Minutes

ECE Faculty Retreat May 18, 2017 8:30 Three-Chimneys Inn

Present: Drs. Carter, Chamberlin, Kirsch, Kun, LaCourse, Messner, Miller, Smith, Song, Yoon,

Yu

1. Approve Minutes of April 11th meeting

the minutes were approved

2. Announcements

a. Welcome Mehmet Kayaalp

Mehmet has accepted our offer and he will be joining us in the fall

Prof. Yu has agreed to be the mentor for Mehmet

b. Prof. Yu sabbatical approved for next year after being awarded promotion with

tenure

c. Feedback from Senior Projects Day

i. Partitioning into two judging groups (Hardware and Software/Systems De-sign) worked very well for judges and students

ii. Any problems with Senior Projects Room?

iii. Grading of ECE792

A discussion about senior projects and the URC provided the following comments:

Students should more clear in explaining the value-added aspects of their work

Students should pare down their oral presentations so as to be more succinct and direct

Different approaches and options for achieving their results should be presented; stu-

dents need to demonstrate that they’ve done their homework in exploring their research

topics

In the future, we should use Canvas to track and disseminate student submissions in ECE

791 and ECE 792. This will help ensure that students turn in their work in on time and it

will provide the mechanism for all faculty members to evaluate all student submissions.

d. Feedback from Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

i. Companies mostly giving positive reports and need for engineers

ii. Anticipate greater need in the future as people retire

One comment that has arisen consistently in IAB meetings is that the department should do a

better job in promoting its programs. While other ECE departments, such as WPI, have pro-

grams that enjoy name-brand recognition, our programs do not, even though our offerings rival

theirs in terms of quality. It has been suggested that we be more proactive in working with social

media to highlight the achievements and positive aspects of our programs.

The Chair has been asked to work with the Dean’s Office to coordinate on promotional activi-

ties.

e. Requiring hardcopies of theses and dissertations

The Graduate School recently eliminated the requirement that students provide hardcopies of

their theses and dissertations to the library and their departments, and the question was raised

as to whether or not we should institute department policy continuing that requirement. The de-

cision reached was that as long as we have electronic access to those documents, we do not need

to require that students provide us with hardcopy. Consequently, no formal action was taken on

this matter, although it was suggested that we archive recent theses and dissertations on our de-

partment website.

3. Standing Committee Reports

a. Undergraduate (Miller)

Prof. Miller provided handouts relating to an ABET Summary of Student Performance (Attach-

ment #1) and details pertaining to the phase-in of our new curricula (Attachment #2).

People with advanced standing (i.e., transfer students) need to be synchronized with cur-

rent students.

Need to remind Math Department that Math645 comes on line Spring 2019

We need to tell Discovery program about ETS requirement: we are dropping ECE694

and incorporating the content into ECE791.

Perhaps we should look at General Education courses that enhance speaking ability and

recommend them to our students.

Should we consider dropping CS520? It duplicates ECE562 in many respects.

Does CE requiring 134 credits versus EE requiring 129 credits disadvantage CE?

b. Graduate (Kun)

According to department rules, the entire ECE faculty need to vote on accepting the committee

recommendations for the two cases below:

Pablo Yoon (Advisor), Andrew Kun, Mike Carter and May-Win Thein voted in favor of passing

Himadri Basu, PhD in his Qualifier Exam: the ECE faculty agreed with this decision by also

voting in favor of passing Mr. Basu in his Qualifier Exam.

Qiaoyan Yu (Advisor), Tom Miller, Pablo Yoon, Radim Bartos, Bob Noseworthy and Salman

Emre (Stony Brook) voted in favor of passing Jaya Dofe in her PhD proposal defense. The ECE

Faculty voted in favor of passing Ms. Dofe on her defense, and thus she is now a Doctoral Can-

didate.

