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Congratulations to ARRC/ECE graduate student Andrew Mahre for being selected as a recipient of the 2019-2020 Bullard Dissertation Completion Fellowship by the OU Graduate College. A selection committee, consisting of faculty from diverse fields of study across campus, evaluated applications based on scholarly significance and impact of the dissertation, overall academic record, and professional activity. The Bullard Fellowship covers a 0.5 FTE for one semester, plus tuition waivers and student health plan coverage for that semester.
ARRC/ECE graduate students Hadi Saeidi Manesh and John Lake have received Gallogly College of Engineering Dissertation Excellence Awards. The $5000 awards, donated by OU President James Gallogly, rewards Ph.D. students that have achieved outstanding research results and encourages them to complete their dissertations with excellence. Hadi is advised by Dr. Guifu Zhang and John is advised by Dr. Mark Yeary. Congratulations to both on this outstanding achievement!
Congratulations to Russell Kenney, ECE student and ARRC undergraduate research assistant under Dr. Jay McDaniel, for being selected as the winner of the IEEE Region 5 North area student paper competition. After winning the local contest, Russell’s paper was selected to compete in the Region 5 North area against the top two winning papers from other local contests throughout Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Southern Illinois. For the Region 5 North win, Russell received a $125 award and a fully funded trip to the IEEE Region 5 competition on Saturday, April 6 in Lafayette, LA. Good luck at Region 5, Russell!
Professors Guifu Zhang and Caleb Fulton, recent ARRC/ECE graduate Mirhamed Mirmozafari, and SoM Adjunct Professor Richard Doviak have published an article in the February 2019 issue of IEEE Antennas and Propagation. The article, "Dual-Polarization Antennas With High Isolation and Polarization Purity" can be found by clicking here
Russell Kenney, ECE student and ARRC undergraduate research assistant under Dr. Jay McDaniel, won first place and $300 in the IEEE local student paper competition held on November 6. Competitors were evaluated by a panel of IEEE professionals on their paper submission and oral presentation. Russell will compete in the IEEE Region 5 North area competition against students from Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Southern Illinois the end of January. Congratulations Russell!
ARRC/SoM graduate student Brian Greene is the 2018 Weathernews Inc. (WNI) Scholarship recipient. WNI established the scholarship in 2017 to enhance advanced research and development of radar technology. The $5000 award is presented annually to an outstanding ARRC student studying weather radar, observations of the atmosphere, data analysis, and implementation. Pictured presenting the award to Brian is Chihito Kusabiraki, CEO of WNI. Congratulations Brian!
Mr. Hideo Fukushima, Consulate General of Japan in Houston, visited and toured the National Weather Center, the Advanced Radar Research Center and Weathernews Inc. on a recent trip to OU. Pictured with CG Fukushima are Naoko Sakaeda, Petra Klein, Berrien Moore, Bob Palmer and Lance Steele.
Congratulations to Mohammad Golbonhaghighi, ARRC/ECE Ph.D. student, for being selected to receive a Gallogly College of Engineering Dissertation Excellence Award. The award total is $5000.
ARRC/ECE Ph.D. student Alessio Mancini has been selected to receive a Gallogly College of Engineering Dissertation Excellence Award. The total award is $5000. Congratulations Alessio!
Recent ARRC/ECE graduate student, David Mitchell, and faculty members Dr. Jessica Ruyle and Dr. Hjalti Sigmarsson are using a unique casting method for rapid prototyping of RF components. Check out the featured article here.