Hubert (Hubie) Payne is the Vice President and manager of Analog Engineering Operations for Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated. He earned a B.S. at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering through FSU in 1997. As an executive and leader driving innovation and effective technical solutions, he leads a global team responsible for providing engineering support and driving down production costs across tens of thousands of integrated circuits.
Florida State University’s Center for Advanced Power Systems and the Colorado-based Advanced Conductor Technologies LLC are taking a big step in the world of superconductor technology that could have major implications for naval, aviation and power grid applications.
The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is hosting a Hackathon sponsored by Intel during the first weekend in September. The event, on September 7-8, 2018, is open to students from all majors from either Florida A&M University or Florida State University. Students will learn about the social and ethical impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) through a series of workshops, hands-on interactive labs, technical talks and a design competition.
For the fourth year, the FSU Graduate School will conduct the Three-Minute Thesis™ (3MT) Finalist Competition at 6:00 PM, November 27, 2018, in the Durell Peaden Auditorium, FSU College of Medicine.
As the 2019 Florida Legislative Session begins in March, Florida State will request funding in recognition of its preeminence and performance to support the university’s continued efforts to hire world-class faculty and scholars, advance its professional and graduate degree programs, support academic excellence and maintain its facilities.
Shonda Bernadin, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is pretty proud of her Bossbots team. She coached her FIRST LEGO® League robotics team of fifth through seventh-graders to a winning a spot in the regionals after a challenging scrimmage in January.
For the FSU-FAMU College of Engineering, research and multiculturalism are the most significant factors in the school’s rising national ranking.
According to Murray Gibson, dean of the shared college, they have increased their rankings by about 19 points in the last two years. He says it’s all due to their messaging and their research funding.
Students at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering will work with the State of Florida and FEMA specialists on projects involved in the recovery of the Panhandle from Hurricane Michael.
Russell Cooks Jr., an electrical and computer engineering student at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, had something to prove when he first arrived on campus.
Thomas Harrison, Ph.D. passed away on the morning of Dec. 17, 2018 in Tallahassee. Dr. Harrison was an electrical engineering professor at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and was the chair of the electrical and computer engineering department from 1988 to 1996. Before joining academia, he was an engineer at IBM.
Simon Foo, Ph.D., Harrison's colleague in the department and also a former chair, said of him: