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Summer 2006, Volume XXXI

		Winter 2005-2006, Volume XL Jack Kilby, 1923–2005 Cancer claims Nobel laureate, ECE alumnus Department head’s message Flexible tactile sensors could help robots work better Room-temperature transistor laser is a step closer to commercialization ECE professor heads up genome project Teaching computers to talk An ECE star Swenson pioneered radio astronomy at Illinois, and a lot more Two ECE faculty members receive endowed chairs Adesida leads Illinois researchers as part of nanomedicine team Professor William R. Perkins retires ECE welcomes six new faculty members Oscar Gaddy, Illinois Alumnus and professor, dies Faculty news ECE 110: Introducing freshmen to the profession ECE seeks input for accreditation process Katsinas, Hill join ECE staff Alumni Association Board president’s message ECE Alumni Board new member: Dirk Meyer ECE Alumni Board new member: Denise Turic ECE Alumni Board new member: Christopher George ECE Alumni Board new member: Kevin Warren Mary Wood Celebrates 80th birthday with ECE Undergraduate research benefits from an alumni-supported fund Alumnus finds big clue in bird navigation riddle Featured alumni careers Ubell: A patent success Engineering Twins Read My Lips: ECE Alum Boosts Computers’ Ability to Hear Danner: Handyman’s career takes a turn for the better Google: A High Impact Career Leaving ECE ECE celebrates alumni achievement at banquet College service award goes to ECE alum Huang wins Okawa Prize
		Spring 2005, Volume XXXIX New Illinois institute focuses expertise on "trust" Symposium brings MRI into focus Professor's work may fix many of life's glitches A century later, HKN still nurtures leadership The Vermilion River Observatory: Two decades of radio astronomy in ECE Etched in stone: Tucker's theory transforms radio astronomy Sparking a power electronics revolution TV or not TV? If that is the question, Mitch Altman may have the answer Connexions shares educational materials globally Bardeen Quadrangle and Garden dedicated EM course is gateway to many career paths Former head Trick retires Faculty News Department Head's Message ECE welcomes new faculty members Fab Lab course pioneer Anner dies Early woman graduate fondly recalls student days Alumni Association Board president's message Sterling credits ECE faculty for shaping her career Distinguished alumni honored at banquet Alumni Class Notes Proud alumnus shared good fortune with new generation ECE alumni to lead two National Academies ECE alumni elected to National Academy of Engineering Farewell reception for Kushner
		Summer 2004, Volume XXXVIII LED inventors & innovators win 2002 National Medal of Technology Department head's message Etching holes in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers creates better beam New light-emitting transistor could revolutionize electronics industry Jack Ingram: power forward and power engineering ECE professor is wafer “matchmaker” Heterostructures bond, but coolly Student team wins second place in Future Energy Challenge A supreme Illinois invention: Frequency independent antennas Holonyak wins coveted prize for invention College sponsors cyber security forum Coleman invested as first Intel Alumni Endowed Chair Hwu invested as first Sanders–AMD endowed chair ECE faculty honored with professorships Engineers receive prestigious university alumni awards Alumnus develops life-saving technology Floyd Dunn: finding sound uses for sound Power systems faculty member Pai retires Faculty News Albright's best and brightest: An ECE 353 legacy From Ohm's law to patent law Alumni Association Board president's message Nichols: Managing Intel's North American computer labs Bruning: Sculpting his company's success in precision optics Alumni class notes Network administrator Cicone retires Parsons retires from counseling office HKN Centennial Conference at UIUC Alumni to receive awards at September banquet