The ECE Faculty also discussed a repackaging of our Accelerated Masters Program to make it

more clear to entering undergraduate students that the program is comparable to the five-year

Bachelors plus Masters programs offered by other universities. To make this more realistic, we

should also consider reducing the number of credit hours required for our Masters programs

from the current 34 to the more-typical 30-hour requirement. Although there was discussion

about this, there was no consensus reached on what requirements might be discarded to reduce

that credit-hour requirement.

c. Lab & Equipment (Messner)

The following items were reported by Prof. Messner:

The micro-positioner quote in, so we can go ahead and order it

The new computers for the cluster have been ordered

The old cluster machines are available for other uses if anyone is interested

This summer, firewalls will be installed

If you need ports, let Scott or Prof. Messner know

d. Faculty Senate (LaCourse)

The Senate has been addressing the topics below:

Enrollments

o there has been a decline in enrollments for both graduate and undergraduate pro-

grams, in some cases significantly so (COLA enrollments down by 10-12%). One

ramification of this is that admissions standards have been lowered.

Smoking policy

o how will it be enforced?

o will it negatively impact our international student enrollments?

Academic calendar

o classes canceled on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving

Honors program review

o Should there be a residential dorm for honors students?

Academic honesty and plagiarism

Navitas:

o the Senate has been asked to perform a five-year review

4. Committee Assignments (Attachment #3)

Preliminary efforts were made at the retreat to make committee assignments for next year, as

seen in Attachment #3, and faculty are asked to please review these assignments to ensure that

their entries are correct.

5. Discussion Topics Provided by Prof. Kun (Attachment #4)

The ideas presented in Attachment #4 were discussed, and the consensus was that we should ex-

plore implementing some of those ideas. A committee was identified (Profs. Kun, Kirsch and

Chamberlin) to begin the process of finding the funds and organizing some of the opportunities

described in the attachment. The one that looks very promising and potentially straightforward

to implement is the hosting of workshops targeted at the research areas of our junior faculty. The

committee will be working with our junior faculty in the near future to see what types of work-

shop(s) might provide the most opportunities for them and the rest of our faculty. If we can iden-

tify areas of interest along with a plan for hosting a workshop prior to our fall IAB meeting, we

will ask the IAB membership to help support the workshop(s) financially.

6. Other Business

Advanced Manufacturing Center: Prof. Yoon, who has been serving on the search committee for

the Advanced Manufacturing Director, reported that they have selected a candidate to hire. If

you would like more information about the new director or about the Advanced Manufacturing

Center, please see Prof. Yoon.

Biomedical Engineering: the ECE department continues to see opportunities in adding capabili-

ties in Biomedical Engineering, both academically in terms of recruiting more and more diverse

students, and in research. We are in the process of modifying our Strategic Plan to better reflect

our desire to pursue biomedical engineering and we are in the preliminary stages of implement-

ing an option in that field. To formalize and endorse our commitment regarding Biomedical En-

gineering, the ECE faculty voted on a motion to endorse the development of a Biomedical Engi-

neering Option for our undergraduate students.

Respectfully submitted,

-Kent Chamberlin

Attachment #1: Summary of ECE Program Outcome Assessments AY2012-13

to AY2016-17*

Prepared 5/16/2017

* AY2016-17 includes fall assessments only

A. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering

ECE602, ECE633

B. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data ECE714, ECE618, ECE647

C. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs ECE791, ECE792

D. An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams ECE791, ECE792

A B C D F

AY2012-13 34 18 21 12 15

AY2013-14 22 26 31 11 10

AY2014-15 21 40 29 7 3

AY2015-16 22 27 28 14 10

AY2016-17 26 38 21 12 3

A B C D F

AY2012-13 60 24 8 6 2

AY2013-14 59 22 13 4 3

AY2014-15 62 23 7 5 3

AY2015-16 51 25 14 6 4

AY2016-17 69 14 11 0 6

A B C D F

AY2012-13 73 20 5 0 1

AY2013-14 78 19 3 0 0

AY2014-15 65 34 1 0 0

AY2015-16 58 39 3 0 0

AY2016-17 67 22 3 8 0

A B C D F

AY2012-13 74 11 14 1 0

AY2013-14 87 12 1 0 0

AY2014-15 83 10 7 0 0

AY2015-16 85 9 6 0 0

AY2016-17 81 8 3 8 0

E. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems

ECE633, ECE603

F. An ability to communicate effectively

ECE791, ECE792

G. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility

ECE791, ECE792, ECE694

I. A recognition of the need for, and ability to engage in life-long learning ECE791, ECE714, ECE792

A B C D F

AY2012-13 31 23 22 12 12

AY2013-14 24 30 28 13 5

AY2014-15 23 35 19 10 13

AY2015-16 21 29 24 13 13

AY2016-17 32 34 22 8 4

A B C D F

AY2012-13 39 55 6 0 0

AY2013-14 79 18 3 0 0

AY2014-15 56 44 0 0 0

AY2015-16 61 36 2 0 0

AY2016-17 44 44 3 8 0

A B C D F

AY2012-13 84 9 6 0 1

AY2013-14 85 14 1 0 0

AY2014-15 79 21 0 0 0

AY2015-16 76 19 5 0 0

AY2016-17 67 22 3 8 0

A B C D F

AY2012-13 66 23 9 1 1

AY2013-14 62 30 7 0 0

AY2014-15 67 28 3 1 1

AY2015-16 60 27 8 4 1

AY2016-17 48 32 15 1 3

J. A knowledge of contemporary issues ECE791, ECE792

K. An ability to use techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engi-

neering practice

ECE617, ECE618, ECE583, ECE649

A B C D F

AY2012-13 52 37 11 0 0

AY2013-14 82 12 6 0 0

AY2014-15 93 7 0 0 0

AY2015-16 84 16 0 0 0

AY2016-17 75 17 8 0 0

A B C D F

AY2012-13 58 28 7 1 5

AY2013-14 67 17 13 1 1

AY2014-15 63 25 5 1 7

AY2015-16 71 19 5 0 6

AY2016-17 63 20 0 6 11

Attachment #2: Phase-In of ECE Curriculum Changes

ECE Department Approved Electrical Engineering Schedule – Starting Fall 2017 Fresh-

man Class

FALL 2017 SPRING 2018

ECE 401 Perspectives in Electrical &

Computer Engineering 4 PHYS 407 Physics I 4

MATH

425 Calculus I 4

MATH

426 Calculus II 4

CS 410 Introduction to Scientific Pro-

gramming* 4 ENGL 401 First-Year Writing 4

ECON 402 EREC

411

Principles of Economics (Micro) or Environmental and Resource

Economics Perspectives

4 Discovery Program Category 4

Total 16 Total 16

FALL 2018 SPRING 2019 ECE 541 Electrical Circuits 4 ECE 548 Electronic Design I 4

