Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering HOWDY!

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Analog & Mixed-Signal Circuits and Systems Communication circuits Audio/video amplifiers/filters Digitizers Power management Sensors and interface circuits Energy harvesting Biomedical Imaging, Sensing & Genomic Signal Processing Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Ultrasound imaging Genomics and bioinformatics Integrated micro/nano/bio systems Lab-on-a-chip Computer Engineering & Systems Very large scale integration (VLSI) Computer graphics Robotics Communication networks Software systems Computer architecture Device Science & Nanotechnology Solid-state devices Electro-optics Quantum computing Semiconductor lasers Fiber optics Solar systems Nano engineering and fabrication Electromagnetics & Microwaves Antenna engineering Applied electromagnetics Microwave communications Microwave integrated circuits Radar systems RF & microwave wireless Electric Power Systems & Power Electronics Electric machines & motor drives Power electronics Electromechanical systems Smart grid Power reliability Renewable energy Electric and hybrid vehicles Information Science & Systems Information theory Data compression Multimedia security Sensor networks Digital/wireless communications Digital signal and image processing Robust control & robotics Intelligent vehicular systems ECE is the most versatile engineering degree !!!

Where do Aggie ECEs Work? Source: TAMU Career Center

Department of ECE Facts & Figures The College Degrees With The Highest Starting Salaries in 2016 College graduates in the class of 2016 with bachelor’s degree in computer engineering can expect an average starting salary of $63,300. Next come electrical engineering graduates with starting salaries of $61,200. Forbes Oct 2015 Two majors: Electrical Engineering (ELEN) and Computer Engineering (CEEN) Average starting salary for Aggie ECE undergrads: $68,000 (TAMU Career Center, 2016) TAMU ECE undergraduate ranks 8th and the graduate department ranks 13th among U.S. public institutions (US News & World Report, 2016) Departmental scholarships awarded annually Fast Track allows undergrads to take 6 hours toward TAMU ECE graduate program Undergraduate ECEs meeting certain criteria can earn automatic admission into our graduate programs Undergraduate research ENCOURAGED 16:1 student to instructor ratio in most ECEN labs 1,000+ undergraduates, 760 grad students, 70+ faculty

Engineering Honors Program – ECE Track 21 honors credits (at least one course per year) Six hours of research (ECEN 491) Participation in the Undergraduate Research Scholars Program Completion of Honors thesis Minimum overall GPA of 3.5 (3.25 minimum term GPA in the final semester) Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 (in honors coursework) No grade below C on transcript (no grade below B in honors courses) Two honors activities per semester One meeting with honors coordinator per semester Requirements Honors faculty mentors – More interaction with faculty Honors activities – Seminars, meetings, career development Undergraduate research – Preparation for grad school Honors designation on transcript University honors & Fast track integration Priority registration Benefits

Study Abroad Summer Summer Fall, Spring or Summer For more information, contact Dr. Jim Ji jimji@tamu.edu Summer Summer Fall, Spring or Summer For more information, contact Dr. Shankar Bhattacharyya bhatt@ece.tamu.edu For more information, contact Dawna Rosenkranz d-rosenkranz@tamu.edu

Capstone Projects and Demo Day May and December Iron Man Suit Smart Stethoscope “Most Commercial Ready” 1st place, ENGR Showcase Modupilot Wheel Art (1st place) Virtual Rubix Cube Automated Drum Set Precise Ion Position System (Joint Project with Johns Hopkins)

For more information… Links engineering.tamu.edu/electrical Dr. Aydin Karsilayan Director of Undergraduate Programs karsilay@tamu.edu Windy Lala ‘02 Academic Advisor IV w-lala@tamu.edu Rachel Garcia ‘07 Academic Advisor III rachelgarcia@tamu.edu Links engineering.tamu.edu/electrical admissions.tamu.edu registrar.tamu.edu engineering.tamu.edu newaggie.tamu.edu Morgan Christian ‘17 Academic Advisor II morganchristian@tamu.edu