Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Utah

Caden Hamrick is a PhD student at ECE—but he’s also a recipient of the Graduate Research Fellowship! ⭐️ This fellowship supports his work in “[improving] noninvasive methods of brain-controlled devices like prosthetics.” 💡🦾

Learn more about Hamrick’s research at ece.utah.edu/news

Hey ECE community! We are so excited to welcome you all back for the upcoming Fall semester. Celebrate with us on Wednesday, August 30th from 12pm-1pm at our Welcome Back BBQ! 👏🔥

RSVP is required for food; please RSVP here: https://ece.utah.edu/fall-welcome-back-bbq-rsvp/

We hope to see you all there!

Our favorite summer moment is here again! We're so excited to be hosting our third annual 2023 UAC Summer Trip! 🎉

We are so happy to have 24 students visiting this summer. Over the course of their stay, they will be meeting with faculty, touring campus and labs, exploring the city, and venturing for a weekend trip to Zions!

Stay tuned for more updates on their trip and make sure to say hello if you see these wonderful aspiring engineers exploring campus! 👏

University of Utah electrical and computer engineering assistant professor Benjamin Sanchez Terrones has been awarded an R21 grant from the National Institute of Health for his work involving tongue cancer patients. The grant will fund a collaborative project between Sanchez Terrones and Katherine Hutcheson from the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and will also support Ph.D. student Nate Hansen, a member of the Sanchez Terrones’ lab.

The goal of this collaborative work is to ultimately improve swallowing outcomes in survivors. Read the full story below!

Sanchez Terrones Awarded for work with Tongue Cancer Patients - Electrical & Computer Engineering | University of Utah University of Utah electrical and computer engineering assistant professor Benjamin Sanchez Terrones has been awarded an R21 grant from the National Institute of Health for his work involving tongue cancer patients. The grant will fund a collaborative project between Sanchez Terrones and Katherine H...

Join us for a Ph.D. defense on Friday, July 7th at 1pm by Wei Jia! This defense will be on Zoom only; please register to receive the Zoom link here: https://www.ece.utah.edu/phd-defense-registration/

The ECE department would like to congratulate ECE Ph.D. student Henry Crandall for his recent announcement as the 2023 Ivory Community Leadership Award winner! 👏 Crandall is recognized for his work as co-president and co-founder of the BioHive Student Chapter, a student-led initiative developed to strengthen ties between undergraduate and graduate students to Utah’s thriving life sciences, digital health, and biotech industries.

Read more about the award and Crandall's work here:

https://attheu.utah.edu/announcements/2023-ivory-community-leadership-award-winner-announced/

2023 Ivory Community Leadership Award winner announced - @theU Henry Crandall is the recipient of the 2023 Ivory Community Leadership Award. The award was established by Clark Ivory, former chair of the University of Utah Board of Trustees.

ECE Ph.D. candidate Xiang Huo and teammate Samantha Eddy, an architectural studies senior and member of the Navajo Nation (Diné Bikéyah), earned second place — and $10,000 — in the inaugural Wilkes Center Student Innovation Prize. Their project, “Decarbonize the Diné: A Prefabricated Solar-Driven Communal Solution with Passive Survivability,” proposes a holistic, modularized solution to decarbonize the tribal land.

Congratulations to Huo and Eddy! 👏 Read more about their proposal here:

ECE and Architectural Studies Team win 2nd Place at Wilkes Center Student Innovation Prize - Electrical & Computer Engineering | University of Utah University of Utah electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. candidate Xiang Huo and teammate Samantha Eddy, an architectural studies senior and member of the Navajo Nation (Diné Bikéyah), earned second place — and $10,000 — in the inaugural Wilkes Center Student Innovation Prize. Their proj...

Hey U of U students! Have you ever wondered why there is a cell phone dead spot at the end of your driveway? Or perhaps, been curious about what the inside of your cell phone looks like? New gen-ed course, ECE/MSE 1030, will be exploring these questions and more.

Learn more about the course and find the course link here:

New General Education Course: Your SmartPhone – How it Works and How it is Changing the World - Electrical & Computer Engineering | University of Utah Have you ever wondered why there is a cell phone dead spot at the end of your driveway? Or perhaps, been curious about what the inside of your cell phone looks like? A new general education course, ECE/MSE 1030, will be exploring these questions and more.

If you've ever been curious to learn about ECE MS and Ph.D. programs, check out this recording from our annual graduate admissions virtual open house! ECE Advising Coordinator John Bolke breaks down some of the processes and common questions regarding the ECE MS and Ph.D. programs.

Graduate Admissions Virtual Open House with ECE Advising Coordinator John Bolke Every year, the University of Utah Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate administration hosts a virtual graduate open house for those interested in le...

University of Utah, Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student Nicholas Witham has earned first place — and $20,000 — in the inaugural Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy Student Innovation Prize! His project, “Renewable Energy and Carbon Capture with Thermomotive Biopolymer Textiles,” proposes employing a class of materials that would expand and contract along with the Earth’s daily temperature cycles.

Witham currently works in the lab of Florian Solzbacher, professor and chair of the Price College of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, researching uses for these “ .”

Congratulations to Witham on this incredible recognition! Read the full story here:

https://www.ece.utah.edu/2023/06/05/engineering-ph-d-students-artificial-muscles-win-wilkes-center-student-innovation-prize/

Engineering Ph.D. Student’s ‘Artificial Muscles’ Win Wilkes Center Student Innovation Prize - Electrical & Computer Engineering | University of Utah University of Utah biomedical engineering Ph.D. student Nicholas Witham has earned first place — and $20,000 — in the inaugural Wilkes Center Student Innovation Prize. His project, “Renewable Energy and Carbon Capture with Thermomotive Biopolymer Textiles,” proposes employing a class of mate...

Join us for a Ph.D. defense Wednesday, June 7th at 9am by Evan Benoit! This defense will be in person in MEB 3235, or on Zoom. If you plan on joining virtually, please register for the Zoom link here: https://ece.utah.edu/phd-defense-registration/

The ECE department would like to congratulate Ph.D. student Tina Hayward on her acceptance to the US-Taiwan Advanced Study Institutes (ASIs) for Science, Technology and Manufacture of Future Display Devices and Systems!

Tina currently works as a Research Assistant for ECE professor Rajesh Menon, spending most of her time in the clean room flat lenses for various purposes, including imaging in the long-wave infrared, laser manufacturing, and other extended-depth-of-focus applications. Tina earned her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering here at the University of Utah and is now working toward a Ph.D. in electrical engineering.

"I am extremely excited to go on this trip this summer! I have never been out of the country before, and I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity to not only visit Taiwan, but to learn from and work with professionals while I am there. I hope I can make the most of this unique opportunity to meet and learn from people from around the US and Taiwan who are doing some amazing research in display technologies."

Congratulations, Tina! 👏

If you are interested in learning about the projects Tina and other students are working on in the Laboratory for Optical Nanotechnologies, visit http://lons.utah.edu/