Congratulations to Our External Award Winners of 2022 (Fiscal Year)

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PhD student Alden N. Fisher selected for MTT-S Graduate Fellowship

The title of his research proposal is “Solid-State Plasma Switches for Reconfigurable High-Power RF Electronics.”

Alden N. Fisher, a graduate student in Purdue University’s Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been selected for a Graduate Fellowship from the Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) of IEEE. The title of his research proposal is “Solid-State Plasma Switches for Reconfigurable High-Power RF Electronics.” Fisher will receive the award at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium in San Diego, California, this June.

The IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship is an internationally competitive award whose recipients are selected on the basis of a research proposal and academic potential, and consists of a $6,000 fellowship and travel funding to the awards presentation.

“Receiving this award out of a global selection of exemplary students is an incredible honor,” said Fisher. “It demonstrates my hard work as an individual, as well as Purdue’s role in facilitating innovative thought and enabling impactful research.”

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Student Spotlight: Gabby Whitis

Gabby Whitis is a senior studying computer engineering. Outside the classroom she is a Purdue ECE Ambassador and is involved in Purdue’s Women in Engineering program

Gabby Whitis is a senior studying computer engineering. Outside the classroom she is a Purdue ECE Ambassador and is involved in Purdue’s Women in Engineering program. If you are a student or know a student that wants to be featured, please send an email

What inspired you to major in computer engineering? 

I was inspired to major in computer engineering after taking a web design class when I was a sophomore in high school. I was drawn to the aspect of trying to think like a computer and learning these new languages that can interact with technology on a new level.

What do you like about being a student in Purdue ECE? 

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