Congratulations to Connor Olsen for passing his PhD qualifying exam! Students in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. program are required to answer several questions relating to their dissertation topic, perform a deep review of the literature, and turn in a written response. The responses are then reviewed by Connor’s Ph.D. committee, who vote on the quality of the work. Connor’s competition of his qualifying exam signifies that he has the background knowledge and research foresight necessary to complete his Ph.D. research. Congrats Connor! We look forward to seeing your exciting research coming up.