching and connection with engineering students – from renowned educator Fawwaz UlabyNew free textbook: Foundations of Applied Electromagnetics
Kamal Sarabandi’s new textbook is ideal for first-year graduate students wanting a solid foundation in electromagnetic theory.Five faculty members named Distinguished University Professors
Kamal Sarabandi is now the Fawwaz T. Ulaby Distinguished University Professor of EECS, honoring his former doctoral advisor and long-time colleague.Kamal Sarabandi named Fawwaz T. Ulaby Distinguished University Professor of EECS
Prof. Sarabandi has distinguished himself as an educator, researcher, and inventor with wide-ranging impact.2022 IEEE APS R. W. P. King Award recognizes new theory in computational electromagnetics
Patel and Michielssen developed the Wigner-Smith time delay matrix for electromagnetics.Duncan Madden receives NDSEG Fellowship for research that could revolutionize communication and radar systems
Madden works to enable full-duplex communication systems, which could double the usable bandwidth or data rate.Anthony Grbic receives David E. Liddle Research Excellence Award
Grbic is a world leader in the development of metamaterials and metasurfaces, and his pioneering work has led to ultra-thin electromagnetic devices with revolutionary capabilities.Cody Scarborough wins Best Student Paper Award at Metamaterials 2021
PhD student Scarborough was recognized for his work developing a more efficient method to convert signals to higher frequencies, benefiting applications that require very low power and low noise.Three members of ECE will represent U-M at the 2021 Rising Stars in EECS Workshop
PhD students Sijia Geng, Bahareh Hadidian, and Nasimeh Heydaribeni will participate in the intensive workshop that brings together outstanding women and gender minorities interested in pursuing academic careers in EECS.Fawwaz Ulaby retires after nearly four decades of championing students and excelling at research and leadership
Students say Ulaby, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and recipient of the Edison Medal, is one of the best professors – and people – they’ve ever known.World leading engineers shortlisted for £350,000 research prize
Prof. Anthony Grbic has been shortlisted as a nominee for the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) prestigious A F Harvey Engineering Research Prize in recognition of an outstanding achievement in radar and microwave engineering.Cody Scarborough wins Best Student Paper Award for contributions to Metamaterials research
Setting the nation’s engineering research agenda
James Gruber receives NDSEG Fellowship to advance research in high-power THz devices
Menglou Rao awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship to support research in antennas for compact systems and EM radiation detection from biofilms
Dr. Jim and Judith Seydel’s gifts to ECE support students while honoring those who empowered his career
Raytheon’s Dr. Katherine Herrick is the 2020 ECE Alumni Merit Award winner
Jian-Ming Jin awarded ECE’s Distinguished Educator Award for his excellence in electromagnetics education
Kamal Sarabandi and Lutgarde Raskin elected to National Academy of Engineering
Kaleo Roberts receives scholarship from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Cody Scarborough wins Exceptional Student Contributions Award at Metamaterials 2020
Eric Michielssen named Associate Dean for Research
Eric Michielssen, the Louise Ganiard Johnson Professor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named the next Associate Dean for Research for the College of Engineering.Eric Michielssen receives ACES Computational Electromagnetics Award
This award recognizes major contributions in the field of computational electromagnetics.Eric Michielssen receives IEEE AP-S Field Award in Computational Electromagnetics
Michielssen is a leader in the field of Computational Electromagnetics and its application to real-world problemsImproving cancer and disease treatments by understanding electromagnetic communication among biological cells
Six ECE graduate students recognized by NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Zhanni Wu awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship
Leland Pierce honored as outstanding student organization advisor
Tianlin Wang recognized with Towner Prize and Distinguished Leadership Award
