NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Professor Matthew Kane has been selected to receive the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities. He is one of 30 recipients of the award, which is significant because there were 107 applicants from across the nation this year. See the list of 2008 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award Winners
  
  
• Professor J. R. Cruz was recognized on April 30, 2008 at the annual Tribute To The Faculty for more than 20 years of service to the University. Dr. Cruz joined ECE as a faculty member in 1982.
  
  
• Professor Zhisheng Shi was recognized as the first recipient of the Gerald Tuma Presidential Professorship on April 30, 2008 at the annual Tribute To The Faculty. Dr.Gerald Tuma was a faculty member in ECE for over 40 years and was a David Ross Boyd Professor (1966). Mrs. Eunice Tuma was present at the celemony and received special recognition from President Boren.
  
  
• The Fellowship Board of The Tau Beta Pi Association recently selected ECE undergraduate student Brandon Reed to receive a nationally-competitive Tau Beta Pi Scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year.
  
  
• After a rigorous, competitive selection process, ECE PhD student Da Zhang was selected to receive a 2008 Cleo Cross International Student Scholarship. Da Zhang was recognized at a recent ceremony held at Boyd House, hosted by OU First Lady Molly Shi Boren. Da Zhang joined ECE in 2004 and maintains a 4.0 GPA. He has published four journal papers as first author, including two IEEE Transactions papers. His major professor is Dr. Hong Liu, Smith Chair in Biomedical Engineering and George Lynn Cross Research Professor.
  
  
• ECE Ph.D student Lee Elizondo won first place in the Engineering category for his poster paper "Quantum Effects in IV-VI Semiconductor Nanostructures" at the OU Student Research and Performance Day held on Saturday, March 29, 2008.
  
  
• Visit CAREER SERVICE Web site to learn about the Career Services available for COE students.
  
  
  

• Professor Cliff Fitzmorris received the Brandon H. Griffith Award for Outstanding Faculty Member at the OU College of Engineering Banquet on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008. Congratulations to Professor Fitzmorris on this award that recognizes his outstanding support of CoE student activities!
  
  
• After more than 22 years of service to OU, Professor Fred Lee has decided to retire effective 1/1/08. Professor Lee has compiled an impressive list of accomplishments while at OU which includes receiving the Amoco Good Teaching Award in 1991, the "Electrical Power Research Award of Excellence" from the Electric Power Research Institute in 1995, and the UOSA Outstanding Professor Award in 1999. He was elected a Fellow of the IEEE in 1998. Further, he has contributed significantly to the economic development of Oklahoma as Co-Founder and current CEO of Power Costs, Inc.
  
  
• The University of Oklahoma invites applications for two new faculty positions. These positions are being established to further advance the University's strategic initiative to develop an internationally preeminent weather radar program (Radar Initiative) in collaboration with Federal and corporate partners. For more details, see the Job Announcement Flyer [PDF]