ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

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1 ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING Launch yourself into our hightech world. With ECE you can energize the planet, advance communication, and create technology to help others in meaningful ways.

2 DISCOVER. DESIGN. DELIVER. Electrical engineers and computer engineers use electrical and/or optical energy to manipulate, store and transmit information and to deliver power to the entire world. Both fields evolve at lightning speed, so fasten your space seatbelt and get ready to shape the future through the exciting world of high tech. Explore Many Possibilities You can focus on a wide variety of challenges with ECE everything from creating green energy solutions to discovering new galaxies. Opportunities for innovation abound. A few examples include: n Robotic systems and lasers for medical surgeries n Voice-activated control systems for computers, cars, and more n Modern, high-speed rail transportation n Nanotechnology in semiconductors, transistors, and microchips n Smart grids for next-generation energy systems

3 WHY CHOOSE MICHIGAN TECH? There are many excellent reasons to choose ECE at Michigan Tech. Here are just a few Friendly Learning Environment We offer all the advantages of a large engineering program in a small-college atmosphere. Faculty and staff are easily accessible and enjoy mentoring students. Excellent Faculty Courses in our department are taught by faculty who are nationally recognized for their contributions to engineering education, research, and practice. State-of-the-Art Facilities Our multimillion-dollar labs provide a hands-on learning experience. You ll enjoy cutting-edge equipment from lasers, microprobes and robots to anechoic chambers and more along with industry standard software and current generation computer systems. Unique Lab Curriculum We have strategically integrated our key courses with labs that will lead you to discover for yourself the basic principles that govern the field. Industry Experience Participate in Senior Design, Enterprise, internships, and co-ops our excellent programs give you a chance to work directly with industry while you re still a student. Sustainable Future Our students contribute to the advancement of green, renewable, and alternative energy, including solar and wind power, hybrid power, and more. Global Opportunities Our students have studied in Norway, Australia, Germany, Italy, Finland, Denmark, England, Russia, Scotland, Korea, and the developing world.

4 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Electrical engineers lead the way in communications, signal processing, electronics, computing, and control. They also design the systems that generate and distribute reliable electrical power to us all. Here at Michigan Tech, you ll work with electricity in its many forms from electrons to large-scale magnetic fields. You ll start your courses with an introduction to the digital world, learning techniques vital to digital audio and video processing, and computer systems. Working as an electrical engineer, you could devise ways to take energy from turbines, fuel cells, hydroelectric plants, and solar panels and transfer it to homes, factories, and businesses. You could design components that move digital information from place to place, provide efficient and safe power delivery to a community grid, create a hybrid vehicle that gets 1,000-plus miles per gallon, or develop sensors to detect IEDs improvised explosive devices. Photonics We offer a concentration in photonics an exciting area of EE that deals with optical energy. Photons replace electrons as the conveyor of information. You may find yourself producing holograms, designing vision sensors for a robot, or imaging techniques for outer space.

5 Senior Design It takes teamwork to bring creative ideas to life. Throughout your senior year, you can work with a small team of fellow students on a project in collaboration with industry. The experience is more like a first job than a last class. Recent projects include: Radar communications hardware emulator Solar-powered charging device for electric vehicles Remote synchronization of a smart power grid Remote-control system for a heavy-duty truck Enterprise Join an Enterprise team and get the extra edge on your education. Solve real-world engineering, design, and communication problems. Develop marketing, business, and leadership skills. Teams are open to students from all majors, and operate like companies in the private sector. We host four enterprise teams, but you can choose from 28 across campus. Blue Marble Security (BMS) Secures the future through thoughtful use of technology. Integrated Microsystems (IME) Integrates sensors and microcontrollers. Wireless Communication (WCE) Creates wireless, optical, and biomedical solutions. Automotive Computing (ACE) Develops innovative computers for tomorrow s automobiles Undergraduate Research Cutting-edge research isn t just for graduate students. You, too, can gain valuable experience working with a faculty mentor. One recent project involved the creation of a wireless sensor network for the Pierre Auger Northern Observatory in southeastern Colorado.

6 COMPUTER ENGINEERING To keep pace with the explosive growth in computing technology, the world needs computer engineers who can work comfortably on both sides of the gap between digital hardware and software. Here at Michigan Tech, you ll gain plenty of real experience doing exactly what computer engineers do best: end-to-end design and integration of complete systems both the hardware and the software. By the time you graduate, your ability to work on both sides will enable you to conceive entire systems from scratch. Working as a computer engineer, you may specialize in one area, such as embedded systems, computer networks, robotics, or VLSI system design. You may also find yourself working with other engineering disciplines for example, teaming up with civil engineers to design software to test the stress points in a bridge or with mechanical engineers to power a satellite launch. Computer engineering projects range from designing nanotechnology for bionic implants to inventing software that detects brain tumors much earlier, from creating special effects for the movies to predicting the strength of earthquakes through computer simulation.

7 Make A World Of Difference Many of our students get involved with meaningful projects happening right here on campus, including a wireless brain wave sensor device (EEG) for children; an interactive walker for disabled toddlers; and the WINGS navigation project for blind skiers. One student traveled to Ghana with Michigan Tech s Pavlis Institute, bringing computers to rural schools for the very first time. Professional Success ECE graduates have a job placement rate of 98 percent within six months of graduation. Companies seeking our graduates include US Steel, Raytheon Missile Systems, Georgia Pacific, Bechtel, Rockwell-Collins, Caterpillar, Kimberly-Clark, GE Aviation, Google, GM, Ford, IBM, Microsoft, Hitachi GST, Honeywell, Consumers Power, Westinghouse, Unisys, Motorola, Texas Instruments, and Wisconsin Electric, among many others. Some students find employment in US government agencies, while others choose military service through ROTC programs. Many go on to graduate study in engineering or other fields. FIND OUT MORE Please feel free to get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you. Judy Donahue, Academic Advisor ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING 131 Electrical Energy Resources Center T: E: jmdonahu@mtu.edu

8 CREATE THE FUTURE ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING Michigan Technological University Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering 121 Electrical Energy Resources Center 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, MI T: F: E: Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/ equal opportunity employer. Since 1885, we have offered educational excellence in beautiful Upper Michigan. Our students create the future in arts, humanities, and social sciences; business and economics; computing; engineering; forestry and environmental science; natural and physical sciences; and technology.