Electrical & Computer Engineering
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Collaboration between engineering and astrophysics will develop cutting-edge spectrometers-on-a-chip
Two researchers have won an NSF grant that will allow them to pursue the emerging technology of spectrometers on a chip – tiny devices for separating and measuring light at ultraviolet, visible, and infrared wavelengths which can enable advances in astronomy when used as part of telescope instrumentation.
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UCSC’s Ricardo Sanfelice appointed inaugural director of CITRIS Aviation
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ricardo Sanfelice was appointed the as the inaugural director of the CITRIS Aviation initiative.
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Steve Kang celebrates a career of seizing challenges
As the first in his family to graduate college and in taking on positions as the second dean of the Baskin School of Engineering and chancellor of UC Merced, Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang has always been someone ready and willing to take on challenges.
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~$6M NSF grant for cyber-physical systems project will enable engineers to explore the next generation of transportation systems
With the support of a nearly $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), researchers at UC Santa Cruz will lead a five year, multi-institutional project to explore a new vision of engineering cyber-physical systems.
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CIDER Pilot Training Program helps students reach new heights in drone research and industry
18 students participated in the CIDER’s first-ever Pilot Training Program, which prepared them for success in research and industry opportunities.
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Instrumentation grant will establish UCSC hybrid robotic systems experimental testbed
A $275K instrumentation funding award from the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program will support a multi-university project to create a hybrid robotics system test environment to run verification and validation testing on autonomous systems.
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CITRIS drone program lands $1 million grant from James Irvine Foundation
The UC Santa Cruz CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER) along with several partners has received a $1 million, 15-month planning grant to support regional drone education and workforce development from The James Irvine Foundation.
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Cruz Foam teams up with DiCaprio, Kutcher as advisors and adds a major industry partner
Cruz Foam, a company that started as a Ph.D. student’s project at the UC Santa Cruz Baskin School of Engineering and makes a compostable alternative to styrofoam packaging, has added actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Ashton Kutcher as advisors and investors.
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Two Baskin Engineering professors elevated to IEEE Fellows
Ricardo Sanfelice, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Ike Nassi, adjunct professor of computer science and engineering, have been elected Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
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Engineer Leila Parsa honored by Japan’s Nagamori Foundation
Leila Parsa, professor of electrical and computer engineering, received the Nagamori Award given by Japan’s Nagamori Foundation to commend those who have made innovative technological developments.
