Michigan State University Professor Nelson Sepúlveda Alancastro has been named the chairperson of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) effective April 1, 2026. He has served as interim chair since July 2024. Engineering Interim Dean John Papapolymerou said he is pleased Sepúlveda will continue to serve in a key leadership role.

The Michigan State University College of Engineering has recognized 18 faculty and staff members for excellence in service and distinguished contributions.

A retired University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University has been honored for lifetime achievements by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

A Michigan State University Ph.D. student in the College of Engineering has been selected to receive the 2025 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Award for outstanding achievements in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

Joydeep Mitra, a Michigan State University (MSU) Foundation Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was awarded the 2025 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power and Energy Society (PES) Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Award.

Michigan State University researchers are tackling a problem no one has ever solved: How do you stop an invasive fish from entering a river without entirely blocking all fish? 

The Michigan State University College of Engineering offered new summer camps for K-12 students in 2024. One pilot project was a Semiconductor Camp, which was run by Nelson Sepúlveda, professor and interim chair of the MSU Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Nelson Sepúlveda has been named interim chairperson of the Michigan State University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) beginning July 1, 2024.

Monday marked an important day for semiconductor education at Michigan State University and economic development throughout the entire state. MSU College of Engineering Dean Leo Kempel and officials from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Lansing Community College and Fraunhofer USA shared groundbreaking investment news.

The nation’s largest-ever campaign to promote careers and recruit talent to fill jobs in Michigan’s surging electric vehicle (EV) and transportation mobility sector will include at least 12 Spartans who are on track for up to $10,000 scholarships while working at EV-related companies in Metro Detroit, Lansing, Jackson, and Saginaw.

Nation’s largest-ever campaign to promote careers and recruit talent to fill jobs in Michigan’s surging electric vehicle (EV) and transportation mobility sector will include at least 12 Spartans on track for up to $10,000 scholarships while working at companies in Metro Detroit, Lansing, Jackson and Saginaw

Sensors used to detect head impacts in athletes who play high-impact sports like football traditionally have been placed inside their helmets, which can lead to false or incomplete readings. Michigan State University researchers have created a thin sensor that instead can be worn on an athlete’s neck, which has been shown to be 90% effective at identifying concussion injuries.

Spartan Engineers - including Professor Xiaobo Tan and Nelson Sepúlveda from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - are among the MSU researchers harnessing the natural instincts of sea lamprey in attempts to control them and protect the Great Lakes.

Ian Gonzalez-Afanador, a Ph.D. student in the Michigan State University College of Engineering, has been selected for the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).

The Michigan State University College of Engineering recognized demonstrated excellence and distinguished contributions during the 29th Annual Engineering Awards Luncheon in the Kellogg Center on Friday, March 15. Seven Withrow Teaching Excellence Awards were presented during the annual spring ceremony.

The Michigan State University College of Engineering recognized demonstrated excellence and distinguished contributions during the 29th Annual Engineering Awards Luncheon in the Kellogg Center on Friday, March 15. Fifteen faculty and staff members received some of the college's most prestigious awards.

Several important college leadership positions were established in 2018 -Yue Qi was chosen as Associate Dean for Inclusion and Diversity; Theo Caldwell was named Assistant Dean for Student Inclusion and Diversity; and Katy Colbry was appointed Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Services.

There's a hall of fame that sits on three shelves in Percy Pierre's office in the Michigan State University College of Engineering. The black bound volumes of PhD dissertations begin with his own from 1967 and travel through time from Dale Joachim's in 1998 to more recent ones, including Kayra M. Hopkins and Armand Rashad Burks in 2017.

A two-story news package on research by Assaf Gilad, professor of biomedical engineering and radiology, and Galit Pelled, professor of biomedical engineering, radiology and neuroscience, is telling readers about ongoing work in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Experts in biomedical engineering and electrical and computer engineering at Michigan State University are collaborating on the limitations of wide-field tumor imaging in the fight against breast cancer.

For Angelica Medina-Cucurella and Sylmarie Davila-Montero, Hurricane Maria's devastation of Puerto Rico on Sept. 20 hit too close to home.

University Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Anil Jain, and his research team, had a noteworthy September in the media. Reporters contacted MSU's international biometric expert on topics related to facial recognition, smartphone security, and other cyber security issues.

May's media highlights for the Michigan State University College of Engineering include the naming of a new department head, and ongoing national coverage on biometrics expert Anil Jain, a University Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering.