Sifat Moon, a Ph.D. student in Network Science (NetSE) receives a patent for previous work with Samsung on Collaborative drawing method and electronic devices. Continue reading “Ph.D. Student receives patent for work with Samsung”
Former ECE Instructor passes away
Isaac Wakabayashi passed away peacefully on July 26, 2017, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan, Kansas. Continue reading “Former ECE Instructor passes away”
Austin Pfannenstiel takes 1st place in the Launch a Business Program!
M
ANHATTAN — After a night that saw 11 entrepreneurs pitching their companies to a panel of judges and the public at the Launch Party for the Kansas State University Launch a Business, or LAB, program, two companies have walked away victorious as grand prize winners for 2017. Continue reading “Austin Pfannenstiel takes 1st place in the Launch a Business Program!”
State’s largest engineering college adds bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering
MANHATTAN — The College of Engineering at Kansas State University, with 
recent approval from the Kansas Board of Regents, will add biomedical engineering as its 11th Bachelor of Science degree program. Continue reading “State’s largest engineering college adds bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering”
Notable Scholarly Graduate Student
Congrats to Md Riad for being recognized as a Notable Scholarly Graduate Student for his published work on Japanese Encephalitis in the USA! Continue reading “Notable Scholarly Graduate Student”
May Graduates
Doctor of Philosophy
Mohammad Nazif Faqiry
Major Professor: Sanjoy Das
Dissertation: Efficient Double Auction Mechanisms in the Energy Grid With Connected and Islanded Microgrids
Akanksha Singh
Major Professor: Behrooz Mirafzal
Dissertation: A Boost Current Source Inverter Based Generator-Converter Topology for Direct Drive Wind Turbines
Master of Science
Edward Avery Ashby
Major Professor: Anil Pahwa
Ryan David Dardick
Major Professor: Behrooz Mirafzal
Ethan Mark Grother
Major Professor: Steve Warren
Riley Thomas Harrington
Major Professor: Dwight Day
Michael Langford
Major Professor: Anil Pahwa
Tianyu Lin
Major Professor: Steve Warren
Wenda Liu
Major Professor: Behrooz Mirafzal
Fatehullah Nassery
Major Professor: Anil Pahwa
Nicholas Michael Oberski
Major Professor: Shelli Starrett
Chintan Arunkumar Raval
Major Professor: Behrooz Mirafzal
Todd William Rider
Major Professor: William Kuhn
Kyle Dean Rogge
Major Professor: Dwight Day
Saeead Saud M. Saeead
Major Professor: Medhat M. Morcos
Laura J. Tolle
Major Professor: Ruth Douglas Miller
Te Xu
Major Professor: Anil Pahwa
Computer Engineering
Tanner Lee Armstrong Topeka
Brendan Michael Bonavia Topeka
Muhammad Ibrahim Butt Dubia, United Arab Emirates
Nolan Patrick Casimir Newton
Dustin Earl Chew Plainville
Dalton Jay Graber Berryton
Alex Scott Hamilton Topeka
Ethan Koch Baileyville
Joshua Thomas Langford Littleton, Colorado
Harrison Kevin Manase Antananarivo, Madagascar
Blake Steven Martin Lenexa
Grant Allen Meyerhoff Witchita
Dishan Anupama Nahitiya Manhattan
Matthew Wayne Sanner Gardner
Blake Charles Smethers Olathe
Luke John Waliser St. Marys
Li Wang Dalian, China
Electrical Engineering
Khaled Abdullah Alfailakawi, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Murtada Adel Alsaid Al Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Broden Alan Bowell Salina
Justin Brickey Manhattan
Dustin Earl Chew Plainville
Daniel H. Clausing Lawrence
Whitney Rae Cox Olathe
Levi Mathias Eck Andale
Lawyrn Edmonds Valley Falls
Michael Joseph Hotujac Overland Park
Brandon Edward James Lenexa
Peter Lemoine Jensen Lenexa
Andrew Dale Johnson Wichita
Nasser Mulaa Juma Manhattan
Ethan Koch Baileyville
James Douglas Lightner Olathe
Eleazar Lopez Dodge City
Myra Lynn McLenon Merriam
Karan Mehra Overland Park
Jacob Joseph Miles Overland Park
Matthew Ryan Moran Lenexa
Kevin Thanh Nyguyen Wichita
Elkana Kiboma Nyambergera Topeka
Michael Rhett Pepper Holcomb
Meng Rao Nanjing, China
John Westthroppe Shaver Olathe
Kelsi Rae Sheeley Effingham
Abdullateef Akolade Shodunke Sabo, Nigeria
Jacob Aaron Slous Wichita
Jacob L. Sowers Cummings
Dylan Thomas Stidham Lawrence
Earl Richard Watkins Hutchinson
Thomas A. Woodward Highland Ranch, Colorado
Tyler Michael Wright Hutchinson
Tianlu Wu Wuxi, China
Hang Zhang Luoyang, China
Hangyu Zhang Chengdu, China
Advisory Council
October 20-21 ECE’s Advisory Council met for their annual conference regarding the state of the department. ECE’s Advisory Council is comprised of alumni and industry personnel that provide input about the needs of employers to keep our curriculum up to date. Continue reading “Advisory Council”
Recipients of Robert l-Jen And Sophia Shu-Kan Jung Graduate Scholarship in Engineering
Wenji Zhang, doctoral student in ECE, Qihui Yang, doctoral student in ECE, Huan Wang, doctoral student in CHE and Xingdong Wu of CE have all been selected to receive the Jung scholarship for the 2017-18 school year.
ECE professor Behrooz Mirafzal presents guest lecture in Denmark
Behrooz Mirafzal was a recent guest lecturer at Aalborg University in Denmark. His visit and collaboration with the Harmony Cen
ter in the department of energy technology at Aalborg University were funded through a National Science Foundation supplement and European Research Council grant. His presentation at Aalborg University was on single-stage boost inverters for direct-drive wind turbines.
Undergraduate poster competition highlights engineering research
Seventy-four Kansas State University engineering undergraduate students from eight engineering departments participated in the 2017 Engineering Undergraduate Research Poster Competition April 27 in the Engineering Complex atrium.
Continue reading “Undergraduate poster competition highlights engineering research”