ECE 543 Introduction to Digital Systems 4 ECE 562 Computer Organization 4

MATH

527

Differential Equations with Lin-

ear Algebra 4 MATH 645

Linear Algebra for Applications

* 4

PHYS

408 Physics II 4 Discovery Program Category 4

Total 16 Total 1516

FALL 2019 SPRING 2020 ECE

602 Engineering Analysis 4 ECE 603

Electromagnetic Fields &

Waves 4

ECE

617 Junior Lab I 4 ECE 618 Junior Laboratory II 4

ECE

633 Signals and Systems I 3 ECE 634 Signals and Systems II 3

ECE

651 Electronic Design II 4 ECE 647

Random Processes and Signals

in Engineering 3

Math/Science Elective * 3

Total 1918 Total 1514

FALL 2020 SPRING 2021 Professional Elective 4 Professional Elective 4

Professional Elective 4 Professional Elective 4

Discovery Program Category 4 Discovery Program Category 4

Discovery Program Category 4

ECE 791 Senior Project I 2 3 ECE 792 Senior Project II 2

Total 1819 Total 14

Total Credits: 129 * REQUIREMENTS TO BE ADDED

Approved Computer Engineering Schedule – Starting Fall 2017 Freshman Class

FALL 2017 SPRING 2018

ECE 401 Perspectives in Electrical & Computer Engineering

4 ECE 543 Intro to Digital Systems 4

CS 415 Intro to Computer Science I 4 CS 416 Intro to Computer Science II 4

MATH

425 Calculus I 4 MATH 426 Calculus II 4

ECON

402 EREC

411

Principles of Economics (Mi-

cro) or Environmental and Re-

source Economics Perspectives

4 ENGL 401 First-Year Writing 4

Total 16 Total 16

FALL 2018 SPRING 2019

ECE 562 Computer Organization 4 ECE 583 Design with Programmable

Logic 4

CS 515 Data Structures 4 CS 520 Assembly Language Program-

ming 4

PHYS

407 Physics I 4 PHYS 408 Physics II 4

MATH

527

Differential Equations with Lin-

ear Algebra 4 MATH 645

Linear Algebra for Applications

* 4

Total 16 Total 16

FALL 2019 SPRING 2020 ECE

541 Electrical Circuits 4 ECE 548 Electronic Design I 4

ECE

602 Engineering Analysis 4 ECE 603

Electromagnetic Fields &

Waves 4

ECE

633 Signals and Systems I 3 ECE 634 Signals and Systems II * 3

ECE

649

Embedded Microcomputer

Based Design ** 4 ECE 647

Random Processes and Signals

in Engineering 3

Discovery Program Category 4 Discovery Program Category

** 4

Total 1519 Total 16 18

FALL 2020 SPRING 2021 Professional Elective 4 Professional Elective 4

Professional Elective 4 Professional Elective 4

Discovery Program Category 4 Discovery Program Category 4

Discovery Program Category

** 4

ECE 791 Senior Project I 2 3 ECE 792 Senior Project II 2

Total 1819 Total 1814

Total Credits: 131 134 * REQUIREMENTS TO BE ADDED ** REQUIRE-

MENTS TO BE MOVED

SPRING SEMESTER 2019

ME 523 - Introduction to Statics and Dynamics – 3 credits

Explanation of Change: No longer a requirement for EE Program. Last offering as required

course spring 2018. Not needed as an elective until fall 2019.

MATH 645 - Linear Algebra for Applications – 4 credits

Explanation of Change: First offered as a requirement for both EE and CompE Programs.

FALL SEMESTER 2019

ECE 602 - Engineering Analysis – 4 credits

Explanation of Change: The prerequisites for ECE 602 will be changed to add MATH 645 Lin-

ear Algebra for Applications as a prerequisite or co-requisite, to take effect in the fall semester of

2019. In order to strengthen student skill in mathematics, a requirement of MATH 645 is being

added to the second semester of the sophomore year in both the Electrical Engineering and Com-

puter Engineering majors, beginning with freshmen who enter UNH during the Fall 2017 semes-

ter.

New Catalog Description: Analyze and solve engineering problems using linear algebra and inte-

gral and differential calculus of functions of several variables. Boundary-value problems in me-

chanics, fluid dynamics, and electrostatics. Examination of electrostatics, magnetostatics, and

fluid and wave mechanics using vector differential and integral calculus. Introduction of approxi-

mation and error analysis methods as fundamental engineering tools. Prereq: MATH 527. Pre- or

Coreq: MATH 645.

ECE 633 - Signals and Systems I – 4 credits

Explanation of Change: The prerequisites for ECE 633 will be changed to add MATH 645 Lin-

ear Algebra for Applications as a prerequisite or co-requisite, to take effect in the fall semester of

2019. In order to strengthen student skill in mathematics, a requirement of MATH 645 is being

added to the second semester of the sophomore year in both the Electrical Engineering and Com-

puter Engineering majors, beginning with freshmen who enter UNH during the Fall 2017 semes-

ter.

New Catalog Description: Mathematical characterization of continuous-time systems using time-

and frequency-domain concepts. Properties of linear systems described by ordinary differential

equations. Fourier analysis of signals and system frequency response functions. Applications to

communication and control systems. Introduction to system simulation using computer methods.

Prereq: MATH 527. Pre- or Coreq: MATH 645.

ECE 649 Embedded Microcomputer Based Design – 4 credits

(last offered in current format spring 2019)

Explanation of Change: The prerequisite for ECE 649 will be changed from ECE 562 to ECE

583, to take effect in AY 2019/20. This change will allow the course to better support the core

four course sequence of material in the Computer Engineering Program: ECE 543 Introduction

to Digital Systems -> ECE 562 Computer Organization -> ECE 583 Designing with Programma-

ble Logic -> ECE 649 Embedded Microcomputer Based Design. Specifically, this will allow the

laboratory aspect of ECE 649 to exploit and build upon the design skills developed during ECE

583. Note that the four courses are already taken in this order in the existing Computer Engineer-

ing curriculum. However, since the formal prerequisite for ECE 649 is listed as ECE 562 rather

than ECE 583, the material in ECE 649 has to be structured as if students had not first taken ECE

583, resulting in weakening of the experience.

