Event Date: January 19, 2012

Location: Durham Convention Center (at the Durham City Center Marriott)

ECE faculty, graduate students, post docs, Pratt Fellows and staff are invited to participate in the first annual ECE Graduate Research Workshop. The workshop will include a series of oral presentations and a poster session by our graduate students, an alumni panel, and a banquet with an invited guest speaker.

This event is intended as a professional development opportunity for our students. We have invited select Ph.D. alumni from a wide array of career directions to participate in a panel discussion, and to share their experiences at Duke and in the workforce. These individuals will serve as role models for our current graduate students, providing both career guidance and inspiration.

Participation 

ECE students can participate in two ways: 1) by presenting their research, or 2) by simply attending the workshop. Abstracts were due by December 1, 2011 so registration is now open only for workshop attendance.

Online registration is now closed. ECE faculty, staff or students who have not already registered may still attend. Please 

Workshop Presentation Awards

We will present awards for the best workshop oral presentation and best poster presentation. The award will include $2,000 to travel to any conference in the world. We will also offer a new award to recognize the best Ph.D. thesis from the previous academic year, and will present a honorarium and plaque to the winner.

2010-2011 Best Dissertation Award

Dr. Sabarni Palit has been selected to receive the first annual Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award for her dissertation titled "Thin Film Edge Emitting Lasers and Polymer Waveguides Integrated on Silicon."  A December 2010 Ph.D. graduate, Dr. Palit was advised by Prof. Nan M. Jokerst.  The award will be presented to Dr. Palit at the workshop, and she will participate in the Alumni Panel.

Transportation and Parking

There will be a Carolina Livery shuttle bus running a continuous loop between the Science Drive Circle on Duke's West Campus and the Durham Convention Center throughout the day on Thursday, January 19th.  The shuttle will begin running from the circle at 7:30am and will run until 9:00pm.

If you prefer to drive to the workshop, you may park in the Center Parking Deck which is directly across the street from the main entrance of the Durham Convention Center (at the corner of Morgan and Foster Streets).  When you check-in with ECE staff at the workshop, please request a parking voucher.  You may present this voucher to the attendant when you exit the garage in lieu of payment.

Agenda

Thursday, January 19, 2012

8:00 - 8:40 Continental Breakfast (provided) and Welcoming Remarks

Prof. Larry Carin, Chair of ECE

8:40 - 10:20 Oral Presentations Session 1 - Devices/Nano/EM

Session Chair:  Prof. Martin Brooke

Abstracts for Session 1

10:20 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - 12:25 Oral Presentations Session 2 - Signal Processing

Session Chair: Prof. Loren Nolte 

Abstracts for Session 2 

12:25 - 1:30 Lunch (provided)

1:30 - 2:30 Alumni Panel Discussion and Q&A

Panel Moderator:  Prof. Nan M. Jokerst 

2:30 - 3:20 Break and Poster Preview

3:20 - 5:00 Oral Presentations Session 3 - Computer Engineering

Session Chair: Prof. Chris Dwyer

Abstracts for Session 3

5:00 - 5:30 Break / Hors d'oeuvres

5:30 - 7:30 Banquet

Featured Dinner Speaker, Dr. Raj Gupta 

7:30 - 9:00 Poster Session and Dessert