Prashant Shankar

Degree: BS Electrical Engineering

Minor:  Political Science

Scholarships/Awards:  Doris and Olle Larsson Education Award (external award), James Scholar, Triangle Engineering Scholarship

Student organizations/extracurricular activities:  Triangle Fraternity (all four years), iRobotics (sophomore year), ESAA (junior year), Alma's Talking Dogs (junior and senior year)

What's next for you after graduation?  Working full-time in Austin, TX for Cirrus Logic!

Favorite memory from your time in ECE:  Finishing our successful Senior Design project. It really made me feel like an engineer and helped me gain more confidence in my abilities. 

Favorite ECE class: ECE 445 - Senior Design Project Laboratory

Future plans?  I have the same answer for all three: To make every place better than when I entered it. That involves passing on knowledge to coworkers/students, doing my best work, and being a positive influence to everyone around me. 

Special mention/thanks:  Former Professor Juan Jose Jaramillo Jiminex deserves a shout out for being a great teacher!

Advice for future Illinois ECE students: You don't have to be amazing at every single class or concept in ECE. Find your niche, and make yourself irreplaceable in it.