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060107: Department Mourns the Loss of Professor Edward Titlebaum
Professor Titlebaum's scientific and academic career spanned five decades. After completing his undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he attended Cornell University and earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1965. He joined the faculty of the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Rochester in 1964, and he remained an active member of the Department until his recent passing. 081208: Rochester Professor to Co-Direct Go Tournament at World's First 'Mind Olympics' in Beijing Thomas Hsiang, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Rochester, has been selected to co-direct the Go tournament at the first World Mind Sports Games, to be held in Beijing, China, Oct. 3 to 18. January, 2008: ECE PhD Alumnus Michael Fisher: Patent Attorney Michael Fisher earned his BS, MS, and PhD, all in Electrical Engineering, from the University of Rochester. Finishing his PhD in 1993, he took an unusual career path for someone so thoroughly grounded in engineering: in 2000, he earned his JD from Columbia University. In April 2007, Dr. Fisher returned to the ECE Department to speak to students about patent law. Approximately seventy-five students attended his talk, Careers in Patent Law and So You Want to Be a Technology Entrepreneur? Create a Smart Patent Strategy for Your Company's Inventions, where they learned about legal careers and about some of the business and legal aspects of developing new technology. Topics included key ways to protect and use intellectual property using patents. |
The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering is sad to report the loss of Professor Edward Titlebaum, who passed away in Homestead, Florida from a stroke on May 27, 2009. Professor Titlebaum was born in 1937.