Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 Neil E. Cotter Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Utah Major in Electrical Engineering

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 OVERVIEW What is EE? What do EEs do? Who do EEs collaborate with? What do EEs learn? What careers await EE graduates?

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 WHAT IS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING? Electrical Engineers are inventors and innovators who apply knowledge of signals, circuits, physics, and systems to develop technologies to improve people's lives

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 WHAT IS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING? Electrical Engineering: Bridging the Gap Among Disciplines in the 21st Century

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 WHAT DO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS DO? Develop the technologies which allow people to communicate with each other and access information from wherever and whenever. Collaborations with: CS, Math

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 WHAT DO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS DO? Develop the technologies which will enable us to generate and distribute power from renewable resources and become energy independent. Collaborations with: MechE

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 WHAT DO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS DO? Develop the technologies for affordable, clean, efficient solar power generation Collaborations with: Material Science

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 WHAT DO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS DO? Develop new technologies that make sensors smaller, better, and make systems more reliable and energy efficient Collaborations with: Many

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 WHAT DO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS DO? Develop the technologies to improve medical care: Advances in biosensors, prosthetics, and imaging Collaborations with: Bioengineering, Medicine

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 EXAMPLE OF EE SYSTEM DESIGN Artificial Retina: Restore sight to the blind Image data from an external camera is wirelessly transmitted to the implant which stimulates electrodes in an array on the retina to produce formed vision. Credit: Prof. Gianluca Lazzi

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 EXAMPLE OF EE SYSTEM DESIGN Changes in signal propagation between antennas in a wireless mesh network are used to estimate an image map and track people, even through walls. Credit: Prof. Neal Patwari and Dr. Joey Wilson Wireless networks that “see” through walls

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 WHAT DO EE STUDENTS LEARN? Tools from Mathematics and Sciences programming, calculus, linear alg., physics, chemistry or biology Tools from EE circuits & electronics, electro- magnetics, signals & systems, semicond. physics, digital design Engineering Design Technical Communication

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 Fall Semester First Year ECE 1900Freshman seminar CS 1410Object-oriented programming Math 1210Calculus I Wrtg 2010Acad. Writing & Research LEAP 1501Ethical Implications of Engineering Second Year ECE 2240Intro to Electronic Circuits Math 2250 Differential Equations & Linear Algebra Phys 2220 Physics for Sci. & Eng. II Chem 1210 General Chemistry I Chem 1215General Chemistry Lab I Spring Semester ECE 1250 Intro to Electrical and Computer Engineering Design Math 1220 Calculus II Phys 2210Physics for Sci. & Eng. I LEAP 1500 Leap Seminar for Engineers ECE 2280Fund. Engineering Electronics Math 2210Calculus III ECE 3700Fundamentals of Digital & System Design ECE 2910 Sophomore Seminar American Institutions (or test) WHAT COURSES DO EE STUDENTS TAKE?

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 HANDS ON: EE AT THE U Complete a hands-on interdisciplinary senior research project, many with industrial sponsors (1/2 of students get job offers from sponsor) Hands-on learning: High % of laboratory courses

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 Information & advising More info: Arlene Padilla Arenaz MEB 3313, (801) Office hours: Monday - Thursday 8am-12pm, 1:30-4:00pm, Friday 8am - 12pm, To make an appointment with the Electrical Engineering adviser, send an to COURSE ADVISING IN EE

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 EE CLASS OF of 53 graduates had job offers / grad school acceptance by graduation day Many had multiple offers Average reported starting salary: $59,000

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 EMPLOYERS OF OUR GRADUATES ATK Bachtel Marine Harman Signal Proc. Hill AFB Knolls Atomic Power L-3 Communications Micron Moog Aircraft Navsea Northrop Grumman Raytheon Reliable Controls Rio Tinto Rocky Mtn. Power Sorenson Communications Varian Medical Syst.

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 AVERAGE EE SALARIES BY INDUSTRY

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 WHAT ARE EE CAREERS? And more: CEO / CTO Patent Attorney Researcher Astronaut Educator Astronaut Sports Technologist Virtual Reality System Designer Music Signal Processing Expert OLPC Designer Deep Space Telescope Imager Designer Disaster Robot Developer From IEEE Spectrum “Dream Jobs 2011”, Feb 2011.

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 WHY BECOME AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER? Love work AND live life, too Be creative, solve problems Work with great people Design things that matter Never be bored Make a big salary Enjoy job flexibility CHANGE THE WORLD

Electrical and Computer EngineeringOctober 2011 SUSTAINABILITY AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Power Systems Solar cells Windmills Smart grid Communications Telecommuting Internet Wireless communications Materials Nano-scale devices Quantum dots Nanotubes