ECE Welcomes Two New Faculty Members

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is happy to announce the arrival of two new faculty members, Thomas Marzetta and Jesse Moody.

As a Clark Distinguished Chair Professor, Thomas Marzetta brings his extensive knowledge in wireless communications and telecommunications. Previously, he was a Distinguished Industry Professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, where he was also the Director of NYU Wireless, an academic research center focused on 6G and beyond.

Marzetta received his Ph.D. and SB degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1978 and 1972. He earned an MS in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973.

Prior to joining NYU, he gained experience in industry in three separate areas. After receiving his Ph.D. he joined Schlumberger-Doll Research, where he developed sensor array processing for petroleum exploration. He followed that up with positions in defense at Nichols Research Corporation and telecommunications at Bell Labs.

While at Bell Labs from 1995 to 2017, Marzetta directed the Communications and Statistical Sciences Department within the Mathematical Sciences Research Center, and he originated Massive MIMO, the most spectrally efficient wireless scheme yet devised. Massive MIMO is the physical layer foundation of the fifth generation of wireless. He is a Bell Labs Fellow and is lead-author of the book “Fundamentals of Massive MIMO.”

Elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2020, he holds a number of additional honors, including: the 2025 IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award, the 2024 IEEE Communications Society Radio Communications Committee Technical Recognition Award, the 2019 Radio Club of America Armstrong Medal, the 2017 IEEE Communications Society Industrial Innovation Award, the 2015 IEEE Stephen O. Rice Prize, and the 2015 IEEE W. R. G. Baker Award. He was elected a Fellow of the IEEE in 2003 and he received an Honorary Doctorate from Linköping University, Sweden, in 2015.

Assistant Professor Jesse Moody brings his expertise in microelectronics to ECE. He received his BS in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida and his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 2020. His Ph.D. dissertation was titled “Exploration and development of near-zero power wake-up receivers for the IoE”.

After receiving his Ph.D., Moody joined Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There, his dissertation research in low-TRL prototypes was transitioned into deployable technologies for U.S. warfighters. As a principal member of the technical staff, he led the development of RF and microwave devices, focusing on specialized communication technologies, hardware security, and advanced radar concepts.

His research interests include RF integrated circuits, ultra-low power devices and millimeter-wave systems. While at Sandia, he received the Young Innovator Award and the Mission Innovator Award. His work was recognized through a nomination for Best Paper at the IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium. He is a member of the Technical Program Committee and a steering committee member of the IEEE International Microwave Symposium.

Published September 4, 2025