Brian Raeker recognized as an outstanding GSI
Building CubeSats to test electrodynamic tethering in space with MiTEE
Mi-TEE (Miniature Tether Electrodynamics Experiment) is a University of Engineering project directed by Prof. Brian Gilchrist that aims to test the tethering technology in space.Kamal Sarabandi named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Wireless Communication Under the Sea
Two members of ECE will represent U-M at the 2019 Rising Stars in EECS Workshop
Kamal Sarabandi welcomes Emperor and Empress of Japan at IGARSS 2019
Beyond Apollo 11: U-M ECE’s role in advancing space exploration
Six teams of ECE researchers make the finals at AP-S/URSI 2019
Counting snowflakes for better water resource management
Huanting Huang improves accuracy of remote sensing
Milad Zolfagharloo Koohi receives IEEE MTT-S Fellowship to advance 5G communications
Unravelling the mysteries of bacterial communication
Time-varying metamaterials for next generation communication, sensing, and defense systems
Transformative approach to 5G funded by new Innovator program
U-M researchers develop small device that bends light to generate new radiation
Anthony Grbic receives U-M Faculty Recognition Award
Alum Rhonda Franklin honored for her accomplishments with the Willie Hobbs Moore Award
Art, economics, and engineering in Finland
Solving impossible equations
Huanting Huang and the mathematical shape of trees
SMAP Update: A mission to manage water globally
Marlin P. Ristenbatt: In Memoriam
Professor Leung Tsang Receives 2018 Van de Hulst Award
Prof. Tsang is a world-renowned expert in the field of theoretical and computational electromagnetics, and in particular microwave remote sensing of the earth.COMBAT team receives Ted Kennedy Family Faculty Team Excellence Award
Amir Mortazawi introduces robust wireless power transfer
PhD candidate Michael Benson wins another year leading honor society HKN
Thomas B. A. Senior (1928 – 2017): In Memoriam
The million foot view
IGARSS Interactive Symposium Paper Award for modeling the world’s forests
Lifelong Radiation Lab researcher Valdis Liepa retires
Thomas B. A. Senior named fellow of International Union of Radio Science
Behzad Yektakhah earns paper award for research in seeing through walls
Tony England receives Susan B. Anthony Campus Award
A Q&A with Rhonda Franklin – connecting diverse students
Kamal Sarabandi elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Nader Behdad Receives the Inaugural ECE Rising Star Alumni Award for his Transformative Research in Antennas
An award winning radar system for collision avoidance and imaging
A new way to test low-frequency antennas for long-range communication
A new, low-cost way to monitor snow and ice thickness to evaluate environmental change
Professors Fawwaz Ulaby and Andrew Yagle publish the 2nd edition of the textbook, Engineering Signals and Systems in Continuous and Discrete Time
The Radlab: People in Service to Society
U-M’s Radlab is known worldwide for their contributions to Applied Electromagnetics.Amr Ibrahim earns Rackham Pre-Doctoral Fellowship for research in high millimeter wave radar systems
Kamal Sarabandi receives Stephen S. Attwood award
Anthony Grbic elected IEEE Fellow for contributions to the theory and design of electromagnetic metamaterials
Eric Michielssen named Louise Ganiard Johnson Professor of Engineering
New Michigan-Saudi Arabia collaboration promises exciting new research – beginning with the auto industry
ECE alumni connections at IMS2015
Iverson Bell – Researching the future of space satellites
‘Space tethers’ can be used to fling spacecraft into interplanetary space
Mark Kushner awarded 2015 IEEE NPSS Charles K. Birdsall Award
Researchers build groundbreaking device for NASA SMAP mission
Iverson Bell’s small satellite wins big
Jiangfeng Wu receives Best Paper Award for research in safe fracking
Dipak Sengupta (1931-2014): In memoriam
Eric Michielssen receives IEEE APS Chen-To Tai Distinguished Educator Award
New algorithms and theory for shining light through non-transparent media
Kamal Sarabandi honored with 2013 IEEE GRSS Education Award
Chris Berry receives Paper Award at IMS 2013 for Research in Terahertz Technology
Andrew DeOrio and Fawwaz Ulaby voted HKN Professors of the Year
Fawwaz Ulaby named the U-M Henry Russel Lecturer for 2014
After Newtown: A new use for a weapons-detecting radar?
