ECE Newsletter – May 20, 2024

News  |  May 20, 2024

Ozcan Lab’s recent publication in Nature Communications on broadband nonlinear modulation of incoherent light was covered in Laser Focus World

Ozcan Lab's pulication

Please see the full article from Laser Focus World here and Nature Communications here.


UCLA CHIPS students to showcase their research at the 2024 ECTC Conference through posters and presentations

UCLA CHIPS students attended the 2024 Electronic Components and Technology Conference from May 28-31 at Denver, Colorado. 

UCLA CHIPS ECTC 2024 Posters & Presentation
UCLA CHIPS ECTC 2024 Posters & Presentation

The 2024 Conference Program & Exhibitor Listings can be viewed here.


ECE Alumni Advisory Board Annual Meeting

The ECE Alumni Advisory Board held an annual meeting on May 17, 2024. Faculty provided a comprehensive department overview, satisfying disability guidelines for our new website, upkeep of social media accounts, the progress of our Fast Track Program, and introduction of our new faculty members. 

During the meeting, members of the Alumni Board engaged in discussions surrounding key initiatives including student mentoring, alumni recognition efforts, and plans for a distinguished alumni lecture series. 

Additionally, representatives from ECE student groups, HKN, IEEE, and WATT, gave a summary of their ongoing projects and workshops. They also discussed alumni mentorships aimed at enriching students’ experience.


“Fundamental of Electric Propulsion” written by Dan M. Goebel, Ira Katz and Ioannis G Mikellides

Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, NJ, 2023.

ECE Adjunct Professor and Alumni Board member, Dr. Dan M. Goebel, recently published the book Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion 2nd Ed. together with Dr. Ira Katz and Dr. Ioannis G. Mikellides of JPL.


Seminars

5/20

Guest Speaker: Azadeh Ansari

Time: 12-2pm

Room: Shannon Room

6/3

Guest Speaker: Dr Dan Denninghoff

Time: 12-2pm

Room: Shannon Room


Upcoming Ph.D. Oral Defenses


5/20

Ph.D. Student: Tonmoy Monsoor

Time: 12-3pm

Room: Faraday Room

5/21

Ph.D. Student: Makar Chand Snai

Time: 12-2pm

Room: Faraday Room

5/21

Ph.D. Student: Anthony Kim

Time: 2:30-4:30pm

Room: Maxwell Room

5/21

Ph.D. Student: Bingqian Dai

Time: 2:30-5:30pm

Room: Faraday Room

5/24

Ph.D. Student: Kamal Bhakta

Time: 9:30am-12pm

Room: Elliott Room

5/24

Ph.D. Student: Jiahui Huang

Time: 10:30am-1pm

Room: Maxwell Room

5/29

Ph.D. Student: Yiming Zhou

Time: 2:30-5pm

Room: Maxwell Room

5/30

Ph.D. Student: Sunay Bhat

Time: 1-3pm

Room: Faraday Room

6/3

Ph.D. Student: Vijay Ravi

Time: 11am-2pm

Room: Faraday Room

6/3

Ph.D. Student: Dhaivat Joshi

Time: 12:30-3pm

Room: Maxwell Room

6/5

Ph.D. Student: Tshitiz Tyagi

Time: 2-4pm

Room: Tesla Room

6/6

Ph.D. Student: Yifan Zhao

Time: 1:30-3:30pm

Room: Faraday Room

6/7

Ph.D. Student: Jinhan Wang

Time: 11:30am-1pm

Room: Maxwell Room

6/7

Ph.D. Student: Osama Hanna

Time: 1-3pm

Room: Shannon Room

6/7

Ph.D. Student: Tamjid Al Rahat

Time: 2:30-5pm

Room: Maxwell Room

6/11

Ph.D. Student: Shivang Agarwal

Time: 9-11am

Room: Faraday Room

6/11

Ph.D. Student: Qian (Nancy) Gao

Time: 12-2pm

Room: Tesla Room


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