1. Academy of ECE Travel Awards

2. Funding
Operating account provided funds for $4,500 of student travel

3. Selection Criteria Individuals and Teams Purpose Maximum Funding Level
Individuals had to be EE and/or CpE majors
Teams had to have a minimum of two EE and/or CpE majors
Purpose
Travel to conference or symposium to present paper or poster
Travel to design competition
Maximum Funding Level
Individuals: $500
Teams: $1,000
Both undergraduate and graduate students funded

4. Award Summary 4 Individuals 4 Teams All graduate students $1,700 total
All undergraduate students
$2,800 total
13 Undergraduate EE/CpE students on teams traveling
Total of 52 S&T students traveling (some graduate students)
Approx. 160 S&T students participate on funded teams

5. Recipients - Individuals
Seaar Al-Dobooni
Graduate Student
2017 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks
Mobile Robot Control Based on Hybrid Neuro-Fuzzy Value Gradient Reinforcement Learning
May, 2017, Anchorage, AK
$200

6. Recipients - Individuals
Atieh Talebzadehghahroudi
Graduate Student
2017 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
2017 USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting
Wideband nonfoster Microstrip Patch Antenna
IEEE AP-S Student Design Contest: CubeSat Antenna
July, 2017, San Diego, CA
$500

7. Recipients - Individuals
Ahmad Alzahrani
Graduate Student
2017 Power and Energy Conference at Illinois
Analysis and Design of Bipolar Dickson DC-DC Converter
February, 2017, Urbana, IL
$500

8. Recipients - Individuals
Vikram Roy Chowdhury
Graduate Student
2017 IEEE Green Tech Conference
Paper: Control of a Three Phase Grid Connected Inverter Mimicking a Synchronous Machine with Fault Ride Through Capability
March, 2017, Denver, CO
$500

9. Recipients - Individual
S&T Rocket Design Team
Seth Kitchen
Undergraduate Students
16 Students Traveling
Intercollege Rocket Engineering Competition
June, 2017, Las Cruces, NM
$500

10. Recipients - Teams S&T IEEE Robotics Team
Bradley Hobbs, Ryan Vasquez, Alexander Lopez, Jacob Humphrey and Blake Krodinger
5 students traveling
Undergraduate Students
IEEE Region 5 Conference Robotics Competition
March, 2017, Denver, CO
$800

11. Recipients - Teams S&T Formula SAE Team Chance Proctor and David Piel
Undergraduate Students
15 Students Traveling
Formula SAE Competition at Michigan International Speedway
May, 2017, Brooklyn, MI
$1,000

12. Recipients - Teams S&T Mars Rover Design Team
Gdenga Osibodu, Emily Sansone, Katie Brinker, Drue Satterfield
Undergraduate Students
16 Students Traveling
University Rover Challenge
May 2017, Hanksville, UT
$500

13. Conclusion
Thank you for your support of S&T students and design teams