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Student Profile: Alexa Blanco
Alexa Blanco started at Texas ECE in 2020 and is in the software Engineering Tech Core. She has served as Vice President and Chapter Director of the UT Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), and she is a member of the Women in Engineering Program (WEP), the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and served as the propulsion subsystem lead
Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Established
Hundreds of students, faculty and staff members, alumni and friends gathered to celebrate a transformative gift resulting in the naming of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. The department will now be named the Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Student Profile: Sophia Nance
Sophia Nance is a senior in Texas ECE. She serves as a peer mentor in the academic advising office. We sat down with Sophia to learn more about her student experience in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Alumnus Bei Yu Wins 2022 IEEE CEDA Ernest S. Kuh Early Career Award
Texas ECE alumnus Bei Yu has been awarded the 2022 IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA) Ernest S. Kuh Early Career Award. The award is given to recognize an individual who has made substantial contributions to the area of Electronic Design Automation in the early stages of his or her career.
Zhicheng Guo Awarded The Transformer Association (TTA) Fellowship
Texas ECE PhD candidate Zhicheng Guo has been awarded the Transformer Association (TTA) Fellowship from the Transformer Association for 2022.
Staff Profile: Nikki Rodelas Morris
Nikki Rodelas Morris is an Academic Advisor in Texas ECE. We sat down to speak with her in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Student Profile: Melanie Saenzpardo
Melanie Saenzpardo is a second-year undergraduate from El Paso, Texas. She joined the Texas ECE Honors program in Fall 2021. She serves as secretary of the UT Austin Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. We sat down with Melanie to learn more about her student experience in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Jim Derryberry Named Cockrell School Distinguished Engineering Graduate
Jim Derryberry, alumnus of the Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was named a Distinguished Engineering Graduate of the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Jim received a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1967 and an MS in Electrical Engineering in 1968.
