Spotlights: ECE

Qing Zhao, professor in Cornell’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, focuses her work on mathematical formulations of, and solutions to, engineering problems. Zhao uses decision theory and... Read more

“I think the most exciting and interesting research problems come from working in multiple disciplines,” says Christoph Studer. As an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at... Read more

According to José Martínez, all successful research must cycle through two phases: There’s a disruption phase, where researchers suddenly crack a problem open by thinking differently about it. Then... Read more

Silicon-based semiconductors have been of primary importance to the electronics revolution of the past 50 years. Professor Grace Xing is working on what comes next. She is one of the leading experts... Read more

Electronic devices have become ubiquitous; they are in our kitchens, bathrooms, cars, and even our clothes. As these devices have shrunk to near their ultimate size and speed limits, many are... Read more

Ava Tan, Cornell ECE Undergraduate, Class of 2016 I chose to be an ECE at Cornell because of the sheer breadth of the program. As an ECE, we get to learn about everything from the very transistors... Read more

Mingyan (Sally) Yu, Cornell ECE Undergraduate, Class of 2016 I love analog circuits! Yes, I do! I decided to join Cornell ECE because of the approachable faculty and the diverse studying environment... Read more

Tri Hoang, Cornell ECE Undergraduate, Class of 2015 I chose ECE because I'm very curious about technology and how it works. The rigorous in the major have taught me valuable problem solving skills... Read more

Victor Fei, Cornell ECE Undergraduate, Class of 2015 I came to Cornell with the passion of pursuing entrepreneurship as a career path. ECE was the perfect choice to prepare me for this career path... Read more

Jonya Chen, Cornell ECE Undergraduate, Class of 2016 I chose ECE as my major at Cornell because I noticed that it's such a large part of our society nowadays. An ECE background can be applied to so... Read more