Electrical & Computer Engineering

• ENG EC 777: Nanostructure Optics
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (ENGEC471 OR ENGEC562 OR ENGEC565 OR ENGEC574) - Discussion of the fundamental physical aspects and device applications of optical fields confined and generated in nanoscale environments. Review of classical electrodynamics and angular spectrum representation of optical fields, classical and quantum models for light-matter interaction, light emission from semiconductor quantum dots and wires, surface-plasmon polaritons and sub- wavelength light transport/localization in metal nanostructures, slot waveguide structures, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and SERS-based sensors, light scattering in complex photonic structures such as: metal-dielectric photonic crystals, fractal structrures, random lasers.
• ENG EC 782: RF/Analog IC Design - Advanced Applications
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (ENGEC580 & ENGEC582) or permission of the instructor. - Selected topics in advanced RF/Analog integrated circuit design based on high frequency BiCMOS technology. Topics to be covered include oversampling (Sigma Delta) A/D converters, RF phase-locked loops, low voltage RF frequency synthesizers, printed circuit board design for RF applications, antennas and signal propagation, PCB filters, and other mixed-signal topics. The course will utilize selected readings from the technical literature, as well as a number of RF measurement and RF design lab assignments.
• ENG EC 801: Teaching Practicum 1
  PhD Requirement. Assist faculty by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as preparing and teaching labs and discussion sections, developing teaching materials, assisting with homework preparation and grading, proctoring exams, grading exams or papers.
• ENG EC 802: Teaching Practicum 2
  PhD requirement. Assist faculty by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as preparing and teaching labs and discussion sections, developing teaching materials, assisting with homework preparation and grading, proctoring exams, grading exams or papers.
• ENG EC 810: PhD Internship in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  Graduate Prerequisites: Permission of advisor and an approved internship offer; at least two c omplete semesters in the EC PhD program. - This course is intended for students who want to do an internship in the US as part of their graduate program and would like to have internship credit listed on their transcript. International Students need to use their CPT for this course. Prerequisites: 2 full semesters in ECE
• ENG EC 890: PhD Seminar 1
  ECE PhD First year requirement students will participate in seminars and skill development workshops on current topics in electrical and computer engineering. Students are expected to participate in discussions and read assigned material.
• ENG EC 891: PhD Seminar 2
  ECE PhD First year requirement students will participate in seminars and skill development workshops on current topics in electrical and computer engineering. Students are expected to participate in discussions and read assigned material.
• ENG EC 892: Seminar: Electro-Physics
  A weekly two-hour seminar on recent research topics in the area of electro-physics, including solid state materials and devices, photonics, electromagnetics, computers in physics, and other related areas. Speakers include faculty and graduate students in the area.
• ENG EC 900: PhD Research
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Graduate standing. - Graduate Prerequisites: Restricted to pre-prospectus PhD students. - Participation in a research project under the direction of a faculty advisor leading to the preparation and defense of a PhD prospectus.
• ENG EC 951: Independent Study
  By petition only. Under faculty supervision, graduate students may study subjects not covered in a regularly scheduled course. A final report and/or written examination is required. Variable cr.
• ENG EC 952: Directed Group Project
  A semester long engineering project with significant graduate-level design and implementation elements is carried out by a team of 1 to 4 graduate students under the supervision of an ECE faculty member. Required deliverables include a written proposal, an end-of-semester project report, and an end-of-semester oral/poster presentation. The project proposal must be approved by the faculty supervisor before project team members may register for this course.
• ENG EC 953: MS Project
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Graduate Standing. - Graduate Prerequisites: Restricted to MS students by petition only. - MS research project under the supervision of an ECE faculty member. Student must participate in end-of-semester ECE Research Symposium. Final report required. Student must submit proposal for ECE Graduate committee approval prior to the semester in which the MS research project is to be carried out.
• ENG EC 954: MS Thesis
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Graduate standing. - Graduate Prerequisites: Restricted to MS students by petition only. - Participation in a research project under the direction of a faculty advisor leading to the preparation of an original MS thesis. For students pursuing an MS thesis to satisfy the practicum requirement for the MS degree.
• ENG EC 991: PhD Dissertation
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Graduate standing. - Graduate Prerequisites: EC 900; restricted to post-prospectus PhD students. - Participation in a research project under the direction of a faculty advisor leading to the preparation and defense of an original PhD dissertation.