This award is presented to IEEE-HKN Chapters in recognition of excellence in their Chapter administration and programs. Service to the community and others is an expectation of IEEE-HKN Chapters.

She was recognized for planning events and activities that directly connect classroom learning with hands-on experiences.

She was promoted for her achievements in plasmonic materials. Each year, SPIE promotes members of distinction who have made significant scientific and technical contributions in the multidisciplinary fields of optics, photonics, and imaging.

The Distinguished Alumnus Awards are presented by the Institute to around ten alumni each year under the categories of Academic Excellence, Technology Innovation Excellence, Managerial Excellence, Entrepreneurial Excellence, and Excellence in Other Walks of Life.

His paper is titled "Advanced Quantizer Designs for FDD-based FD-MIMO Systems Using Uniform Planar Arrays". The paper is co-authored by Jiho Song, Professor David J. Love, and Assistant Professor Junil Choi at POSTECH (Former Purdue graduate student).

ECE Assistant Professors Aly El Gamal and Nicolo Michelusi participated in the first summit for the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) at Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park, CA. TIP is an initiative led by Facebook with the goal of revolutionizing the wireless cellular infrastructure by developing open access solutions for cellular networks, akin to the development of the Open Compute Project that led to significant progress in building data centers.

The Distinguished Engineering Alumni/Alumnae Award is presented to men and women who have distinguished themselves in any field in ways that reflect favorably on Purdue University, the engineering profession, or society in general.

He earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue in 1956 and an honorary doctorate in Engineering in 1970. He was one of 14 astronauts chosen by NASA in October 1963.

He received the NSF CAREER award for his proposal entitled, "Controlling Single Photon Interactions with K-Surface Engineered Nanomaterials". The total amount of support awarded is $461,877 over the next 5 years.