Georgia Tech ECE Research Group
The new Van Leer Interdisciplinary Design Commons is opened at the end of September. Open to all GT students, faculty, and staff, the space located in the former Van Leer rotunda classroom has laser cutters, 3D printers, soldering stations, testing equipment, PCB millers, and much more. Time for some hand-on design projects!
Enjoy some time off students (and professors). Fall break ends on 9 October 2018.
Below is a listing of the current lab members, brought to you by Pirate Name Generator:
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Cap’n Willie Firebeard |
Pirate Ron the Well-Tanned |
Not-So-Courageous Elmer |
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Whinin’ Harvey Grimm |
“Bad Butt” Conroy Smithe |
Tennis Elbow Adele |
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Keel-Haulin’ Aurora Blythe |
Scurvy Butt Radley |
Prof. Durgin’s graduate adviser, Ted Rappaport, has just won the Armstrong Medal from the Radio Club of America. The award, along with a bonus keynote by the award winner, will be presented at the RCA dinner on Saturday, 17 November 2018, in New York City. From the NYU site:
BROOKLYN, New York, Friday, September 27, 2018 – The Radio Club of America (RCA) announced that Professor Theodore “Ted” Rappaport, founding director of NYU WIRELESS and a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, will receive the Armstrong Medal for demonstrated excellence and lasting contributions to radio arts and sciences.
Congratulations, Prof. Rappaport!