NAE awards Mona Jarrahi a Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grant
Mark Kushner appointed to advisory board for DoE National Lab
Chris Berry awarded 2012 AP-S Doctoral Research Award
Student Research: Amit Patel earns prize in IEEE AP-S Student Paper Competition for antenna research
Shang-Hua Yang receives SPIE Scholarship in Optics & Photonics
Chris Berry awarded 2012 Michigan Space Grant Consortium Fellowship
Research Spotlight: 3-D electrical force fields manipulate microscale particles
Fawwaz Ulaby Receives the IEEE James H. Mulligan Education Medal
The award recognizes Prof. Ulaby’s contributions to undergraduate and graduate engineering education through innovative textbooks, dedicated mentoring of students, and inspirational teaching.David D. Chen awarded NSERC Fellowship for Earth Remote Sensing
A smarter way to make ultraviolet light beams
Fikadu Dagefu receives 2011 Lincoln Lab Fellowship
Xueyang Duan receives first prize for research in soil moisture sensing
Safer medical imaging with microwaves
Chris Berry awarded Michigan Space Grant Consortium Fellowship
Anthony Grbic receives USNC/URSI Booker Fellowship
Mahta Moghaddam honored with U-M Faculty Recognition Award
Mona Jarrahi receives NSF CAREER Award
Jungsuek Oh, EE Grad Student, awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship
Mark Kushner elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Jackie Vitaz receives Top Prize at USNC/URSI
Mark Kushner awarded the AVS Medard W. Welch Award
Kamal Sarabandi honored with 2011 IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award
Soil moisture study aims for climate change insights
Ruzbeh Akbar receives NASA Fellowship for SMAP Mission Research
Anthony Grbic honored with Henry Russel Award
Amit Patel Awarded SMART Fellowship
Mona Jarrahi awarded a DARPA Young Faculty Award
Kamal Sarabandi Receives Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
He is honored for his excellence in research, mentorship, and contributions to professional organizations.EECS faculty and alumni awarded Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Tony Grbic awarded Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Thomas B. A. Senior Receives the 2010 IEEE Electromagnetics Award
The award is based on outstanding contributions to electromagnetics in theory, application or education.Mark Kushner to head new $10M DoE plasma research center
Mark Kushner awarded 2010 APS Will Allis Prize
Tony Grbic awarded Presidential Early Career Award
Tom Senior receives the 2010 IEEE Electromagnetics Award
Michael Thiel earns first place in SEMCAD X Student Research Award
Michael Benson receives NASA Fellowship
Luis Gomez receives 2009 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to investigate a new treatment for neurological disorders
Scott Rudolph awarded prestigious IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship
Carl Pfeiffer receives 2009 IEEE MTTS Undergraduate/Pre-Graduate Scholarship
Mark J. Kushner named the George I. Haddad Professor of Engineering
Kamal Sarabandi appointed the Rufus S. Teesdale Professor of Engineering
Pallab Bhattacharya To Receive 2008 John Bardeen Award
The Bardeen Award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions and is a leader in the field of electronic materials.Yuriy Goykhman receives MIT Lincoln Lab Fellowship
Fawwaz T. Ulaby Named Founding Provost of KAUST
KAUST is a new world-class, graduate-level scientific research university now under development in Saudi Arabia, and scheduled to open its doors in September, 2009.Tony Grbic receives NSF CAREER Award to advance metamaterials
Grbic was awarded the grant for his project: Advances in Metamaterial Structures and DevicesKamal Sarabandi: Bridging the Divide of Fundamental Science and Technology
Kamal Sarabandi Receives Humboldt Research Award
The Humboldt Research Award is a highly competitive award granted to scientists and scholars from all disciplines.Tony Grbic Receives AFOSR Young Investigator Award
This three-year grant will support research that is expected to open new opportunities in antenna design and microwave/millimeter-wave device development.Tony England: From space to Earth and back
Chen-To Tai (1915 – 2004): In Memoriam