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Brian Huppi Day at UMass Amherst
We're very pleased to announce a day of special activities marking the campus visit of Brian Huppi, BSEE '98. Don't miss this opportunity to meet this distinguished alumnus who worked on the design teams behind the Apple iBook, iPod and iPhone. If you Google his name you'll see that he's a co-inventor of the iPhone multi-touch screen! His reputation as a stellar hardware engineer also lead him to work on the Tesla Roadster and the new Amazon Kindle. His work has affected the daily lives of millions world-wide. (For more see bio below...)
We've been anticipating Brian's return to campus for years. Finally, he's back after 13 hyper-productive years in Cali.
All events take place this Friday, 4 Nov 2011 at M5, the ECE makerspace (Marcus Hall, Lower Level, Room 5), UMass Amherst
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Brian Huppi grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, attending the local public schools. In 1993 he graduated from UMass Amherst with a B.S. in Civil Engineering, and two years later he returned to UMass to get a second B.S. in electrical engineering. If asked why he decided to get the second degree he would tell you, "I wanted to add more tools to my toolbox." While getting his E.E. degree, Brian was an undergraduate teaching assistant and vice president of the local Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society chapter.
After graduating Cum Laude in 1998 with his B.S. in E.E., Brian was hired by Apple Computer, where he worked as part of the hardware design team developing the company's first iBook consumer laptop. During his eight plus years at Apple, Brian helped develop the touchscreen technology that is used in Apple's popular iPhone and iPad products and is a named inventor on numerous patents to date, including 13 issued and other patent-pending applications.
In 2006 Brian started Quentin Labs, an electrical and mechanical engineering consultancy catering to technology companies in the Bay Area and beyond. With a strong desire to be involved in the new "greentech" movement, Brian's first long-term consulting job was with Tesla Motors, the maker of the Tesla Roadster, an all-electric sports car. He also helped redesign the Amazon Kindle.
In November of 2010, Brian decided to hang up his consulting career to work full-time for one of his clients, Nest Labs of Palo Alto, California. Nest has just announced their first product, the Nest Learning Thermostat. This revolutionary $275 home thermostat senses the presence of people and uses your wifi network to allow you to control it from your phone. (See nest.com)
Brian currently lives in San Francisco with his wife, Jessica, and their daughter.
He continues to stay in contact with the ECE department at UMass and has supported the senior design project through donations and guest appearances via teleconference.
Brian will receive the College of Engineering Outstanding Junior Alumnus Award at a ceremony on Saturday.
T. B. Soules
Sr. Lecturer, Undergraduate Program Director and
Director of M5
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Marcus Hall, Room 5J (within M5)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst MA 01003-5215 USA
+1 (413) 545-4573 (Direct Line + Voicemail)
+1 (413) 545-2441 (Undergraduate Program Office)
soules@ecs.umass.edu
We're very pleased to announce a day of special activities marking the campus visit of Brian Huppi, BSEE '98. Don't miss this opportunity to meet this distinguished alumnus who worked on the design teams behind the Apple iBook, iPod and iPhone. If you Google his name you'll see that he's a co-inventor of the iPhone multi-touch screen! His reputation as a stellar hardware engineer also lead him to work on the Tesla Roadster and the new Amazon Kindle. His work has affected the daily lives of millions world-wide. (For more see bio below...)
We've been anticipating Brian's return to campus for years. Finally, he's back after 13 hyper-productive years in Cali.
All events take place this Friday, 4 Nov 2011 at M5, the ECE makerspace (Marcus Hall, Lower Level, Room 5), UMass Amherst
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Sign up below...
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Brian Huppi grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, attending the local public schools. In 1993 he graduated from UMass Amherst with a B.S. in Civil Engineering, and two years later he returned to UMass to get a second B.S. in electrical engineering. If asked why he decided to get the second degree he would tell you, "I wanted to add more tools to my toolbox." While getting his E.E. degree, Brian was an undergraduate teaching assistant and vice president of the local Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society chapter.
After graduating Cum Laude in 1998 with his B.S. in E.E., Brian was hired by Apple Computer, where he worked as part of the hardware design team developing the company's first iBook consumer laptop. During his eight plus years at Apple, Brian helped develop the touchscreen technology that is used in Apple's popular iPhone and iPad products and is a named inventor on numerous patents to date, including 13 issued and other patent-pending applications.
In 2006 Brian started Quentin Labs, an electrical and mechanical engineering consultancy catering to technology companies in the Bay Area and beyond. With a strong desire to be involved in the new "greentech" movement, Brian's first long-term consulting job was with Tesla Motors, the maker of the Tesla Roadster, an all-electric sports car. He also helped redesign the Amazon Kindle.
In November of 2010, Brian decided to hang up his consulting career to work full-time for one of his clients, Nest Labs of Palo Alto, California. Nest has just announced their first product, the Nest Learning Thermostat. This revolutionary $275 home thermostat senses the presence of people and uses your wifi network to allow you to control it from your phone. (See nest.com)
Brian currently lives in San Francisco with his wife, Jessica, and their daughter.
He continues to stay in contact with the ECE department at UMass and has supported the senior design project through donations and guest appearances via teleconference.
Brian will receive the College of Engineering Outstanding Junior Alumnus Award at a ceremony on Saturday.
T. B. Soules
Sr. Lecturer, Undergraduate Program Director and
Director of M5
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Marcus Hall, Room 5J (within M5)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst MA 01003-5215 USA
+1 (413) 545-4573 (Direct Line + Voicemail)
+1 (413) 545-2441 (Undergraduate Program Office)
soules@ecs.umass.edu