New Catalog Description: An in-depth treatment of the design of embedded microcomputer sys-

tems. Topics include advanced architectures for embedded processors, hardware and software

aspects of interfacing, handling interrupts, advanced programming including debugging of real

time systems, embedded application implementations. Laboratory studies are required to rein-

force theoretical and applied concepts in an actual embedded architecture. Prereq: ECE 583. Lab.

CHEM 405 - Chemical Principles for Engineers – 4 credits

Explanation of Change: No longer a requirement for EE Program. Last offering as required

course fall 2018. Becomes an elective in fall 2019.

Math/Science Elective – 3 credits

Explanation of Change: The Math/Science Elective is required for the first time during the fall of

2019. The list of "approved" courses includes: MATH 644, MATH 647, CHEM 405, MS 762,

PHYS 505, PHYS 615, ME 523. Students may need to trade this fall slot with a spring discovery

slot to get a desired course.

SPRING SEMESTER 2020

ECE 634 - Signals and Systems II – 4 credits

Explanation of Change: Replaces ECE 714 as a required course for CompE Program (currently

required in EE Program only). No catalog change, but need to augment current DSP content

should be considered.

FALL SEMESTER 2020

ECE 694 Engineering Professional Principles - 1 credit

(already moved to fall)

Explanation of Change: ECE 694 will be removed from both the Electrical Engineering and

Computer Engineering curricula. It will be offered for the last time during the Fall 2019 semes-

ter. It will then be eliminated as a course. The material in ECE 694 (and the credit) will be

moved to ECE 791 Senior Project I (and ECE 791H Senior Honors Project I), which will be first

offered in the new format during the Fall 2020 semester. ECE 694 was intended as a preparatory

course for the senior project sequence ECE 791/792 (and ECE 791H/792H), and integrating the

material directly into ECE 791, rather than presenting it in isolation during the prior academic

year, will facilitate directly connecting the material to the beginning of the actual senior project

experience.

ECE 791 Senior Project I – 2 credits

Explanation of Change: ECE 791 will absorb the material currently covered in ECE 694 and will

increase to 3 credits, starting in the Fall 2020 semester. ECE 694 was intended as a preparatory

course for the senior project sequence ECE 791/792, and integrating the material directly into

ECE 791, rather than presenting it in isolation during the prior academic year, will facilitate di-

rectly connecting the material to the beginning of the actual senior project experience.

New Catalog Description (3 credits): First semester of the capstone design experience. Topics

include creativity, design methodology, specification development, project management, ethics,

safety, reliability and preparation for oral and written reports. Students develop project plans, and

prepare and present written and oral project proposals. The project plans must include aspects of

design, implementation and evaluation. At the end of the semester, students prepare a written

progress report. Prereq: ECE senior standing. Writing intensive.

ECE 791H Senior Honors Project I – 4 credits

Explanation of Change: ECE 791H will absorb the material currently covered in ECE 694 and

will increase to 3 credits, starting in the Fall 2020 semester. ECE 694 was intended as a prepara-

tory course for the senior honors project sequence ECE 791H/792H, and integrating the material

directly into ECE 791H, rather than presenting it in isolation during the prior academic year, will

facilitate directly connecting the material to the beginning of the actual senior project experience.

New Catalog Description (5 credits): First semester of the capstone honors senior thesis research.

Topics include creativity, design methodology, specification development, project management,

ethics, safety, reliability and preparation for oral and written reports. Students develop research

plans, prepare and present written and oral research proposals. The research plans must include

aspects of design, implementation and evaluation, similar to ECE 791. However, honors thesis

research must also include independent research beyond the normal scope of ECE 791. At the

end of the semester students prepare a written progress report. Prereq: ECE senior standing, per-

mission required. Writing intensive.

AY 2020/21

ECE 714 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing – 4 credits

Explanation of Change: The prerequisite for ECE 714 will be changed from ECE 633 Signals

and Systems I to ECE 634 Signals and Systems II, to take effect in AY 2020/21. In the current

Computer Engineering curriculum, students are required to take ECE 633 followed by ECE 714,

while in the current Electrical Engineering curriculum, students are required to take ECE 633

followed by ECE 634 and can take ECE 714 as a professional elective. As a result, there is over-

lap in the coverage of the theory of discrete time signals and systems within ECE 634 and ECE

714. Under the new Computer Engineering curriculum, the requirement for ECE 714 will be re-

placed by a requirement for ECE 634, mirroring the Electrical Engineering Program. ECE 714

will continue to be offered as a professional elective for both programs, emphasizing the rela-

tionships between DSP theory and practical DSP algorithm implementation. The last offering of

ECE 714 as a required course in the old format will be fall 2019.

