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Electrical Engineering Department - College of Engineering
Background
The Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville was established in 1897.
Our EE program at the University of Arkansas has been offering BS degrees for over 100 years and has been continuously accredited since 1936. We were one of the first four programs in the nation to meet the ABET accreditation standards (criteria 2000) and we received good review in the 2002 visit (next visitation 2008). The Electrical Engineering curriculum consists of approximately 128 semester hours of coursework. The program is divided into essentially three-phases with a great emphasis on design aspects; (1) The first year consists of a pre-professional curriculum, where electrical engineering students develop a sound understanding of basic science and mathematics, (2) The second and third years coursework develops scientific principles and covers the basic core of the electrical engineering student’s professional curriculum, and (3) The fourth year is composed primarily
of senior level elective courses. This final year permits electrical engineering students to tailor and master a program suited for their specific individual career objectives. The department also offers Master degrees (M.S.E.E., M.S.Tc.E., MSE) and Ph. D. degrees. Enrollment is approximately 340 for 2003-2004 academic year, with 213 undergraduates, 104 M.S., and 44 Ph. D. students, including microEP graduate students. Enrollment is 361 for 2004-2005, with 213 undergraduates, 104 M.S., and 44 Ph.D. students (graduated 41 BSEE, 42 MSEE, 4 MS microEP, 13 PhDEE, and 3 PhD microEP in 2005).
A total of 19 FTE tenure and tenure track (12 Full Professors, 6 Associate Professors, and 1 Assistant Professors), 2 Visiting Professors, 1 Research Professor, 3 Associate Deans, and 21 Adjunct Faculty. The departmental faculty size is anticipated to grow 10% in the next academic year. Recent employers of University of Arkansas graduates include the following companies Alltel, Raytheon, Entergy, MCI World Com, Sprint, Lockheed Martin, HP, Texas Instruments, Entergy, SWEPCO, Arkansas Electric Cooperation, Hughes, BEI, Northrop-Grumman, Intel, Wal-Mart, Baldor, Andersen Consulting, Motorola, National Semiconductor, Dallas Semiconductor, Exxon, Dow, Whirlpool, and Integrated Device Technologies.
To inquire about issues related to academic affairs, the undergraduate program, within the Department of Electrical Engineering, students are advised to contact the Department Head.
Teaching & Research Laboratories within Electrical Engineering
Research Centers within Electrical Engineering
The Department has undergone a major curriculum restructuring at the graduate level in order to address issues related to mixed-signal systems, RF wireless telecommunications, networking, nanostructures, sensors, biomimetics, bioinformatics, imaging, and the electronic packaging needs of future electrical systems and components. These research areas are actively pursued: Sensors, Widebandgap Materials, Nano- & MEMS Technology, Biotechnology, High Temperature Devices & Systems, Wireless Communications, Wireless Networks, Multi-user Detection for Wireless Communications, Radar Medical Application for Breast Cancer Detection, Rough Surface Scattering and Radar Antennas, High Temperature Superconductor (HTSC), Integrated Passives, MCM Technology (Integrated Mesh Power System Topology, Power Electronics Packaging, Flip Chip, BGA, UBM, Seamless Off Chip Connectivity, and Substrates including Ceramic, Tape, Transfer Tape, and Flex), Thermal Management (Power Electronics Packaging, 3-D MCMs, Diamond Post Processing and Growth, and Simulation), Optical Interconnect, MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMs) Packaging and Fabrication, RF & Microwaves Simulation, Modeling & Measurements, High Performance Mixed-Signal Systems, Motor Drives, Electric Propulsion Applications, Development of Flexible Thin Film Solar Cells, and SiC Packaging.
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Research funding is on the order of $7.5 million/year with $3.89 million expenditures in FY 00, $11 million with $5.89 million expenditures in FY 01, $11.5 million with $6.5 million expenditures in FY 02, and $6,659,243 expenditures in FY 03 ($3,515,620 from Federal, $1,517,084.33 from NSF, $250,000 from NIH, and $330,000 from Industry). The department has the following four research centers:
High Density Electronics Center (HiDEC) - http://www.hidec.uark.edu/
A DARPA-funded Research Center since 1991
Arkansas Advanced Photovoltaic Research Center (AAPRC)
A Center funded by NASA
- Center Director: Professor H. Naseem
MicroElectronics-Photonics, Cooperative Electrical Engineering and Physics Program
A Program funded by NSF
- Program Director: Professor K. Vickers
National Center for Advanced Power Electronics (NCAPA)
A National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission
Graduate Programs in the Electrical Engineering Department
To inquire about the above research areas and centers, as well as research opportunities within EE (graduate degree programs), application and admission policies, students are advised to contact Dr. Randy Brown, Graduate Committee Chair.
Departmental Faculty and Areas of Expertise
Graduate Courses offered
Networks Analysis & Synthesis; Semiconductor Devices; Solid State Electronics; Design and Fabrication of Solar Cells; Integrated Circuits Design; Integrated Circuit Fabrication Technology & Laboratory; Analog Integrated Circuits; Power Electronics; Electronics Manufacturing Processes; Advanced Packaging; Electromagnetic Transmission; Antennas, Radiation, and Propagation; Satellite Communication Systems; Advanced Electromagnetics Scattering and Transmission; Electric Power Quality; Power System Analysis; Power Distribution Systems; Power Electronics and Motor Drives; Modeling and Simulation of Mixed-Signal Circuits and Systems; Advanced Mixed-Signal Test Engineering; Mixed-Signal Microelectronics; Analog Integrated Circuits; Switch Mode Power Conversion; Analog & Digital Communications; Analog and Sampled-Data Filters; Digital Signal Processing; Digital Systems Design; Random Signal Analysis; DSP Digital Communications; Deterministic DSP System Design; Stochastic DSP System Design; Real-Time DSP Lab; Microprocessor System Design; Computer Hardware Organization; Computer Communication Networks; Control Systems; Adaptive Filtering & Control; Systems Theory; Stochastic Control Systems; Optimal Control Systems; Digital Control Systems; Nonlinear System Analysis and Control; Sensors & Remote Sensing; Image Processing & Speech Processing; Lightwave Communications; Non-Linear Optics; Spread Spectrum Communications; Introduction to Wireless Communications; Wireless Data; Chaotic Systems with Applications to Communications; Semiconductor Nanostructures I and II; Introduction to Telecommunications; and RF and Microwaves Design, Simulation, and Measurements Techniques.
Structure Committees in Electrical Engineering (2004-2005)
Technical Area Committees in Electrical Engineering (2004-2005)
Student Organizations
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