overview of electrical and computer engineering
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Overview of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Timothy Grotjohn Professor and Chairperson. Department Statistics. Faculty (38 + 2 joint appointments) 40 Support Staff12 Graduate Students ~190 M.S. 35% Ph.D. 65% Undergraduate Students 500 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Overview of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Timothy Grotjohn
Professor and Chairperson
Department StatisticsFaculty (38 + 2 joint appointments) 40
Support Staff 12
Graduate Students ~190
M.S. 35%
Ph.D. 65%
Undergraduate Students 500
BS Graduates ~100
M.S. Graduates ~30
PhD Graduates ~20
Research Expenditures $10.4M/year
Undergraduate Program Offer electrical engineering and computer engineering programs.
(Both programs have ABET Accreditation) Computer Engineering is jointly offered with the Computer Science
and Engineering Department Many opportunities for hands-on lab experiences- 20 teaching labs Hands-on labs Freshman-Senior Student groups: IEEE, HKN, Amateur Radio, Audio Enthusiast Senior Design course with industrially sponsored projects Emphasis on experiential education
Internships Co-op Undergraduate research project Study Abroad
Graduate Program Electrical Engineering M.S. and Ph.D. Programs 190 graduate students Sloan program for recruiting, mentoring and graduating
domestic students from underrepresented groups.
Areas of Research Specialization• Electroscience
• Materials and Devices• Electromagnetics• Nondestructive Evaluation
• Systems• Controls• Robotics• Biomedical • Signal Processing/Communications• Power Systems and Electronics
• Computer Engineering• Integrated Microsystems• Evolutionary Computing• Networking
Research Centers• Fraunhofer Center for Coatings & Laser Applications
• Coating research for industrial applications; variety of material coating and characterization capabilities; specializes in carbon-based coatings (diamond, amorphous carbon, DLC, etc.)
• NSF Science and Technology Center• BEACON- Bio/computational Evolution in Action
CONsortium
Fraunhofer Center
1cm × 1cm3 carat
3.5 mm × 3.5 mm (boron doped blue)
Multiple single crystal diamond synthesis
3.5 mm × 3.5 mm (near colorless)
MSU/Fraunhofer Capabilities – Single Crystalline Diamond
Rough (as-grown) diamond on seed
crystal
Grown diamond (right) separated from seed (left)
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Energy: Renewable Resources
Energy scavenging viathermoelectric materials
Energy-use reduction using advancedpower electronics and emerging vehicle
technology
AdvancedPower
Distribution
Health and Biomedical
Cardiovascular Health Detection
Cancer Therapy using Ultrasound and RF Energy
Neural Recording Technology
Non-invasiveHeart ValveDiagnostics
Security
Wall Climbing Robot
Border Security
Wireless Image Communication
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Integrated Bio-sensor
Robotics
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