ECE Recognizes Graduate Students with Department Awards
March 24, 2025
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering recently recognized two of its graduate students with 2024 departmental awards. The winners were recognized in front of faculty, students, staff, and the ECE Advisory Board this spring.
ECE Interim Department Head Pat Donohoe presented the winning graduate students with their awards.
Sabyasachi Biswas accepting the award from ECE Interim Department Head Pat Donohoe (left) and major professor John Ball (right).
The ECE 2024 Best Graduate Researcher is Sabyasachi Biswas. His major professors are ECE Professor John Ball and Ali Gurbuz, who is now an Associate Professor at North Carolina State University.
The Best Graduate Researcher Award is to recognize one of the department’s graduate students for outstanding work in researching. The ECE Graduate Committee selects the winner of the research award based on the submissions. Applicants are chosen based on publications, conference papers, oral presentations and other awards and memberships.
Chase Robinson accepting the award from ECE Interim Department Head Pat Donohoe (left) and major professor Jean Mohammadi-Aragh (right).
The 2024 Best Teaching Assistant Award goes to Chase Robinson. His major professor is Dr. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, and he has been working with ECE’s Foundations in ECE and Foundations in Design courses.
ECE’s Teaching Assistant Award was created to recognize an outstanding graduate student who is serving as one of the department’s TAs. The awardee is determined by student evaluations, and it was created to show appreciation for their work in the labs that they lead.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University consists of 27 faculty members (including seven endowed professors), seven professional staff, and over 700 undergraduate and graduate students, with approximately 100 being at the Ph.D. level. With a research expenditure of over $14.24 million, the department houses the largest High Voltage Laboratory among North American universities.