Purdue University School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Purdue University
offers both undergraduate B.S.
degree as well as M.S.
and Ph.D.
graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. The school of ECE enrolls approximately one thousand undergraduates (sophomores through seniors) and five hundred graduate students as full-time students. The U.S. World & News Report ranks Purdue's Electrical/Electronic Engineering and Computer Engineering 9th and 11th respectively at the Undergraduate level [America's Best Colleges 2011]. The Graduate programs in both Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering are ranked 10th in the nation [America's Best Graduate Schools 2009]
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. It is dedicated to making advances in nanoscale science and engineering to create innovative nanotechnologies addressing societal challenges and opportunities in computing, communications, the environment, security, energy independence, and health.
The BNC opened in July 2005. This $58 million facility comprises 187000 square feet (17,372.9 m²), providing office space for 45 faculty, 21 clerical and technical staff, and up to 180 graduate students. The heart of the building is a 25000 sq ft (2,322.6 m²). Class 1-10-100 (ISO class 3-4-5) nanofabrication cleanroom, part of which is configured as a biomolecular cleanroom with separate entry and gowning areas and isolated air flow. The building also includes over 22000 sq ft (2,043.9 m²). of laboratory space external to the cleanroom, including special low vibration rooms for nanostructures research, with temperature control to less than 0.1 °C. Other laboratories are specialized for nanophotonics, crystal growth, bio-nanotechnology, molecular electronics, MEMS and NEMS, surface analysis, SEM/TEM, electrical characterization, RF systems, instruction and training, and precision micro-machining. In addition, a unique nanotechnology incubator facility is provided for interaction with industry.
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Complete list of Research Groups, Laboratories and Centers.
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
offers both undergraduate B.S.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree as well as M.S.
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
and Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
graduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. The school of ECE enrolls approximately one thousand undergraduates (sophomores through seniors) and five hundred graduate students as full-time students. The U.S. World & News Report ranks Purdue's Electrical/Electronic Engineering and Computer Engineering 9th and 11th respectively at the Undergraduate level [America's Best Colleges 2011]. The Graduate programs in both Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering are ranked 10th in the nation [America's Best Graduate Schools 2009]
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History
The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) has a rich history of research and education that dates back to 1888. Many landmark innovations in radiotelephony, television, and electric power were developed by Purdue faculty; innovations that have helped shape the modern world. In that same tradition of research excellence, ECE faculty continues to pioneer new technical frontiers. With more than 70 of the nation's finest researchers, ECE faculty and students publish hundreds of papers every year in top quality journals and conference proceedings.Mission statement
"The Purdue School of Electrical and Computer Engineering enriches society and advances engineering in three crucial ways: by educating electrical and computer engineering students from Indiana, the country, and the world so that they have the knowledge, ability, and skills to innovate, excel and lead in their professions; by contributing to the benefit of humanity through the discovery of fundamental knowledge, the solution of current technological problems, and the development of new applications; and finally, by sharing knowledge and expertise through meaningful engagement within and outside the Purdue community."
Facts and figures
- Largest department/school at Purdue University and one of the largest in the nation.
- Highest volume of research among all schools and departments at Purdue.
- Birthplace of the Engineering Projects In Community ServiceEngineering Projects In Community ServiceEngineering Projects in Community Service was founded in 1995 at Purdue University by Professors Edward Coyle and Leah Jamieson as a solution to two problems. First, many engineering graduates lacked real world skills need for project management, such as budgeting and scheduling...
(EPICS) program, the Birck Nanotechnology Center, and the Engineering Computer Network. - Faculty include 23 IEEE Fellows, four members of the National Academy of EngineeringNational Academy of EngineeringThe National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
(NAE), two NAE Gordon PrizeGordon PrizeThe Bernard M. Gordon Prize was started in 2001 by the United States National Academy of Engineering. Its purpose is to recognize leaders in academia for the development of new educational approaches to engineering...
winners, one National Medal of TechnologyNational Medal of TechnologyThe National Medal of Technology and Innovation is an honor granted by the President of the United States to American inventors and innovators who have made significant contributions to the development of new and important technology...
Lauriat, and the President of the IEEE - The school attracts more than 1,500 applicants to its graduate program annually.
- The first electronic television was made in ECE.
- Former Head of ECE, Reginald FessendenReginald FessendenReginald Aubrey Fessenden , a naturalized American citizen born in Canada, was an inventor who performed pioneering experiments in radio, including early—and possibly the first—radio transmissions of voice and music...
, invented radio telephony.
Areas of interest
The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering currently offers electives in the following areas of interest:- Automatic Control
- Biomedical Imaging and Sensing
- Communications, Networking, Signal & Image Processing
- Computer Engineering
- Power and Energy Devices and Systems
- Fields and Optics
- Microelectronics and Nanotechnology
- VLSI and Circuit Design
- Education
Birck Nanotechnology Center (BNC)
The Birck Nanotechnology Center has its birthplace in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue UniversityPurdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
. It is dedicated to making advances in nanoscale science and engineering to create innovative nanotechnologies addressing societal challenges and opportunities in computing, communications, the environment, security, energy independence, and health.
