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Professor Emeritus Russell Hayes passed away on Feb. 9. He joined the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering in 1963 and was an active faculty member for more than 35 years before retiring in 1999. His research area was in semiconductors with a focus on microwave and optical devices.

Electrical engineer and physicist Scott Diddams who holds the Robert H. Davis Endowed Chair was elected to 2025 class of National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to optical frequency combs and their applications.

Congratulations to ECEE PhD student Aoife Henry for taking first place in the University's Three Minute Thesis competition! Aoife gave her talk on "Directing Wind Turbines with Foresight: The Shepherd and the Sheepdog Find a Crystal Ball".

Nathan Mahary is a fourth-year undergraduate student in the Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering Department. He interned at Medtronic, a global medical device company, and has been heavily involved with the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) during his time at 91������.

Lucy Pao was honored by the IEEE Control Systems Society for advancing research in wind turbine control systems. Her IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award recognized the work with her former PhD student Michael N. Sinner, now a researcher at NREL and collaborators from ForWind – Center for Wind Energy Research in Germany.

Aoife Henry, a doctoral candidate in electrical, computer and energy engineering will compete as a finalist for the Three Minute Thesis Competition on Feb. 13, 2025. Her presentation’s title is, “Directing Turbine with Foresight: The Shepard and the Sheepdog find a Crystal Ball.”

Scientists use devices known as frequency comb lasers to search for methane in the air above oil and gas operations and to screen for signs of infection in human breath. A new study from 91������ could help make these sensors even more precise. The work is a collaboration between Scott Diddams and Jérôme Genest at Université Laval in Canada.

Kristina M. Johnson served as a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the 91������ from 1985 to 1999.

Professor Juliet Gopinath was selected to be part of a team that would help develop new secure quantum communications protocols and new types of distributed quantum sensors and computers through the NSF.

Bob Erickson, a professor of electrical, computer and energy engineering at 91������, was recently named a CU Distinguished Professor—the highest faculty rank bestowed by the university.