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Bala Natarajan named University Distinguished Professor
The professor of electrical engineering and director of CPSWin has been awarded K-State's highest academic title. -
Turning K-State research into real-world solutions
As part of One K-State Research Week 2026, the university is recognizing inventors who received patents and plant variety protection certificates in 2024 and 2025. This week’s 2026 Inventors and Breeders Ceremony celebrated 36 inventors and breeders who are leading K-State innovations in new varieties of wheat, graphene and carbon nanomaterials, agricultural engineering, entomology, animal health and many other disciplines. -
2026 Engineering Ambassadors selected to represent the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering
Thirty-one student leaders in Kansas State University'sCarl R. Ice College of Engineeringhave been selected to represent the college through the Engineering Ambassadors organization. - Powering the future: K-State engineering secure energy systems
The energy landscape is more dynamic than ever and demands engineers who can innovate across the spectrum of power systems that generate and deliver today’s energy. Each of the college’s eight academic departments are meeting this challenge head on, training the next generation of global technological leaders and conducting cutting-edge research that is redefining how Kansans power their lives, both now and into the future.
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Ashfaq Khokhar named dean of K-State’s Carl R. Ice College of Engineering
Following a national search, the Office of the Provost has appointed Ashfaq Khokhar as dean of Kansas State University’s Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, effective Aug. 2. -
Carl R. Ice College of Engineering adopts dedicated advising model
As part of a universitywide initiative to improve student success through enhanced academic advising, the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering has adopted a professional advising model that ensures each student has a dedicated advisor trained to deliver the specialized support students need to thrive.
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K-State student gains real-world engineering experience
When McKinley Robb, a sophomore in electrical engineering, walked into her first day as an intern with Black & Veatch, she carried with her more than a resume. She brought the skills, confidence and support network she has built at K-State—resources she credits with helping her earn the competitive position and thrive in it. - Evergy recognized as Carl R. Ice College of Engineering 2025 Company of the Year
The Carl R. Ice College of Engineering is honoring Evergy as its 2025 Company of the Year in recognition of Evergy's outstanding commitment to engineering education, professional excellence and community engagement. - Undergraduates partner with Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation on renewable energy solutions
Kansas State University faculty members, Hongyu Wu, associate professor in the Mike Wiegers department of electrical and computer engineering, LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin and Mariah Dray in the department of horticulture and natural resources, hosted five undergraduates for a six-week summer research experience through the National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, or EPSCoR. -
Electrical and computer engineering department names next department head
Samee Khan, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Mississippi State University, has been named head of the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Kansas State University, effective July 7.
- Natarajan recognized by K-State as outstanding graduate faculty member
Bala Natarajan, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was one of two outstanding graduate faculty members to receive the prestigious 2024-2025 Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper Foundation Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award. - Carl R. Ice College of Engineering programs receive ABET accreditation
Three undergraduate programs in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineeringat Kansas State University have received accreditation for the first time by ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. - Guo receives NSF grant to enhance cybersecurity for biological data infrastructure
Xiaolong Guo, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is working to provide robust cybersecurity tools for artificial intelligence applications in bioinformatics through the creation of an automated framework designed to ensure accurate and secure data. - Guo receives CAREER award to develop AI tools to detect computer hardware security risks
Xiaolong Guo, assistant professor in theMike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received a $490,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award, known as a CAREER award, to develop an automated tool to detect security issues in computer hardware without human effort or specialized knowledge. - Wildcat Wind Power takes third at national DOE Collegiate Wind Competition
Kansas State University's Wildcat Wind Power team took third place at the 2024 Collegiate Wind Competition, a U.S. Department of Energy event held in Minneapolis in May. - Jesse Schriner named Kansas State University Alumni Fellow
Jesse Schriner is one of 12 distinguished Kansas State University alumni honored as 2024 Alumni Fellows. Schriner is an Alumni Fellow for the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering and will be on campus to present guest lectures April 17-18. - Engineering Hall of Fame to induct pair of new members
The Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University will induct an accomplished internet communications platform officer and a trailblazing computer science professor into its Hall of Fame at the Seaton Society Award Celebration on March 1.