The BNC opened in July 2005. This $58 million facility comprises 187000 square feet (17,372.9 m²), providing office space for 45 faculty, 21 clerical and technical staff, and up to 180 graduate students. The heart of the building is a 25000 sq ft (2,322.6 m²). Class 1-10-100 (ISO class 3-4-5) nanofabrication cleanroom, part of which is configured as a biomolecular cleanroom with separate entry and gowning areas and isolated air flow. The building also includes over 22000 sq ft (2,043.9 m²). of laboratory space external to the cleanroom, including special low vibration rooms for nanostructures research, with temperature control to less than 0.1 °C. Other laboratories are specialized for nanophotonics, crystal growth, bio-nanotechnology, molecular electronics, MEMS and NEMS, surface analysis, SEM/TEM, electrical characterization, RF systems, instruction and training, and precision micro-machining. In addition, a unique nanotechnology incubator facility is provided for interaction with industry.
Labs and facilities
- Communication Research Laboratory (CRLAB)
- Coherent and Quantum Optics Laboratory
- Energy Conversion Research Laboratory (ECRL)
- Energy Systems Analysis Consortium (ESAC)
- Genetic Optimization Processing Array (GOPA)
- Haptic Interface Research Laboratory (HIRL)
- High-Efficiency, Low-Power Systems (HELPS)
- High-Performance Computing Laboratory (HPCLab)
- Integrated Designs of Electromagnetically Applied Systems (IDEAS) Laboratory
- Laboratory for Integrated BioMedical Micro/Nanotechnology and Applications (LIBNA)
- Nanomaterials Integration and Assembly Laboratory (NIAL)
- Nanoelectronics Research Laboratory (NRL)
- NASA Institute for Nanoelectronics and Computing (INAC)
- Naval Combat Survivability Testbed (NCST)
- Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN)
- Photonics and Spectroscopy Laboratory (PSL) Facilities
- Purdue Robot Vision Laboratory (RVL)
- Purdue University Rendering and Perceptualization Laboratory (PURPL)
- Spread Spectrum and Satellite Communications Research Laboratory (S3CRL)
- Ultrafast Optics and Optical Fiber Communications Laboratory
- Video and Image Processing Laboratory (VIPER)
Complete list of Research Groups, Laboratories and Centers.
Student organizations
- Engineers for a Sustainable WorldEngineers for a Sustainable WorldEngineers for a Sustainable World is a national not-for-profit based in Merced, California. ESW is an umbrella organization with chapters established at twenty-seven colleges and universities located primarily in the United States. ESW chapters work on technical engineering projects that have a...
(ESW) - Eta Kappa NuEta Kappa NuEta Kappa Nu is the electrical and computer engineering honor society of the IEEE, founded in October 1904 by Maurice L. Carr at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The organization currently has around 200 student chapters and about 3,000,000 members and is headquartered in Chicago,...
, Beta Chapter (HKN) - International Honor Society for Electrical Engineers - IEEE - Student Chapter
- IEEE Computer SocietyIEEE Computer SocietyThe IEEE Computer Society is a professional society of IEEE. Its purpose and scope is “to advance the theory, practice, and application of computer and information processing science and technology” and the “professional standing of its members.” The CS is the largest of 38 technical societies...
- Student Chapter - Purdue Student Engineering Foundation (PSEF)
- EPICS - Engineering Projects in Community Service
- National Society of Black EngineersNational Society of Black EngineersNational Society of Black Engineers , founded in 1975 at Purdue University, is one of the largest student-run organizations in the US, centered on improving the recruitment and retention of African-American engineering students.-History:...
(NSBE) - Society of Mexican American Engineers and ScientistsSociety of Mexican American Engineers and ScientistsThe Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists, Inc. , originally the Mexican American Engineering Society was founded in 1974...
(MAES) - Society of Hispanic Professional EngineersSociety of Hispanic Professional EngineersThe Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1974 by a group of engineers employed by the city of Los Angeles. Their objective was to form a national organization of professional engineers to serve as role models in the Hispanic community.Social...
(SHPE) - Society of Women EngineersSociety of Women EngineersThe Society of Women Engineers , founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for...
(SWE) - Tau Beta PiTau Beta PiThe Tau Beta Pi Association is the oldest engineering honor society in the United States and the second oldest collegiate honor society in America. It honors engineering students who have shown a history of academic achievement as well as a commitment to personal and professional integrity...
- National Engineering Honor Society - PEM - Purdue Engineering Magazine
- Purdue Engineering Student Council (PESC)