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Johnny Felts, a graduate student in mechanical science and engineering, has received a National Research Council postdoctoral fellowship, one of the top postdoctoral fellowships in the country for science and engineering students.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) has announced the establishment of the Andrew T. Yang Research Award, made possible by a $1 million donation from alumnus Andrew T. Yang (MSEE ’86, PhD ’89). Yang is committed to encouraging ECE ILLINOIS students to engage in high-risk research projects which may lead to early entrepreneurial experience and success.

Craig Zilles, an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, was one of five recipients of the 2013 Illinois Student Senate Teaching Excellence Award. More than 615 nominations were received for this year’s recognition.

Milton Feng, the Nick Holonyak Jr. Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been awarded the 2013 R.W. Wood Prize by the Optical Society (OSA) for his contribution to the invention and realization of the transistor laser, which delivers both an electrical signal and a coherent laser output simultaneously, providing the basis for a revolutionary new higher speed electronic-photonic integrated circuit. The transistor laser was invented in 2003 by Feng and ECE Professor Nick Holonyak, Jr.