New Catalog Description: Introduction to digital signal processing theory and practice, including

coverage of discrete time signals and systems, frequency domain transforms and practical spec-

tral analysis, digital filter terminology and design, and sampling and reconstruction of continuous

time signals. Laboratory component providing an introduction to DSP design tools and algorithm

implementation. Prereq: ECE 634. Lab.

ECE 717 - Introduction to Digital Image Processing – 4 credits

Explanation of Change: The prerequisite for ECE 717 will be changed from ECE 633 Signals

and Systems I to ECE 634 Signals and Systems II, to take effect in AY 2020/21. In the current

Computer Engineering curriculum, students are required to take ECE 633 followed by ECE 714,

while in the current Electrical Engineering curriculum, students are required to take ECE 633

followed by ECE 634. ECE 717 is offered as a professional elective for both programs, and thus

lists ECE 633 as the highest level system theory prerequisite. Under the new Computer Engi-

neering curriculum, the requirement for ECE 714 will be replaced by a requirement for ECE 634,

mirroring the Electrical Engineering Program. ECE 717 will continue to be offered as a profes-

sional elective for both programs, but will now be able to draw on the system theory covered in

both ECE 633 and ECE 634.

New Catalog Description: Digital image representation; elements of digital processing systems;

multidimensional sampling and quantization; image perception by humans, image transfor-

mations including the Fourier, the Walsh, and the Hough Transforms; image enhancement tech-

niques including image smoothing, sharpening, histogram equalization, and pseudo color pro-

cessing; image restoration fundamentals; image compression techniques, image segmentation

and use of descriptors for image representation and classification. Prereq: ECE 634; ECE 647.

Lab.

ECE 734 - Network Data Communications – 4 credits

Explanation of Change: The prerequisite for ECE 734 will be changed from ECE 633 Signals

and Systems I to ECE 634 Signals and Systems II, to take effect in AY 2020/21. In the current

Computer Engineering curriculum, students are required to take ECE 633 followed by ECE 714,

while in the current Electrical Engineering curriculum, students are required to take ECE 633

followed by ECE 634. ECE 734 is offered as a professional elective for both programs, and thus

lists ECE 633 as the highest level system theory prerequisite. Under the new Computer Engi-

neering curriculum, the requirement for ECE 714 will be replaced by a requirement for ECE 634,

mirroring the Electrical Engineering Program. ECE 734 will continue to be offered as a profes-

sional elective for both programs, but will now be able to draw on the system theory covered in

both ECE 633 and ECE 634.

New Catalog Description: Introduces basic concepts related to data transmission equipment and

physical interfaces, data communication protocols, and the Open System Interconnection (OSI)

Reference Model. Includes physical layer hardware, signaling schemes, protocol packets, com-

puter interfaces, error detection, signal integrity, and data transmission protocols relative to both

wired and wireless networks. Introduces both logical and wide-area networks, and how a net-

working system is constructed, tested, and managed. Network design and testing exercises. Pre-

req: ECE 634. Lab.

ECE 757 - Fundamentals of Communication Systems – 4 credits

Explanation of Change: The prerequisite for ECE 757 will be changed from ECE 633 Signals

and Systems I to ECE 634 Signals and Systems II, to take effect in AY 2020/21. In the current

Computer Engineering curriculum, students are required to take ECE 633 followed by ECE 714,

while in the current Electrical Engineering curriculum, students are required to take ECE 633

followed by ECE 634. ECE 757 is offered as a professional elective for both programs, and thus

lists ECE 633 as the highest level system theory prerequisite. Under the new Computer Engi-

neering curriculum, the requirement for ECE 714 will be replaced by a requirement for ECE 634,

mirroring the Electrical Engineering Program. ECE 757 will continue to be offered as a profes-

sional elective for both programs, but will now be able to draw on the system theory covered in

both ECE 633 and ECE 634.

New Catalog Description: Spectra of deterministic and random signals; baseband and bandpass

digital and analog signaling techniques; transmitter and receiver architectures; performance anal-

ysis of digital and analog signaling in additive noise channels; carrier and symbol timing syn-

chronization methods. Prereq: ECE 634; ECE 647. Lab.

