Awards

Professor Gabriel Rebeiz Awarded IEEE 2020 Microwave Prize
Professor Rebeiz was awarded the prestigious Microwave Prize that recognizes the most significant contribution by a paper in the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques for his work on 5G phased-arrays.

Professor Yu-Hwa Lo Awarded William S. C. Chang Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor Yu-Hwa Lo is the new holder of the William S. C. Chang Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering. This honor recognizes his contributions to the area of electronics, devices and materials. Lo is a leader in the fields of biomedical devices and systems, bioelectronics, microfluidics, nanophotonics and semiconductor nanoscale devices.

Associate Professor Patrick Mercier Awarded 2020 San Diego County Engineering Council’s Outstanding Engineering Award
Awarded to one engineer in the San Diego County area annually for recognition of significant eng

PhD student Sadegh Riazi receives the Fall 2019 Jacobs Graduate Student Council Award
We are excited to announce that Sadegh Riazi is the recipient of the Fall 2019 Jacobs Graduate Student Council Award.

Professor Patrick Mercier awarded 2020 San Diego Engineering Council Outstanding Engineering Award
Professor Patrick Mercier has been awarded the 2020 San Diego County Engineering Council's Outstanding Engineering Award. Awarded to one engineer in the San Diego County area annually for recognition of significant engineering advancements and demonstrated leadership in professional societies, Prof.

2019 ECE Awards
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PhD student Pulak Sarangi (advised by Prof. Piya Pal) receives Best Student Paper Award
Ph.D student Pulak Sarangi (advised by Prof. Piya Pal) was awarded the Best Student Paper Award (First Position) at the 2019 IEEE International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing (IEEE CAMSAP), which was held in Guadalupe, Dec. 15-18, 2019.

Assistant Professor Siavash Mirarab Receives NSF CAREER Award
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Assistant Professor Piya Pal Wins Highly-Competitive Young Investigator Award
Assistant professor Piya Pal, an expert in signal processing, has received a 2019 Young Investigator
Award from the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) to advance the Navy’s sonar capabilities.
Each year, the ONR Young Investigator’s Program recognizes 25 early-career scientists for their

2018 Jacobs School of Engineering Department Award for Excellence
Congratulations to Samuel Sunarjo on his Award of Excellence!