Farhana Dewan, a computer science doctoral student working with Professor Nathan Fisher, received the Best Student Paper Award at the 33rd IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS 2012) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for a paper titled "Efficient Admission Control for Enforcing Arbitrary Real-Time Demand-Curve Interfaces." RTSS is the flagship conference for the IEEE Technical Committee on Real-Time Systems. In addition, Farhana also received a 2012-2013 Olbrot Travel Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Research for traveling to RTSS.  December 10, 2012

Ayman Mansour, a doctoral student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, won the Best Poster Award Competition at the 2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Southeastern Michigan Section Fall Conference held at the University Of Michigan-Dearborn, Nov. 14, 2012. Mansour's research addressed a significant real-world medical problem - early identification of unknown adverse drug reactions, which causes thousands of deaths a year in the U.S. His innovative approach uses distributed artificial intelligence via computer network. Mansour is working under the supervision of Professor Hao Ying. Mansour is a member of the IEEE Honor Society (HKN), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, Golden Key Honor Society and National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).November 16, 2012

Tamer Badawy, mechanical engineering graduate student, won third prize and $10,000 in the 2012 Collegiate Inventors Competition for his invention of an Autonomous Operation of Internal Combustion Engines on a Multitude of Fuels. This invention enables electronically controlled internal combustion engines to operate effectively on fuels of different physical and chemical properties. The state of the art technology autonomously readjusts engine systems based on a combustion sensor to achieve goals in power, fuel economy, and reduced emission.November 15, 2012

Norman Dotson, industrial engineering student, participated in a panel of student entrepreneurs at Blackstone LaunchPad's second annual Get Launched event on November 7 at Wayne State University. Dotson represented Click the Cause, a nonprofit website that connects people and companies to great needs in their community. November 13, 2012

Tamer Badawy, mechanical engineering graduate student, is a finalist in the 2012 Collegiate Inventors Competition for his invention of an Autonomous Operation of Internal Combustion Engines on a Multitude of Fuels. This invention enables electronically controlled internal combustion engines to operate effectively on fuels of different physical and chemical properties. The state of the art technology autonomously readjusts engine systems based on a combustion sensor to achieve goals in power, fuel economy, and reduced emission.October 30, 2012

Luke Popiel and Maha Fakherddine, two active College of Engineering students, are running for Wayne State's homecoming court. Electrical and computer engineering student Luke is the founder and president of the WSU chapter of the Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD). Biomedical engineering student Maha is the vice-president of the WSU chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) and the student senate representative on the Engineering Student Faculty Board. They both dedicate their time to promoting and bettering the College of Engineering and ask for your support in the homecoming elections. To vote: login to piepeline, click on the student tab, and a link to voting will be on your right hand side. Voting ends Friday, October 13 at 5 p.m.October 10, 2012

Qiao Xiang, a computer science doctoral student, recently returned from his internship at the San Jose-based Samsung R&D Center. While there, he developed a network card driver for a multi-core microkernel OS. According to Xiang, he made new friends and learned a lot regarding multi-core operating system design and parallel computing.August 27, 2012

Jeseekia Vaughn, received the Institute of Industrial Engineers' (IIE) Gold Award in recognition of her outstanding leadership as president of the WSU chapter of IIE during the 2011-2012 year.August 24, 2012

Jayvon Garth, has accepted a position as a civil engineering intern with the City of Birmingham. The Saginaw, Mich. native, aspires to a career working with bridges, airport and runway design/management, or high-rise structures.August 23, 2012

Ayman Mansour, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, placed second in the Best Student Paper Competition at the 2012 North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Conference held in Berkeley, Calif., August 5-8, 2012. The title of his winning paper was "Identifying Adverse Drug Reaction Signal Pairs by a Multi-Agent Intelligent System with Fuzzy Decision Model," which was part of his Ph.D. research. Mansour's dissertation research addressed a significant real-world medical problem – early identification of unknown adverse drug reactions, which causes thousands of deaths a year in the U.S. His innovative approach uses distributed artificial intelligence via computer network. The co-authors of the paper include Mansour's advisor Hao Ying, two physicians (Peter Dews and Michael Massanari), and Yanqing Ji, an associate professor at Gonzaga University and WSU alumnus who studied with Professor Ying. Mansour is a member of the IEEE Honor Society (HKN), Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, and Golden Key Honor Society.August 14, 2012

