A new type of electronic sensor that might be used to quickly detect and classify bacteria for medical diagnostics and food safety has passed a key hurdle by distinguishing between dead and living bacteria cells.

Researchers have taken an important step toward deciphering the brain's complex neuroelectric communication system that could underlie sleep disorders and conditions such as Alzheimer's, epilepsy and schizophrenia.

Professor Furgason earned all his degrees from Purdue (BSEE 1969, MSEE 1970, PhD 1974), and joined our faculty ranks soon after. Over the years, Professor Furgason taught almost all of our EE undergraduate courses. His specialty was ECE 255, Introduction to Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design. He was at his best in the Electrical Engineering Design Projects (Senior Design for EEs). In this course, he worked closely with students to develop their design and analysis skills. He would always challenge the students to do their best. And, with his wry sense of humor, get them to figure out what they needed to do to get to their best.

A new highly efficient power amplifier for electronics could help make possible next-generation cell phones, low-cost collision-avoidance radar for cars and lightweight microsatellites for communications.

Some 40 years ago, when Hemant Thapar first considered where to attend graduate school, Purdue topped his list. For good reason. Highly ranked, the (then) School of Electrical Engineering produced some of the world's foremost research in his chosen area - circuits and systems. This year, Thapar (MSEE '77, PhD '79) is helping to make graduate school an easier option for students at his alma mater.

He also worked at LARS (the Laboratory for Application of Remote Sensing). He retired at age 70, in 1990.

Researchers at Purdue have been working on technology that may help pave the way for the future of artificial limbs.

Purdue researchers have developed a prototype system that could allow law enforcement and public safety agencies to tap into thousands of cameras located in numerous venues including parking garages, college campuses, national parks and highways.

The Outstanding Research Award recognizes students who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in research through publications, participation in professional organizations, and willingness to mentor others.

The award was presented for the paper entitled "Design and Implementation of an Intrinsically-Switched 22-43 GHz Tunable Bandstop Filter". The co-authors of the paper are Michael Sinanis and Professor Dimitrios Peroulis.