Justin Romberg receives PECASE
Rice DSP alum Justin Romberg has received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the nation's highest honor for professionals at the outset of their independent scientific research careers. He was among the 100 recipients of this award, who were named by President Barack Obama on July 9. The honorees will receive their awards this fall at a White House ceremony.
"These extraordinarily gifted young scientists and engineers represent the best in our country," President Obama said. "With their talent, creativity and dedication, I am confident that they will lead their fields in new breakthroughs and discoveries and help us use science and technology to lift up our nation and our world."
Awarded an Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award last summer, Justin was nominated for the PECASE award by the U.S. Department of Defense. He was one of 27 investigators selected for the ONR Young Investigator Awards last year from a group of over 200 applicants. Funding for Justin's ONR award lasts for three years and will fund his project, "Compressive Sampling for Next-Generation Data Acquisition." Justin's research focuses on the mathematics of data acquisition. In particular, he is interested in ways in which randomness can actually help in data acquisition, potentially reducing both the cost and the computational complexity of high-resolution sensing systems. This work will influence the design of next-generation analog-to-digital converters, radar imaging platforms, and MRI systems.