Attachment #3: Committee Assignments for AY17-18 (Tentative)

Faculty Member

EE or Department College University External

CE

Carter EE

Embedded Search

P&T AAUP Chap-ter President

EE Program Coordinator

Library Rep

Lab & Equip Ad-visor

Chamberlin EE Department Chair

URC Planning

IOL Board

VLACS Board

SPDC Advisory

Kirsch EE

Sabbatical

IOL Advisory Reviewer for R&E Acad-emy WUNH rep

Ports. Cable

IEEE Advisor

Graduate IEEE EPICS

Kun CE Grad (Chair); Search (Chair)

Conflict of Interest

Auto UI Steering

LaCourse EE CAPC

Navitas 5th year review

Lee Board of Se-lectmen

Senate Writing Cen-ter Imple-mentation

Lee Planning Bd

Messner CE

Lab & Equip-ment (Chair) Scholarship

Network Guru

Miller CE

Undergrad (Chair)

CE Program Coord.

Honors

Smith EE Lab & Equip-ment

Song EE Undergrad TA Fel-

lowship Hamel Cen-ter Liaison

Grad

Yoon EE

Undergraduate Scholarship

IEEE: Editorial Board & Assoc. Editor ACC 2018 Tech. Prog. Committee

ECE Minor

Yu CE Graduate Sabbatical

Rules

DFT Chair

Host conf. pub. chair

Kayaalp CE Undergraduate

Attachment #4: Discussion Topics (Prof. Kun)

Participated in discussions:

Nicholas Kirsch, Andrew Kun, Tom Miller, John LaCourse, Qiaoyan Yu

UNH ECE vision: “Create new knowledge.”

Specific steps:

1. Graduate Research Excellence Program

2. Early-Career Faculty Research Collaboration Program

3. Diversifying the undergraduate and graduate experience:

a. Service learning

b. Expand work with students of different disciplines

c. Provide opportunity for our students to learn in diverse environments

d. Provide service to the University

4. “Create new knowledge.” Follow up on this with undergraduate students.

5. Seminar series:

a. Led by early-career faculty

b. Resources

6. BS/MS in 5 years

7. MS ECE: 30 credits

Announcing two programs to foster excellence at UNH ECE

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of New Hampshire is

committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service. As part of this commitment we strive

to train graduate students who will generate the new knowledge that will drive tomorrow’s in-

dustries. Our vision is for these students to rise to technical leadership positions in companies

around the globe, companies small and large, but primarily in our stakeholder companies.

Also as part of our commitment to excellence, we strive to cultivate a faculty comprised of

thought leaders in a number of disciplines within electrical and computer engineering. Our vision

is for our faculty is twofold. First we expect that they will contribute to both national and local

research and development efforts. Also, we expect that they will act as key mentors to our gradu-

ate students, and that their example, support, and expert guidance will allow our graduate stu-

dents to become the technical leaders we envision them to be.

In support of our commitment to excellence we are announcing two new initiatives; one is aimed

at our graduate students, and the other is aimed at our early-career faculty.

Graduate Research Excellence Program

To be trained in research and development graduate students need to be able to focus on these

issues. For this reason, we are initiating the Graduate Research Excellence Program, which will

fund the research of UNH ECE graduate students. We envision that within 5 years the program

will support five students annually, at a cost of $250,000 per year. These funds will support 12-

month graduate student stipends, tuition, and mandatory fees, as well as computing equipment,

and travel to conferences. The program will be funded by contributions from our stakeholders.

Early-Career Faculty Research Collaboration Program

To be successful in their academic endeavors, our early-career faculty will need guidance from,

and collaboration with, experts in their chosen fields. The Early-Career Faculty Research Collab-

oration Program will support early-career faculty in creating contacts with experts in industry,

and academic institutions. The program will support travel for faculty to meet potential collabo-

rators (visiting or hosting), and it will also support organizing three workshops annually at UNH,

each focused on one of our early-career faculty. Workshops will bring together practitioners and

researchers in the faculty member’s field; invitees will plan collaborations, and will act as an ad-

visory board to the faculty member. The cost of the program will be $50,000 per year. The pro-

gram will be funded by contributions from our stakeholders.