Pity today's electronic devices. Ever-increasing demands for smarter and more compact gadgets have pushed electronics to their physical limits. The challenges are even greater for emerging flexible and wearable electronics, where users are demanding less power consumption but more reliability and lifespan.

Albert Einstein might have called this research at Michigan State University a much-needed study. Einstein won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for explaining the photoelectric effect.

Sneha Banerjee, an electrical engineering graduate student, received the IEEE Nuclear Plasma Sciences Society Graduate Student Award for 2021.

Peng Zhang of Michigan State University will receive the 2020 Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) Early Achievement Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Only one award is presented internationally each year.

The winners of the 2019-20 Fitch H. Beach Award for Outstanding Research and for the Outstanding Graduate Student awards in each academic program in the College of Engineering have been announced.

University Distinguished Professor Anil Jain is ranked #1 in the world in the 2020 edition of Top Scientists Ranking for Computer Science & Electronics, according to Guide2Research, one of the leading portals for computer science research.

Peng Zhang of the Michigan State University College of Engineering will advance research on high-power microwaves after receiving a prestigious 2020 Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award from the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR).

Jiayu Zhou, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, will use a $551,600 NSF CAREER Award to research large-scale machine learning on big data. He is the 14th Spartan Engineer to be awarded the prestigious recognition since 2010.

They are focused on the food and pharmaceutical supply chain and emerging plasma science. Their expertise is in improving soil health and smart sensing systems. Twelve new fellows in the Michigan State University Academy for Global Engagement (AGE) are already at work to become the next generation of international research experts at Michigan State University.

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The winter holidays are a time for both celebration and reflection. As 2017 draws to a close, we have much to celebrate and a tremendous future to look forward to in the College of Engineering. As always, our progress is only made possible by the tremendous support and dedication that each of you have shown throughout the past year. I am extremely thankful to you for all you do to move us forward.

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Peng Zhang of the Michigan State University College of Engineering has been awarded a prestigious and selective 2018 Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR).