Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan Tech

WLUC TV6 quoted ECE Chair Wayne Weaver, and ECE faculty Trever Hassell and Yi Hu, in a story examining the feasibility of developing data centers in the UP. Watch the newscast here https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2026/02/25/tv6-investigates-data-centers-up/

6 ECE students received a scholarship through the IEEE Power and Energy Society Scholarship Plus Initiative! Students can receive up to $10,000 over three years. Selection criteria is based on students' academic performance, interests aligning with the power and energy engineering field, personal strengths, and Michigan Tech's power and energy engineering curriculum. Recipients pictured L to R: Anthony Nelson, Garrett Waite, Casey Hartman, Ethan Rice, Megan Kennedy, and Matiyos Theilman. Learn more about the award at https://ee-scholarship.org/

ECE Assistant Teaching Professor Shane Oberloier was selected for the 2025 CTL Instructional Award in the category "Large Class Teaching." The award was presented by the Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning at a recent luncheon where Shane gave a brief presentation on his work that earned him the teaching award. Read about Shane's nomination to the 2025 Deans' Teaching Showcase from where winners were selected https://www.mtu.edu/ttoday/?issue=2025-01-17 -oberloier-selected-for-deansrsquo-teaching-showcase Congratulations, Shane!!

Congratulations to Teaching Professor Kit Cischke for his distinguished service to the Enterprise Program! Kit has served as an Enterprise advisor for 15 years and is one of the founders of the Wireless Communications Enterprise (WCE). Read about Kit's award on the Enterprise Blog https://blogs.mtu.edu/enterprise/2025/04/distinguished-service-awards-kit-cischke/

Best of luck today to all the Design Expo participants!

“Where did you find her?” I hear to this day. “She’s a gem,” said several faculty members. “Don’t sign her retirement paperwork!” joked Chair Jin Choi, are quotes taken from the nomination letter for ECE Administrative Aide Dawn Pichette, who won the 2024 Making a Difference Award in the category, "Behind the Scenes." Congratulations, Dawn! We are so proud of you. Read the story on the Staff Council webpage https://www.mtu.edu/staffcouncil/awards-events/making-difference/current-year-recipients/