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Purdue University Prof. Vijay Raghunathan elevated to Fellow status with IEEE

Vijay Raghunathan, Purdue University's Vice President of Global Partnerships and Programs and Professor in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been selected for the 2024 class of Fellows with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Vijay Raghunathan, Purdue University’s Vice President of Global Partnerships and Programs and Professor in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been selected for the 2024 class of Fellows with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), effective January 1, 2024. This is the highest grade of membership the institute confers upon its members. It is a distinction reserved for select individuals whose extraordinary accomplishments have contributed to the advancement or application of engineering, science, and technology, bringing significant value to society.

ECE Prof. David J. Love one of three Purdue faculty named 2023 National Academy of Inventors fellows

The NAI Fellows Program celebrates academic inventors whose work spans multiple disciplines and exemplifies their collaboration, dedication and innovation to transform research into real-world commercial technologies that contribute to the betterment of society.

David J. Love, the Nick Trbovich Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is one of three Purdue University professors who have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Election as an NAI fellow is the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.

“I’m deeply honored to be named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, as the accolade serves as a testament to our work on problems of real-world importance to the wireless industry,” said Love, who leads the Purdue NextG Center for Communications and Sensing and holds 32 U.S. patents. “Purdue has a long history of research and innovation in communications and signal processing, and we all take great pride in continuing this tradition.”