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Professor Yang (Katie) Zhao receives Google ML and Systems Junior Faculty Award
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The award supports faculty whose work enables machine learning and cloud computing at a massive scale
Professor Rhonda R. Franklin receives IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award
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A prestigious IEEE Technical Field Award, the recognition honors Franklin’s contributions to workforce development and engineering education
Professor Sachin Sapatnekar receives 2026 ACM/SIGDA Pioneering Achievement Award
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The award recognizes Sapatnekar's groundbreaking contributions to EDA that have significantly advanced the ability to design high-performance integrated systems.
Dystrophin and utrophin handle muscle stress in different ways, with implications for a leading Duchenne muscular dystrophy therapy
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Fundamentally differing responses by dystrophin and utrophin to mechanical stress complicates treatment strategies.
Professor Jian-Ping Wang to lead center for spintronics innovation
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The new spin technology center will focus on developing new magnetics-based technologies
Professor Mehmet Akçakaya elevated to Fellow of the ISMRM
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Akçakaya's research has consistently focused on improving patients' MRI experience while providing precise results.
Professor Gang Qiu receives NSF CAREER Award for energy-efficient cryogenic memory research
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The NSF CAREER Award supports Qiu's research into the development of energy-efficient memory technologies that will operate at low temperatures for future data centers and quantum technologies.
Discovery of polarization in metals points to new opportunities in electronic devices and energy applications
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Modulation of surface work function offers a way to design materials whose electronic and structural responses can be controlled for oxide electronics, spintronics, and energy applications.
Study reveals new class of moiré systems: opens opportunities for new quantum technologies
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The results indicate the potential for applications in quantum phenomena, nanoelectronics, and optoelectronics.
Professor Rhonda Franklin receives 2026 Rudolf Henning Distinguished Mentoring Award
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The award recognizes Franklin's service encouraging students and young professionals in the areas of RF and wireless engineering