Electrical Engineering at UNO

Dr. Edit Kaminsky Bourgeois Associate 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
BS MS engineering MS environmental engineering MS engineering management Ph.D. in Engineering and applied sciences

Programs:

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

4-year curriculum Evening and day courses Cost

Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering (communications and Machinery options

~ $1500/semester for Full time UG (residents) + fees Scholarships and grants available

The Princeton Review praised UNO for its strong Academics, rating UNO 70 out of more than 3000 USA Universities.

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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.

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Electrical Engineering

Broad field, fun, difficult Areas

What EEs do:

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

Design Research Development Implementation Testing

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Job Types and examples

Consulting (MS Benbow) Utilities

Oil industry, petrochemicals

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

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

Always a demand for EEs

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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 ENGINEERING Communications 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

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Examples of Student and Faculty Projects in Electrical Engineering

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Sunrayce Solar Cars

Sunrayce97 Sunrayce99

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Robotics Cars

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Shuttle Fuel Tank Testing and Control

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Electrical Engineering Graduate Programs and Research

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Facilities at COE-EE

NEW Target Surveillance Testbed Research laboratory NEW Power Systems Research Laboratory

Information Systems Technology Research Center Center for Energy Resources Management (CERM), Information Systems Laboratory (ISL). Optics Laboratory Ellipsometry/Polarimetry Laboratory

Entergy Endowed Chair in Power Systems Engineering Two additional faculty members in Power systems and Power Electronics. Real Time Systems Simulator

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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

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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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Any Questions?

Thank you for your attention and time