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EECS Assistant Professor Prasad Kulkarni has received one of the most prestigious National Science Foundation honors given to junior faculty members.

William Blake, a doctoral student in EECS, was among 13 University of Kansas graduate students who presented their research today at the seventh annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit in Topeka.

A University of Kansas doctoral student in computer science has been awarded a $30,000 National Science Foundation fellowship through its Graduate STEM in K-12 Education (GK-12) program.

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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) placed second at the Engineering Expo, a two-day event which K-12 students’ hands-on learning opportunities to ignite their interest in science and engineering.

More than 1,000 students from more than 70 elementary, middle and high schools in Kansas and Missouri will get hands-on learning experiences with the lighter side of engineering at the 99th annual Engineering Expo at the University of Kansas. It’s set for Feb.

The following EECS students earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2009 semester.  Students must have semester grade point averages of 3.75 or higher and have completed at least 14 hours in the fall. Computer Science

EECS doctoral student Daniel Fokum was one-of-75 students selected to participate in Google’s inaugural Graduate Researchers in Academia of Diverse backgrounds (GRAD) Computer Science Forum, held Jan. 21-23 in Mountain View, CA.

Steve Unruh (BSEE 03) is a senior electronics engineer at Hasbro Toy Group. He is responsible for the electronic design of approximately 30 products per year.

In the cover article of the latest issue of the Journal of Glaciology, engineers at the University of Kansas detail a special radar array they developed that is capable of depicting a 3D view of bedrock hidden beneath ice sheets three kilometers thick.