- Wu receives collaborative NSF grant to build sustainable infrastructure for tribal communities
Hongyu Wu, associate professor in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, has received a grant of more than $1.1 million from the National Science Foundation to engineer and develop sustainable microgrid infrastructure to improve the reliability of power systems in Indigenous nations. - Four engineering faculty members receive named positions
Katie Loughmiller, Arslan Munir, Punit Prakash and Hongyu Wu all recently received named positions in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering. - Wu receives Department of Defense grant to build security test bed for all-electric ships
Hongyu Wu, Kansas State University associate professor of engineering, has received a more than $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense's Office of Naval Research to build a high-fidelity, cyber-physical test bed for all-electric ships. - K-State engineering professor to lead nearly $1M community project on energy resilience
Bala Natarajan, Kansas State University engineering professor, will lead a nearly $1 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy aimed at developing an analysis and planning tool that will enhance community power grid resilience in Ford County. - Symposium on Solar Energy for Rural Kansas held at K-State
Anil Pahwa, Hongyu Wu and Bala Natarajan hosted the Symposium on Solar Energy for Rural Kansas on Aug. 7. The symposium welcomed several guest speakers who spoke about their experiences and opportunities for advancing solar energy in rural communities. - Wildcat Wind Power tops national DOE Collegiate Wind Competition for second consecutive year
Kansas State University's Wildcat Wind Power team repeated as the winner of the 2023 Collegiate Wind Competition, a U.S. Department of Energy event in Boulder, Colorado. - K-State team designs web application for dengue data visualization and case prediction
Dengue fever remains a significant public health concern in many tropical and subtropical countries, and there is still a need for a system that can effectively combine global risk assessment with timely incidence forecasting. - K-State robotics team to compete at nationals after sweeping regional competition
A group from the Kansas State University Robotics Competition Team will compete for a national championship this weekend after sweeping first and second place at its regional competition in April. - Scoglio honored as university distinguished professor
Caterina Scoglio, recipient of the Paslay Professorship in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Steve Hsu keystone research scholar, was one of five professors honored as university distinguished professors, the highest faculty title bestowed at K-State. - Scoglio receives grant to study disease spread and long-distance dispersal of pathogens
Caterina Scoglio, professor in the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received a U.S. Department of Agriculture – Research Education and Economics grant to study long-distance dispersal and disease spread of six model hosts and pathogens.
- Engineering student receives award from Kansas Prevention Collaborative
Abby Aguilar, sophomore in biomedical engineering, received the 2022 Kansas Prevention Young Leader Award from the Kansas Prevention Collaborative at its annual conference in Wichita. - Carl R. Ice College of Engineering honors pair with Sue Barsamian Awards for Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
The awards, endowed and first presented by alumna Sue Barsamian in 2021, were given to Abby Aguilar, sophomore in biomedical engineering, and Melanie Derby, associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering. - Two engineering doctoral students on winning team of international cybersecurity event
Two doctoral students in electrical and computer engineering at Kansas State University were part of a four-member team that won the 2022 HACK@SEC virtual cybersecurity event. - Wu awarded Lucas-Rathbone Professorship in Engineering
Hongyu Wu, Michelle Munson-Serban Simu Keystone research scholar and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been awarded a Lucas-Rathbone Professorship in Engineering at K-State. The five-year appointment carries annual funding to be used in support of his designation as a highly regarded K-State educator and researcher in the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. - Mirafzal awarded Louie T. Marshall Engineering Professorship
Behrooz Mirafzal, professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been awarded the first Louie T. Marshall Engineering Professorship at K-State. The five-year appointment carries annual funding to be used in support of his designation as a highly regarded K-State educator and researcher in the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. - Two electrical and computer engineering faculty recognized by IEEE
Anil Pahwa and Caterina Scoglio, both faculty members of the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, were recently recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE. - Wildcat Wind Power notches first-ever win at DOE's Collegiate Wind Competition
