Electrical Engineeringat UNO

Dr. Edit Kaminsky BourgeoisAssociate Professor

Department of Electrical Engineering

2008/2009

College of Engineering EE is one of 4 Departments:

Electrical Engineering Civil Engineering (also environmental grad) Mechanical Engineering Naval architecture and marine engineering

Programs: BS MS engineering MS environmental engineering MS engineering management Ph.D. in Engineering and applied sciences

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EE at UNO 4 years for BS (ABET) 1-2 for MS 4-7 PhD Concentrations in

Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering

(communications and Machinery options

4-year curriculum Evening and day courses Cost

~ $1500/semester for Full time UG (residents) + fees

Scholarships and grants available

The Princeton Reviewpraised UNO for its strongAcademics, rating UNO 70out of more than 3000 USAUniversities.

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Electrical Engineering The field of electrical and computer

engineering is primarily involved with the tasks of generation, transmission, processing, and storage of information or electric power (signals). The underlying factor is the use of electricity or electromagnetic waves (such as light) and sound.

Electrical Engineering Broad field, fun,

difficult Areas

Computer engineering Power Controls Communications Signal processing Artificial Intelligence Electronics and Devices Many more

What EEs do: Design Research Development Implementation Testing

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Job Types and examples Consulting (MS Benbow) Utilities

Power generation, transmission, distribution (Entergy) Telecommunications (Bellsouth, Cox, Verizon)

Oil industry, petrochemicals Controls (Johnsons Controls) Instrumentation (Shell) Process engineering (Input-Output)

Education and Training (UNO, ITT) Research and development (NRL, NASA, DOD) Specialized Industries

Chip manufacturing (Motorola) Modem development (Qualcomm) Computer design (Dell) Networking (Cisco Systems) Signal processing (Texas Instruments)

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Job Benefits EE among top engineering salaries

Starting: ~ $60 K Medium: ~ $85 K High level: over $100 K

Market: Always a demand for EEs Ups and down with economy Ups and down with areas

Job security High: government (e.g. DoD, DoE, research

labs, teaching) Medim: utilities, consulting Lower: new technologies, small companies

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Requirements - Suggestions

Must like/be good at Mathematics Physics, chemistry, other sciences Computer use/programming Communication skills Innovative and curious “playing with” or “building”

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CURRICULUM IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGCommunications option

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Facilities at COE-EE The College of Engineering's Department of

Electrical Engineering is located in a modern, state-of-the-art, nine-story building. Specialized facilities include: Analog and Digital Control Systems Laboratories Optics Laboratory Fiber Optics Laboratory Communications Laboratory Energy Conversion Laboratory (aka machinery lab) Information Processing Systems Laboratory Microprocessor Laboratory Digital Logic Laboratory Electronics Laboratories Electronics and Computer Maintenance Shops Information and Systems Research Center

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Student Organizations

IEEE - UNO Student Chapter

Eta Kappa Nu (EE honors) Student Chapter

Tau Beta Pi (Engr honors) UNO Student Chapter

Examples of Student and Faculty Projects

in Electrical Engineering

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Sunrayce Solar CarsSunrayce’97

Sunrayce’99

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Robotics Cars

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Shuttle Fuel Tank Testing and Control

Electrical EngineeringGraduate Programs

and Research

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Facilities at COE-EE NEW Target Surveillance Testbed

Research laboratory NEW Power Systems Research Laboratory

Entergy Endowed Chair in Power Systems Engineering Two additional faculty members in Power systems and Power

Electronics. Real Time Systems Simulator

Information Systems Technology Research Center

Center for Energy Resources Management (CERM),

Information Systems Laboratory (ISL). Optics Laboratory Ellipsometry/Polarimetry Laboratory

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UNO-EE Research Projects CMOS Image Sensors Wireless Motor Control Coordinated UV Routing in Variable

Environments Ddetection and classification algorithms

for Sonar systems Vision System for Welding Applications Algorithms and Software Architecture for

the Processing of LIDAR Data Adaptive Target State Estimator for Hit-to-

Kill Interceptor Wireless Telemetry for Streetlight Control

A Surveillance Testbed with Networked Sensors for Integrated Target Inference

Target Information Processing & Data Fusion

Research Areas Research Focus Areas: Information fusion and target tracking, detection, and recognition Signal, image, and data processing Optics and optical systems Computing and communications

Research Areas of Expertise: Information fusion and target tracking, detection, and recognition Signal and data processing (digital, statistical, optical, biomedical, radar, sonar, and audio) Polarization, reflection, and thin-film optics; ellipsometry and polarimetry Image processing (texture analysis, image compression, computer vision, and face recognition) Communications (digital, wireless, and optical), sensor networks, error-correction and speech coding Computing (reconfigurable, optical, and high performance), electronic design, embedded systems Statistical inference, estimation, decision, filtering, identification, and forecasting Control systems (stochastic systems, stability analysis, system identification), industrial controls, and

optimization Neural networks, learning, pattern recognition, and computational intelligence Sensors and sensor systems (fiber-optic sensors, radar and sonar systems), computational electromagnetics Power systems, electrical machinery, and high-voltage engineering

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Check us Out

UNO: http://www.uno.edu

UNO-COE: http://coe.uno.edu UNO-EE: http://ece.engr.uno.edu/

Dr. Bourgeois: http://fs.uno.edu/ejbourge

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