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45th North American Power Symposium

NAPS 2013
From left: Kansas State University’s Noel Schulz, associate dean of engineering research and graduate programs, College of Engineering; Alexander Borden, second place in the NAPS student paper competition, from the University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jonathan Donadee, first place in the NAPS student paper competition, from Carnegie Mellon University; and Anil Pahwa, professor of electrical and computer engineering.

Kansas State University hosted the 45th North American Power Symposium (NAPS 2013) in Manhattan Sept. 22-24. This happens to be a very special year in the history of Kansas State University as it is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1863 as the first land-grant university in the nation. It is also an important year for the future as the university is moving forward to meet the goals of K-State 2025 to become a Top 50 public research university in the nation. This is the third time Kansas State University hosted NAPS, with the previous times in 1976 and 1994. Continue reading “45th North American Power Symposium”

Electrical Power Affiliates Program (EPAP) Day

Burns & McDonnellSept. 11, 2013 marked the fourth annual Electrical Power Affiliates Program (EPAP) Day, inviting students and corporate members of EPAP to participate in a mini career day event, coordinated by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Students in electrical and computer engineering programs as well as other programs within the College of Engineering had a unique opportunity to visit with some of the most prominent companies in the power industry during a  1 ½ day event. Several activities were incorporated in EPAP Day to both benefit and introduce students to careers in the power industry. Specifically, students were given an opportunity to visit with fellow peers who have recently interned at one of the EPAP member companies, as well as engage in a networking pizza party the evening prior to EPAP Day. Continue reading “Electrical Power Affiliates Program (EPAP) Day”

ECE News and Updates

ECE Faculty NEWS:

  • College of Engineering dean search ongoing.
  • Fall 2013 enrollment for undergraduates in electrical engineering is 285, while for computer engineering is 152.  This is an increase of 10 students from 2012 enrollment numbers.
  • Research expenditures for the past fiscal year reached $2,325,568.

EVENTS:

  • College of Engineering expansion groundbreaking ceremony, Oct. 25.
  • College of Engineering Advisory Board, Oct. 24-25.

SAVE THE DATE:

  • Second Electrical and Computer Engineering Awards Banquet, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014.

PHASE IV UPDATES:

ECE Summer Interns

This summer, the ECE department provided a unique experience — both academic and cultural — to two promising, international undergraduate students. Rohan Mukherjee and Rupam Kundu, two seniors from Jadavpur University, India, who specialize in electronics and telecommunication, participated in a summer internship program. They spent a total of 10 weeks on campus working under the supervision of Sanjoy Das. Together, they looked into how computational game theoretic techniques could help improve the performance of future energy grid. Continue reading “ECE Summer Interns”

K-State Selected for Inaugural National Collegiate Wind Competition

A team from Kansas State University’s College of Engineering is among the 10 teams selected nationally to compete in the inaugural National Collegiate Wind Competition. The team’s goal is to build a small wind turbine that can charge an electronic device such as a cellphone or an iPad.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado is the competition organizer, under direction of the U.S. Department of Energy.

The National Collegiate Wind Competition is a forum for undergraduate college students of multiple disciplines to investigate innovative wind energy concepts; gain experience designing, building and testing a wind turbine to perform according to a customized market data-derived business plan; and increase their knowledge of wind industry barriers. Continue reading “K-State Selected for Inaugural National Collegiate Wind Competition”

Faculty Highlight – Dr. Satish Chandra

Dr. Satish Chandra
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Multimedia: The Digital Revolution

Multimedia computing has produced a digital revolution that has changed the way we access and learn information in everyday life. It has changed the way we study, learn, communicate, play, shop, research and entertain.  Many applications such as video conferencing, distance learning, entertainment, telemedicine, e-commerce and digital libraries would not have been possible without the development of highly efficient data compression techniques. One major drawback of this digital revolution is the ease with which digital content can be reproduced without loss of information. This has created another challenge, the digital rights management, or DRM, which will play an important role in the protection of the ownership of digital content by restricting the actions a recipient may take in regard to that content. Continue reading “Faculty Highlight – Dr. Satish Chandra”

Partnership Program Funds Faculty Research

The Electrical Power Affiliates Program, or EPAP, is a partnership between Kansas State University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and seven industry organizations: Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City Power & Light Co., Omaha Public Power District, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Sega Inc. and Westar Energy. The program gives engineering students the opportunity to research, learn, network and engage in professional development.

Congratulations to the following faculty for being awarded funding for the 2013-2014 academic year.  Below is a list of all research currently underway through the EPAP program. Continue reading “Partnership Program Funds Faculty Research”

ECE News and Updates

 

Save the Date!:

  • Aug. 26, 2013: First day of fall semester classes
  • Sept. 6, 2013: ECE Inaugural Fall Banquet (including alumni and student recognition ceremonies
  • Sept. 7, 2013: K-State Family Day and K-State football (K-State vs. Louisiana
  • Sept. 11, 2013: EPAP Day

Faculty Awards:

  • Congratulations to Dr. Anil Pahwa for being awarded the Logan-Fetterhoof electrical and computer engineering faculty of distinction chair.
  • Congratulations to Dr. Bala Natarajan for being awarded the Clair N. Palmer and Sara M. Palmer electrical engineering professorship.

Building for the Future

Students Emily Schnell and Sarah Carr and Assistant Professor Punit Prakash evaluate an applicator for microwave thermal therapy of cancer with experiments on a tissue-mimicking material.

 

By any measurable standard – from the caliber of our instructional programs to the scope and impact of our research enterprise – the Department of Electrical and Computer Engieering ranks among the top departments of its kind worldwide.

Our vibrant academic community, lead by dedicated faculty members, is actively engaged in a variety of research projects that make important contributions to both the theory and practice – and that make our state, country and world a better place. Continue reading “Building for the Future”