Obtaining a patent is a momentous occasion for an inventor. Having more than 250? Quite a professional milestone.

A pilot program focusing on wellness that started in ECE is now available to all students, faculty, and staff within the College of Engineering. The partnership with TaskHuman is another option for support, along with the wellness programs already available through Purdue.

Debayan Das, PhD candidate in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), has been awarded the 2020-2021 Predoctoral Achievement Award, given by the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS). This award is the highest honor presented to PhD students by the IEEE SSCS and recognizes unique contributions in advancing the state-of-the-art in circuit design. Das is the first Purdue student to receive this honor since its inception in 1983.

Two alumni of Purdue University’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Khaled B. Letaief and Theodore (Ted) S. Rappaport each received their BS, MS, and PhD from Purdue ECE. They are among 106 new members and 23 international members of the NAE. For contributions to the characterization of radio frequency propagation in millimeter wave bands for cellular communication networks.

James Stewart, a PhD student in Purdue University’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been selected for the Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) as a Modern Day Technology Leader. The award honors African Americans who have established themselves as the next generation of leaders in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Xiaokang Qiu, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received an NSF CAREER award for a project entitled “Democratizing Algorithmic Program Synthesis.” CAREER awards are among the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards. They are given through the Faculty Early Career Development Program to recognize untenured faculty members as teacher-scholars.

An innovative 5G 'living lab' center called NineTwelve Convergence features state-of-the-art 5G networking and wireless connectivity where companies can partner with Purdue University, SBA Communications, NineTwelve and others will open in June in Purdue's Discovery Park District.

Purdue University innovators have created technology aimed at replacing Morse code with colored “digital characters” to modernize optical storage. They are confident the advancement will help with the explosion of remote data storage during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many travelers know the frustration of airport security confusion, where personal items and electronics can become misplaced or stolen. So do customers waiting in long queues at the checkout counters of busy retail stores.

Zubin Jacob, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, has won the Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay Young Alumni Achiever Award 2021. This honor is given to exceptional IITB alumni from around the world below the age of 40.