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Gary Woods

Gary Woods

Distinguished Professor in the Practice, Electrical and Computer and Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering

CONTACT

Duncan Hall 2097 | (713) 348-3598 | gary.woods@rice.edu

OFFICE HOURS

Regular office hours via Zoom in the evenings. Schedule an advising appointment using the link in the website section. You will receive a calendar invite for the time slot selected. If you need to cancel your appointment, please change the invite status to “decline” to free up the slot on the calendar.

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Dr. Woods received the Ph.D. and M.S. in Applied Physics from Stanford University. Dr. Woods is no stranger to Rice ECE, where he earned his B.A. in Physics and B.S.E.E. in 1988. He has taught Senior Design to all graduating B.S.E.E. majors since 2009. His teams have won the top prize at the OEDK Design Showcase four times since then, in 2010, 2014, 2015, and 2017.

In 2016 Dr. Woods won a George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, honoring Rice University's top teachers. The award is determined by alumni of the university. Dr. Woods is also the host of the annual "Moscars," the ELEC 305 video competition that challenges students to explain complex engineering topics through video.

Dr. Woods performs research in optical probing of integrated circuits, as well as research in ultra-low-cost medical devices for developing-world neonatal wards.

Education

1997 Ph.D. Applied Physics, Stanford University

1991 M.S. Applied Physics, Stanford University

1988 B.A. Physics, Rice University

1988 B.S. Electrical Engineering, Rice University

Honors & Awards

2016 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching

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