Kansas State University's Wildcat Wind Power team won the 2022 Collegiate Wind Competition, a U.S. Department of Energy event in San Antonio May 16-18. - Natarajan leads K-State portion of $24 million NSF investment in resilient, socially equitable infrastructure
Ensuring that infrastructure is equipped to support all communities after a disaster, including historically underserved groups that often receive less aid in the aftermath, is the aim of a new five-year, $24 million statewide initiative funded by the National Science Foundation. - K-State to compete at nationals after sweeping top spots at regional collegiate robotics competition
Two teams from the Kansas State University Robotics Competition Team will compete at the National Robotics League Championship and College Invitational Friday, May 20, and Saturday, May 21, after sweeping first and second place at the regional competition in April. - Electrical and computer engineering annual awards
The Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering hosted its ninth annual awards banquet on May 3, celebrating the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff. - Schmitz selected for NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship
Ceci Schmitz, senior in electrical engineering, was selected for the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship. She will attend Duke University in the fall to pursue her doctorate in biomedical engineering. - Three alumni honored with induction to Engineering Hall of Fame
The Carl R. Ice College of Engineering will induct Michelle Munson, EE' 96, into its Hall of Fame at the Seaton Society Award Celebration on March 5. - Wu receives NSF CAREER award for power grid defense project
Hongyu Wu, Michelle Munson-Serban Simu Keystone research scholar and associate professor in the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Kansas State University, has received a $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development, or CAREER, Award from the National Science Foundation. - Carl R. Ice College of Engineering remains top choice for engineers in Kansas in 2021
The Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University remains the top choice in Kansas for future engineers, boasting the largest number of graduates and currently enrolled students of any engineering school in the state in 2021. - Electrical and computer engineering department names winners of Fall Senior Design Expo
The Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering hosted its semiannual Senior Design Expo on Dec. 7, 2021, in the Engineering Hall Atrium. Four teams presented projects to faculty, staff, students and guests.
- Scoglio and Valent earn Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award for excellence in research, graduate teaching
Internationally recognized researchers in network science and plant diseases are being recognized as the 2021-2022 Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper Foundation Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award recipients at Kansas State University. - Kim awarded NSF grant to develop next-generation wound treatment
Jungkwun "JK" Kim, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received a National Science Foundation grant to develop a next-generation wound treatment that also resists infection through microneedle-mediated adaptive phototherapy. - Pair of engineering faculty members receive named positions
Behrooz Mirafzal and Hayder Rasheed are each recent recipients of named positions in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering. - Mirafzal publishes textbook on power electronics
Behrooz Mirafzal, professor in the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the author of a textbook titled "Power Electronics in Energy Conversion Systems," recently published by McGraw Hill. - Wu appointed associate editor for IEEE journals
Hongyu Wu, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been appointed an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics journals. - Fateh awarded NSF grant to develop smart coil technology for AC motors
Fariba Fateh, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received a National Science Foundation grant to develop smart coil technology for use in high-performance alternating current, or AC, motor drives. - Scoglio awarded USDA grant to develop tool to estimate insect pathogen risk
Caterina Scoglio, professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received a U.S. Department of Agriculture — Research Education and Economics grant to develop a computer tool used to estimate the risk for arthropod-transmitted pathogens. - Electrical and computer engineering department hosts Senior Design Expo
The Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering hosted its annual Senior Design Expo on May 4 in the Engineering Hall atrium. - Bateman Scholarships
The Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University has announced the first six recipients of its inaugural John H. Bateman Scholarship, which recognizes select outstanding students who plan to major in engineering at the university. - Congratulations to Brianna Wagoner, Electrical Engineering
The junior honorary at Kansas State University, Chimes, has selected members for the 2021-2022 academic year.