Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and Florida State University’s Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS), in collaboration with Colorado-based Advanced Conductor Technologies, have demonstrated a new, ready-to-use superconducting cable system — an improvement to superconductor technology that drives the development of technologies such as all-electric ships or airplanes.

With more than 53 patents to his name, Levasseur Tellis is an example of what is possible with a degree from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. Walking in the historic shoes of Granville Taylor Woods, the first Black American granted 49 patents, Tellis hopes to inspire students with his personal story. 

Transfer Student Spotlight

Engineering Senior Design Day happens every year in every engineering school in the nation, and FAMU-FSU College of engineering is no exception. It is an event filled with college students in suits scurrying through the school— mostly dark, serious suits with the flair of youth, and maybe colorful sneakers or a tie. Some students carry projects in their hands; other prototypes are so large it takes an entire team to cart them into the building.

FAMU-FSU electrical engineering graduate Satish Dhanasekaran was appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. 

Dhanasekaran currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer and will take the lead as President and CEO in May, after the retirement of Ron Nersesian, the current President and CEO of the company.

Jinyeong Moon, an assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, won the Best Paper Award at the 31st International Conference on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications. 

In partnership with researchers at the University of California, Irvine, Moon co-authored a paper for work that introduces a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural accelerator for low-power edge sensor nodes. The technology involves machine learning techniques for sensors.

NASA Aeronautics hopes to recruit the finest young minds from universities and industries in the nation to meet the challenge of sustainable aviation. Reducing aviation carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050 is just one of NASA’s goals getting support from NASA’s University Leadership Initiative (ULI) program.