Electrical engineering professor Visvesh Sathe receives 2020 Intel Outstanding Researcher Award

, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received a from Intel Corporation for a project seeking to create more energy-efficient computer architecture.

A professor of biosystems and computing, Sathe was one of 18 91×ÔÅÄers to receive the award, which annually recognizes exceptional contributions made by those conducting Intel-sponsored 91×ÔÅÄ at universities.

Sathe conducts 91×ÔÅÄ in a variety of areas applicable to circuits and architectures for low-power computing and biomedical systems. The 91×ÔÅÄ that brought him the award seeks to address computing inefficiencies created by “guard bands,” which are added to computer processors to help them keep operating despite changes in temperature and supply voltage.

Read an on the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering website.

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Chemistry’s Alexandra Velian named a 2021 Cottrell Scholar

The Research Corporation for Science has named , assistant professor of chemistry, one of its 25 Cottrell Scholars for 2021.

The honors early career teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics and astronomy with discretionary awards for 91×ÔÅÄ. Each award comes with $100,000 “to foster advancements in 91×ÔÅÄ and educational accomplishments.” The scholars are chosen through a peer-review process based on candidates’ innovative 91×ÔÅÄ proposals as well as educational programs.

Velian’s is titled “Synthesis of Functional Metal Chalcogenide Lattices Using Symmetry-Encoded, Atomically Precise Clusters.” Cottrell Scholars are eligible to compete for additional funding later in their careers and meet annually to network and exchange ideas.

Read an on the Department of Chemistry website.

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iSchool’s Karen Fisher, Jacob O. Wobbrock receive Google Inclusion awards

and , professors in the Information School, are among 16 of inaugural 2020 Google Awards for Inclusion Research.

The award, to be given annually, supports academic 91×ÔÅÄ in computing and technology that addresses the needs of underrepresented populations. Each award comes with $60,000.

Fisher’s grant — which she shares with Yacine Ghamri-Doudane of in France — will support their work in designing culturally sensitive mobile technology for young Syrian refugee

women in Jordan. Such devices, and social media, can be crucial lifelines to refugees in the ongoing war.

Wobbrock’s award will support his work in creating an ability-based mobile toolkit to help programmers build applications that are aware of and responsive to the user’s abilities. A professor of human-computer interaction, Wobbrock is the founding co-director of the UW Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences, or .

Read more about and on the iSchool website.

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