ECE News

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.

Back in January, Stavros Vakalis, a PhD student in the MSU Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), received a highly competitive 2021 graduate fellowship from the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S).

Two from the College of Engineering have received one of the highest honors presented to faculty members at Michigan State University.

Diamonds are grown at Michigan State University. But these gems aren't destined for jewelry; they are materials created for use in semiconductors and other advanced electronic applications.

Michigan State University researcher Daniel Morris is giving mobility platforms the ability to see better than humans. "Sensing for mobility is an intriguing topic for me," said the associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. "Humans accomplish it effortlessly, leading one to believe it is a simple task. And yet it turns out to be far harder than it looks."

When James Fishbeck was a young boy living in Alpena, his father gave him interesting gifts to catch his attention. A chemistry set failed to ignite anything in the young man, as did a microscope. However, his Dad hit a home run with a Knight 6-in-1 kit - which turned out to be a life changer.

John Verboncoeur is representing Michigan State University on the Standing Council of the National Science Foundation's new Engineering Research Visioning Alliance. He is the associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Engineering, and he is a professor of electrical and computer engineering as well as computational mathematics, science and engineering.