Electrical & Computer Engineering Newsletter: August 2023
Message From the Chair
Golden Knights in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department change the world. This issue of our newsletter offers an array of stories that exemplify the impactful work members of our community do in all stages of their careers.
— Paul McGrath, Professor/Chair of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Future in Research
An NSF grant will fund 10 students per summer in the Research Experiences for Undergraduate program for another three years. The students work closely with faculty mentors to investigate novel high-performance computing solutions for a variety of engineering problems that are critical to national security, scientific discovery and technological innovation.
Alumnus Address
Rajan Raghavan MS’82 keynoted May's graduate commencement ceremony. A serial entrepreneur, Raghavan is a University trustee and founder of The Fabric, which co-creates cloud infrastructure companies with other entrepreneurs.
Prof in Japan
Prof. Dana Barry traveled to Japan to provide women with tips for pursuing research opportunities. She also shared her unique and creative career experience with students.
Top ROI
Clarkson is consistently named a best-value college known for giving students a great return on their investment. We recently placed in the Top 40 on Stacker’s list of the 100 colleges whose grads go on to earn the most. The Stacker rankings, compiled using PayScale data, also highlighted that Clarkson grads report salaries more than 10 percent higher than the national average.