2. What is Engineering? Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering UPRM

3. What is Engineering ? Making a Difference… Solve all types of problems: zNzNew kinds of sport equipment to give players extra edge while keeping safe from injury. zDzDevelop sophisticated security equipment to keep nation safe zCzCreating new medical sensors for health zCzCreating new methods of communication zCzCreating more family time w/ smart appliances

4. Engineers… Use science, math and other knowledge to come up with solutions that are: zSafe zEffective zEnergy efficient zEconomical zEasy to use

5. Some Types of Engineers zChemical Eng. – improved food, cosmetics, synthetic clothes zEnvironmental Eng. – recycling methods, ways to purify air, water, soil zBiomedical Eng. – design artificial limbs, medical machines zMechanical Eng. – design cars, robotics, amusement rides.

6. Electrical Engineering zPower - electricity distribution systems, electronics for control circuits for generation, transmission and usage of electric power. zElectronics - Digital systems, computer architecture zControl Systems - robotics, automation for manufacturing process

7. Electrical Engineering (cont…) zCommunications Digital Signal Processing, pattern recognition, image processing zElectromagnetics Microwaves, optics, antennas,wireless. radars Image Processing

8. Electromagnetics Applications: zCommunications Design of microwave circuits and antennas zRemote Sensing Radars and radiometers used to study nature and other objects

9. More Applications zPropagation yE.g. Ionosphere, short band zFrequency Spectrum   Rays, X-rays, UV, IR, zMedicine yTreat cancer microwaves Hyperthermia yLaser (eyes) zCommunication yRadio, TV, Telephony

10. Different Clouds types

11. Field Measurements Study of Rain at OK, 2001

13. Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) Earth curvature effects prevent 72% of the troposphere below 1 km from being observed

14. CliMMate Lab CLoud Microwave Measurements of ATmospheric Events http://ece.uprm.edu/climmate

15. Where to find this material? zhttp://casa.ece.uprm.edu/ zhttp://ece.uprm.edu/~pol/outreach