STUDENTS Mayeli Published in Journal of Neuroscience Methods Ahmad Mayeli, doctoral student in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, had his master's thesis accepted in the Journal of Neuroscience Methods, a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering scientific techniques and protocols used in any branch of neuroscience research. The thesis, titled "Real-time EEG Artifact Correction during fMRI using ICA," was published in the September issue of the journal. Mayeli's advisers are Hazem Refai, Williams Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Jerzy Bodurka, associate professor in the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering and chief technology officer for the Laureate Institute for Brain Research.
Murray Receives FHWA Fellowship Cameron D. Murray, doctoral student in the School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, received a 2016 Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship from the Federal Highway Administration. The award provides funding for one year of graduate study to cover tuition, stipend and travel to the Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting.
OU NSBE Chapter Brings Home Awards From Regional Conference
• The Esprit de Corps Award Jayde Williams, computer engineering sophomore • Academic Excellence Outreach Award Salomon Mbouombouo Rodriquez • First Place, Elevator Pitch Competition Michele Tchindge • First Place, Academic Bowl Ashley Medice, Jared Alex, Whitney Sennet, Juliana France, Olivia Smith, Aria Lewis, Ernest Hammond and Dominique Menser
Helps' Paper Receives Four Awards Recent electrical engineering graduate, Tyler Helps, received four awards for his paper titled “Enhancement of a Bluetooth Battery Management System.” The paper presents a Bluetooth-based Battery Management System that uses modern balancing technology and a wireless connection to replace traditional wire bundles inside of multicell battery packs. By integrating contemporary cell management technology with the mobile systems consumers carry in their pocket every day, one can combine the safety and care of battery management with the ultimate convenience of wireless connectivity. Helps' paper received the following awards: 1st place – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Paper Competition in February 2016 at the Ford AV in Oklahoma City. 2nd place – North Area Student Paper Competition in March 2016. The North Area serves the Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Southern Illinois region. Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Research - Phi Kappa Phi at the University of Oklahoma’s Undergraduate Research Day in April 2016 in Norman, Oklahoma. 2nd place – IEEE Region Five Paper Competition in April 2016 in Kansas City.
The OU chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers attended the annual regional NSBE Conference Nov. 10-13 in Houston. Under the leadership of Cioré Taylor, president, the chapter's theme was "The Re-Brand Year." The chapter was actively involved in all aspects of the conference, including the elevator pitch competition, debaters competition, academic bowl and talent show. Conference organizers rewarded the students for their participation, timeliness, professional dress and engagement with exclusive preliminary access to the career fair. Awards won include: • Outstanding Chapter of the Oklahoma Zone • Outstanding Chapter President Cioré Taylor
Spiers New Technology, Oklahoma City, and the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology provided funding for Helps’ research. His advisers were School of Electrical and Computer Engineering instructor Jacob Henderson and Research Assistant Professor, John Dyer. Helps accepted a position at National Instruments in Austin, Texas.
Bree Cooper Awarded Nicholas Chopey Scholarship The Southwest Chemical Association named Bree Cooper, senior chemical engineering major, the awardee of the Nicholas Chopey Scholarship at its annual June Scholarship Luncheon in Houston. Cooper was the recipient of $4,000 for her essay explaining where she thinks she could make the greatest impact in the engineering industry and why her contributions would be important to the industry itself.
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