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WNCG Student Startup Top Finalist in TWS Autotech Showcase

Nov. 15, 2016
Radiosense, an Austin-based startup that provides precise positioning for automated vehicles, recently placed in the top three at Texas Wireless Summit (TWS) 2016’s Autotech Startup Showcase. Radiosense was founded by WNCG student and CEO Andrew Kerns, fellow student Daniel Shepard and alum Ken Pesyna. Produced as a partnership between TWS and the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) and sponsored by Rohde and Schwarz, the TWS showcase identified promising autotech startups from across the country and created a distinct platform for exposure and industry engagement.
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Prof. Andrea Alù Named Recipient of ACS Photonics Young Investigator Award and Lectureship

Feb. 17, 2016
Prof. Andrea Alù has been named the recipient of the inaugural ACS Photonics Young Investigator Award and Lectureship from the American Chemical Society (ACS). The award “honors the contributions of one individual, within the first 5-10 years of an independent research career, who has made major impacts on the field of photonics.” Prof. Alù will receive the award and be the plenary speaker at META’16, the 7th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, in Malaga, Spain in July 2016.
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Student Startup Brings Precise Positioning to Mass Market

May 13, 2015
Imagine drawing a light painting using a phone’s antenna and GPS system. Imagine a world of virtual reality, where buildings are perfect replicas of their real-world counterparts, down to the exact height of a piece of gum stuck under a desk. Where a person cannot only see their location on the street but also the exact height and orientation of their mobile device in hand. This world of imagination and precise positioning is now becoming a reality, and through the efforts of WNCG students, even finding its way to market.