Amelia Zelenak, a sophomore in biomedical engineering, received 3rd place for her presentation "Facet Joint Ratios" at the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Society (MINS) 2012 Conference held August 2-5 on Mackinac Island. Zelenak currently researches under neurosurgeon Dr. Mick J. Perez-Cruet at the Michigan Head & Spine Institute.August 7, 2012

Luke Popiel, a student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, was named Outstanding Student of the Year at the 2012 Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony. The award recognizes outstanding achievement by an undergraduate student who has distinguished himself/herself in the engineering and scientific community and who is also a member of ESD. Since his freshman year at WSU, Popiel was part of the Formula SAE team, was one of eight students selected to participate in the College of Engineering Study Abroad Program in Turkey, and participated in the Emerging Scholars Program in Mathematics. He began his fourth cooperative work study assignment in May 2012 with the Department of Defense in Washington D.C. His assignments included global experience in internet and network technologies, operating systems and server technology configuration, and vulnerability assessments for Android devices and applications. Popiel recently served as vice president of the College of Engineering's Engineering Student Faculty Board and as the IEEE Student Representative. He founded the first Engineering Society of Detroit Student Chapter at WSU and holds many community service awards.July 5, 2012

Dennis Maxwell, a student in the Engineering Technology Division, was named the Eleanor Josaitis Hope Scholarship award recipient at the 2012 Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony. The award is given to a Focus: HOPE student who will be or is pursuing a college degree in engineering or a related field. Maxwell entered the Focus: HOPE Machinist Training Institute (MTI) in 2008, and upon completion, immediately enrolled in the Pre-Engineering program at Focus: HOPE. Afterward, he was accepted into the Center for Advanced Technologies at Lawrence Technological University where he earned an associate's degree in manufacturing technology in 2011. He is now enrolled at Wayne State and is completing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology. Maxwell is a firm believer in community service and volunteerism. He has volunteered in a variety of capacities with Focus: HOPE, including serving as an usher at the Focus: HOPE 40th Anniversary celebration, serving on both the Transportation Committee and the Set Up Committee of the Focus: HOPE WALK, acting as a member of the Focus: HOPE team that volunteered at the Concert of Colors, and has volunteered to pre-pack food boxes for homebound seniors. In addition, he volunteers with the Formula Hybrid Team at Lawrence Technological University.July 5, 2012

Mahyar Movahednejad, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, won the Gold Paper Award from the 2012 Intelligent Transportation Society's Michigan Annual Meeting and Exhibition! This is the second time he is winning this award. His dissertation-related research paper was on "Efficient Routing on Large-Scale Dynamic Networks under ITS Using Hierarchical Communities."  May 24, 2012

Luke Popiel, a student in the Electrial and Computer Engineering Department, has been selected as the ESD 2012 Outstanding Student Engineer of the Year. As such, he will receive a $1,000 stipend, which will be presented to him at the Society's annual dinner at the Fillmore on June 27.May 4, 2012

Amelia Davis, Phil Swanson and Alycen Wiacek, were honored at Wayne State University's Academic Recognition Luncheon, held April 19 at St. Andrew's Hall. The luncheon recognized the 108 Warrior student-athletes who recorded at least a 3.5 grade-point average for the fall 2011 term. Additionally, Davis received the College of Engineering Deans Award for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in the College of Engineering. Each student also selected their favorite professor to be honored at the ceremony. Davis and Swanson both chose Shawn McElmurry, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Wiacek chose Abhilash Pandya, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. Davis and Swanson are majoring in civil and environmental engineering and Wiacek is majoring in mechanical engineering. Photo: (left to right) Phil Swanson, Prof. Shawn McElmurry, Amelia Davis, Dean Farshad Fotouhi, Alycen Wiacek, and Prof. Abhilash Pandya at the Academic Recognition Luncheon.April 23, 2012

Mohammad Obeidat, a Wayne State University College of Engineering student pursuing a doctoral degree in electrical engineering, won the Best Poster Award during the 2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Southeastern Michigan Section Spring Conference. Obeidat's poster was titled "Speed Identification of PMDC Motors Using Binary Sensors." Read more.April 16, 2012

