Congratulations to Marshall Trout for passing his PhD qualifying exam! Students in the Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD program are required to review two research articles related to their research and then provide a written and oral report. The committee then asks about questions about the research field and their research direction. Marshall's competition of his qualifying exam signifies that he has the background knowledge and research foresight necessary to complete his PhD research. Congrats Marshall! We look forward to seeing your exciting research coming up.