Wednesday Tech Forums are weekly gatherings for undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering students to learn more about career opportunities, academic support, student organizations, and more.
WTF is held every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. during fall and spring semesters in the iSuite in Evans Hall. Lunch is provided.
WTF Upcoming Events
WTF Recent Events
WTF Event Archive
Spring 2026
| Date | Title |
| 2/4/2026 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) How to Get a Summer Engineering Research Internship (For Real) Dr. Fouad Kiamilev |
| 2/11/2026 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) Lunch & learn with Eric Kelmelis, EM Photonics |
| 2/18/2026 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) Lunch & learn with Christian Keleher |
| 3/4/2026 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Qian Xie, Thriving in Tech from Graduation to Retirement |
| 4/8/2026 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. David Hong, Building the Future of AI: Research, Tensors, and Live Data Exploration |
| 4/22/2026 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Engineering the Future of Nuclear Energy: Industry Insights from Sargent & Lundy |
| 4/29/2026 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – CACI International Inc. |
| 3/18/2026 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Cindy Guo, From Research to Real-World AI: Applying Machine Learning in the Financial Industry |
| 4/15/2026 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Yupin Zeng, Advancing Transistor Technologies: Materials, Devices, and Opportunities for AI and Neuromorphic Computing |
| 4/1/2026 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Inside Bloom Energy’s Power Technology |
| 5/6/2026 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – John Schlag |
Fall 2025
| 8/27/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Information Session,Dr. Chengmo Yang |
| 9/10/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Lunch and Learn with Multi-Dimensional Integration (MDI) |
| 9/17/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Fouad Kiamilev, Hints and Tips for landing a Summer Engineering Internship |
| 9/24/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Nick Chandler, CMTA Mechanical Engineer, Energy Solutions |
| 10/1/2025 | Wednesday Technical Forum (WTF!) – Securing Chips Using Machine Learning: A Perspective |
| 10/8/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Sarah Dobe-Hund, Career Planning is a Journey, Not a Destination |
| 10/15/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – AI Engineering with Dr. Austin Brockmeier |
| 10/22/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Amad Sheikh, University of Delaware Chief Information Security Officer |
| 10/29/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Machine Learning for Cyber Security with Dr. Michael De Lucia |
| 11/5/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) | Joel Farquhar, Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
| 11/12/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) | Hologic Products and R&D Functions with Alex Chacko |
| 11/19/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Chris Locke, Sean’s House |
Spring 2025
| Date | Title |
| 2/19/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – DAPPEr: NASA Spaceflight Research for Credit |
| 3/12/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Sunita Chandrasekaran |
| 3/19/2025 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Martha Hall |
| 4/9/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Rossiny Beaucejour |
| 4/16/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Jamie Philips |
| 4/30/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Sarah Dobe-Hund, Career Center Assistant Director |
| 5/14/2025 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Christopher DiMarco, Graphene at Scale: Engineering Breakthrough Materials for Real-World Impact |
Fall 2024
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 12/4/2024 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Renata Saha, Senior Scientist at DuPont |
| 11/13/2024 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Keystone Engineering Group, Inc |
| 10/30/2024 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Brian Canfield, Deputy Attorney General at the Delaware Department of Justice |
| 10/16/2024 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – John Budd, Principal Engineer at Pepco Holdings an Exelon Company |
| 10/9/2024 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Thomas Powers, “The Ethics of Hacking and Slacking” |
| 10/2/2024 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Hints and Tips for landing a Summer Engineering Internship |
| 9/25/2024 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Sarah Dobe-Hund, UD Career Services |
| 9/18/2024 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Jim Earley, Senior Director, Engineering & Facilities |
| 9/11/2024 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Bradley Wolfenden, Director of Cyber Sports, Katzcy | PlayCyber |
| 9/4/2024 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Information Session,Dr. Chengmo Yang |
Spring 2024
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 5/15/2024 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Jim Daly, Senior Recruiting Partner at Thales Defense & Security, Inc |
| 5/1/2024 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Skanska USA |
| 4/24/2024 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Legato, LLC |
| 4/17/2024 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Jim Chappell, President of ISC2 Aberdeen Chapter |
| 4/10/2024 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Samuel Matylewicz, ECE Alumni |
| 4/3/2024 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Janine Barbacane, ECE Alumni |
| 3/20/2024 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Yulia Karymova, ECE Alumni |
| 3/13/2024 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Roxanne Radpour |
| 3/6/2024 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Valarie Donaher, ECE Alumni |
| 2/28/2024 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Unlock Your Future: Insights from Young Professionals at Rohde & Schwarz |
| 2/21/2024 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Department of Technology and Information (DTI) |
| 2/14/2024 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Undergraduate Research Summer Scholars |
Fall 2023
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 11/29/2023 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Chris Locke, Sean’s House |
| 11/29/2023 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Chris Locke, Sean’s House |
| 11/15/2023 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – 4 + 1 Information Session |
| 11/8/2023 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Hedley Davis – “Lies, Damn Lies, and Capacitors” |
| 11/1/2023 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP), Dr. Yang |
| 10/25/2023 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Kevin Brower, Recruitment for C5ISR at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
| 10/18/2023 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Michael DeLucia, Army Research Laboratory Opportunities |
| 10/11/2023 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Michael Gibson, Fortress Power, Director of Sales |
| 9/27/2023 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Vincent DiFelice, UD Faculty Director Venture Support, Sr. Instructor of Entrepreneurship |
| 9/20/2023 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Mark Bendett, “Observations From a (Seemingly) Never-Ending Career†|
| 9/13/2023 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Dr. Jim Rand, “The US installed 50 million Solar Panels in 2022 – Lets Hope They go the Distance!” |
| 9/6/2023 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Amber Young, Pepco Holdings |
Spring 2023
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 4/26/2023 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Hologic |
| 4/19/2023 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Tom Clupper, W.L. Gore & Assoc. |
| 4/12/2023 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Miguel A. Dajer, Futurewei Technologies, Inc. |
| 4/5/2023 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Vertically Integrated Projects |
| 3/22/2023 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Erin Sparks Assistant Professor in Plant and Soil Sciences and the Delaware Biotechnology Institute at UD |
| 3/15/2023 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Aaron Spock, UD Electrical Engineer Alumni |
| 3/8/2023 | Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Jeb Bartle, Colrud-Lowery |
| 3/1/2023 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Martha Hall, Director of Innovation of Health Sciences at UD |
| 2/22/2023 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Summer Scholars Research |
| 2/15/2023 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Warren Patterson from UGI AmeriGas |
Fall 2022
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 12/7/2022 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) |
| 11/30/2022 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Chris Locke (Sean’s House) |
| 11/23/2022 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) |
| 11/16/2022 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) |
| 11/9/2022 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Justin Easley (JH APL) |
| 11/2/2022 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Mike Lombardi (APG) |
| 10/26/2022 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Ed DeLussey (Accenture) |
| 10/19/2022 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Open House for EGGG 101/ECE “Pathways” |
| 10/12/2022 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Cybersecurity Engineering |
| 10/5/2022 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Theo Fleck (WL Gore) |
| 9/28/2022 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Mark Melillo (consulting) |
| 9/21/2022 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Vince DiFelice (Horn) |
| 9/14/2022 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – Clubs: WECE, IEEE, ACEES… |
| 9/7/2022 | ECE Wednesday Tech Forum (WTF!) – VIP: Vertically Integrated Projects |