Denise Conti, a graduate student in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, has been named the recipient of the 2012 Ralph H. Kummler Award for Distinguished Achievement in Graduate Student Research. She has done groundbreaking research, under the tutelage of Prof. Sandro R. P. da Rocha, on developing novel polymeric nanocarries for the regional delivery of nucleic acids to the lungs. Her work was recently published in the Journal of Control Release. In her graduate career, she has published six journal articles and presented 15 conference papers. The award will be presented at the upcoming Honors Convocation.March 30, 2012

Jeseekia Vaughn, an industrial and systems engineering major, is one of six College of Engineering students named as candidates for the Wayne State University Student Senate. Find more information on the candidates and how to vote here.March 20, 2012

Maha Fakherddine, a biomedical engineering major, is one of six College of Engineering students named as candidates for the Wayne State University Student Senate. Find more information on the candidates and how to vote here.March 20, 2012

Karthik Ramasehan, a biomedical engineering major, is one of six College of Engineering students named as candidates for the Wayne State University Student Senate. Find more information on the candidates and how to vote here.March 20, 2012

Mohammad 'Awais" Durrani, a computer science major, is one of six College of Engineering students named as candidates for the Wayne State University Student Senate. Find more information on the candidates and how to vote here.March 20, 2012

Winfred Jones, a mechanical engineering major, is one of six College of Engineering students named as candidates for the Wayne State University Student Senate. Find more information on the candidates and how to vote here.March 20, 2012

Alanna Tremble, an industrial and systems engineering major, is one of six College of Engineering students named as candidates for the Wayne State University Student Senate. Find more information on the candidates and how to vote here.March 20, 2012

Amelia Davis, a civil engineering major and a junior guard from Temperance/Bedford, Mich., was named to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Excellence Team for maintaining a cumulative GPA above a 3.5. She played in all 26 games for the Warriors during the 2011-12 season, starting six times. She was also a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee. Davis was a among the team leaders in three-pointers made, rebounds, assists and steals. She has been named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) all five semesters including two 4.00 terms -- Winter 2010 and Fall 2011. In terms of WSU women's basketball history, Davis is 30th in career three-pointers made (33), 23rd in three-point field goal percentage (27.7 - min. 30 made), 27th in assists (129), 37th in assists average (1.6 per game) and 38th in minutes played (1,733).  March 13, 2012

Junhui Zhao, is one of three electrical and computer engineering doctoral students who won the $50,000 first prize in the Michigan Clean Energy Venture Challenge for their unique energy-harvesting technology. The annual challenge, established by the University of Michigan and DTE Energy, encourages students from Michigan colleges and universities to grow clean-energy solutions into thriving businesses.March 6, 2012

Yating Hu, is one of three electrical and computer engineering doctoral students who won the $50,000 first prize in the Michigan Clean Energy Venture Challenge for their unique energy-harvesting technology. The annual challenge, established by the University of Michigan and DTE Energy, encourages students from Michigan colleges and universities to grow clean-energy solutions into thriving businesses.March 6, 2012

Hongen Tu, is one of three electrical and computer engineering doctoral students who won the $50,000 first prize in the Michigan Clean Energy Venture Challenge for their unique energy-harvesting technology. The annual challenge, established by the University of Michigan and DTE Energy, encourages students from Michigan colleges and universities to grow clean-energy solutions into thriving businesses.March 6, 2012

Heather Lai, a graduate research assistant in ME, has been named the recipient of Wayne State's 2012 Garrett T. Heberlein Excellence in Teaching Award for Graduate Students. This award provides the University an opportunity to recognize and encourage excellence in teaching among our graduate students. This is the only university‐wide teaching award made to graduate students. The award will be presented to Lai formally at the University's Academic Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, April 26 at 4 p.m. in the McGregor Conference Center.February 22, 2012

Elizabeth Barrios, ChE, has been awarded an Michigan Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) Fellowship in the amount of $2,500. Inside a spacesuit, astronauts have to deal with a build up of perspiration and water on the skin, which leads to irritations and infections similar to the problems faced by amputees who wear airtight prosthetic liners. With her research, Barrios will be investigating and developing an aerogel prosthetic liner that would prevent the accumulation of this perspiration and water. If this liner is successful in the application of prosthetic liners, it will further be developed to be incorporated into the insides of spacesuits.February 22, 2012

Nigil Valikodath, was featured on WWJ-TV and in First Bell in a story about gaining hands-on experience as an undergraduate in the College's biomedical engineering program.  February 15, 2012