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Mar
24

Final Exam: Bora Kim

  • March 24, 2026
  • Tuesday, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • HMNTL 2003
Mar
24

Prelim Exam: Xiuwen Zheng

  • March 24, 2026
  • Tuesday, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Beckman Institute 2169-Side Conference Room
Mar
25

Mini-symposium: Silicon nano-fluidics to monitor brain neuro-chemistry

  • March 25, 2026
  • Wednesday, 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • HMNTL 1000
Mar
28

IEEE Bit-by-Bit Hardware Hackathon

  • March 28, 2026
  • Saturday, All Day
  • ECEB 2015, 3081
Apr
4

AIM Partners Mental Math Competition

  • April 4, 2026
  • Saturday, 11:00 AM
  • Siebel Center for Computer Science
Apr
30

Undergraduate Research Symposium

  • April 30, 2026
  • Thursday, All Day
Mar
26

Quantum Semiconductor Frontiers: Sculpting Light from Earth to the Cosmos

  • March 26, 2026
  • Thursday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • 1002 Grainger Auditorium
Apr
9

TBA

  • April 9, 2026
  • Thursday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • 1002 Grainger Auditorium
Apr
30

TBA

  • April 30, 2026
  • Thursday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • 1002 Grainger Auditorium
Mar
25

ECE Explorations: Town Hall

  • March 25, 2026
  • Wednesday, 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM
  • ECEB 1002
Apr
1

ECE Explorations: Undergraduate Research Symposium - Power Electronics Circuits & Devices

  • April 1, 2026
  • Wednesday, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • ECEB 1002
Apr
8

ECE Explorations: Undergraduate Research Symposium - Photonics Lasers & Nanofabrication

  • April 8, 2026
  • Wednesday, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • ECEB 1002
Mar
28

DNA Sequencing: Solving a Giant Jigsaw Puzzle (without the picture on the box)

  • March 28, 2026
  • Saturday, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • ECEB 1015
Apr
18

Saturday Engineering for Everyone: Prof. Kiruba Haran

  • April 18, 2026
  • Saturday, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • ECEB 1015
May
2

Saturday Engineering for Everyone: Prof. Larry Lee

  • May 2, 2026
  • Saturday, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • ECEB 1015

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