ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM UNDERGRADUATE

STUDENT HANDBOOK

2008-2009

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT HARDING HALL 201

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY BROOKINGS, SD 57007

http://eecse.sdstate.edu/EE

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM UNDERGRADUATE

STUDENT HANDBOOK

2008-2009

Department Head Dr. Dennis Helder

dennis.helder@sdstate.edu Harding Hall 201, 688-4526

Undergraduate Program Coordinator

Dr. Steven Hietpas, PE steven.hietpas@sdstate.edu Harding Hall 208, 688-6821

Secretaries Kim Steineke

Program Assistant HH 220, 688-5484

Barb Dininger Secretary – Academic

HH 201, 688-6984

Cheryl Mitchell Secretary – Academic

HH 221, 688-4526

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Table of Contents

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Welcome Note from the Department Head ................................................................................................ 4 

What is Electrical Engineering? .................................................................................................................. 4 

What is our mission? ................................................................................................................................... 5 

What are our educational objectives? ......................................................................................................... 5 

Industrial Advisory Board for the Electrical Engineering Program ........................................................... 5 

What is ABET? ........................................................................................................................................... 5 

The Electrical Engineering Curriculum ...................................................................................................... 6 

Curriculum Flowchart ................................................................................................................................. 7 

Get a Taste of EE in your Freshman Year (EE 101) ................................................................................... 7 

Making the Grade ....................................................................................................................................... 7 

Academic Ethics ......................................................................................................................................... 8 

Study Groups and Tutoring ......................................................................................................................... 9 

Advising and Registration......................................................................................................................... 10 

Advanced Placement, Transfer Credit, Credit by Examination, Placement ............................................. 10 

POS Check When Approaching Graduation............................................................................................. 11 

Cooperative Education and Summer Internships ...................................................................................... 11 

Electrical Engineering Scholarships ......................................................................................................... 12 

Personal Computers .................................................................................................................................. 12 

Calculators ................................................................................................................................................ 13 

Textbooks and Supplies ............................................................................................................................ 14 

Career Planning Services (CPS) ............................................................................................................... 14 

Proficiency Exam ...................................................................................................................................... 14 

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam ................................................................................................. 15 

Becoming a Registered (Licensed) Professional Engineer (PE) ............................................................... 15 

Activities and Organizations ..................................................................................................................... 16 

Electrical Engineering Centers ................................................................................................................. 19 

Electrical Engineering Faculty .................................................................................................................. 20 

Electrical Engineering Staff ...................................................................................................................... 24 

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Organization Chart ................................. 25 

Electrical Engineering Facilities ............................................................................................................... 26 

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Welcome Note from the Department Head

The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department is encompassed within the College of Engineering. The Electrical Engineering program was first established in 1899 and has been on the leading edge of EE education ever since. In 2001, the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science programs combined into one department to foster a synergism between these closely related disciplines. The Software Engineering program was established in 2003 and joined the department. The department evolves around professional, qualified educators providing quality educations to our students with hands-on experience, beneficial work and advancement opportunities and rewarding educational and research expertise to produce future society and professional leaders, serving our state and our nation in a competitive global environment. The department vision reflects the talent of our faculty, the quality of our bright and hard working students, the dedication of staff, faculty, and administration towards the institution and its mission, and the effective network of distinguished alumni and sincere loyal friends nationwide. The Electrical Engineering program, offering degrees at the Bachelors of Science (B.S.E.E.), Masters of Science (M.S.E.E.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.E.E.) levels, is truly a regional leader. Visit the history section of our website (http://eecse.sdstate.edu/ee/about/history.aspx) to learn more about the history of Electrical Engineering at SDSU. Our electrical engineering program goals are enhancing and developing programs of excellence in education, research, and service to the state, the nation, and the world; increasing the size and the quality of our student body; enhancing diversity among our faculty, students, and staff; increasing financial responsibility of the unit and increasing public financial support from alumni and friends; providing opportunities for co-op, interns, training, and employment of our graduates in a competitive market; ensuring success of our students on all levels and professional studies in key potential technical areas; producing graduates able to pursue life-long learning and continued professional development, capable of undertaking leadership roles in their profession, in their communities, and in the global society; and increasing research funding from government agencies and a wide variety of industries to promote both our undergraduate and graduate programs. For over 100 years, we have been integrating a tradition of excellence and achievement with our goals for the future. Welcome to our traditions and excellence.

What is Electrical Engineering? Electrical engineering is a profession in charge of designing electrical devices, components, integrated chips, computer chips, and electronic systems to benefit humanity and its environment. This may encompass systems such as the power grid, radar and satellite antennas, visual display systems, microelectronics, optics, portable or wireless electronic and communication systems, controls systems, and embedded microprocessors in everyday consumer or military electronics. The electrical engineering graduate is at the forefront of the technology leading to the dramatic increase in global communications, the accelerated use of electric power, the dominating influence of the computer on modern society, and a myriad of other developments. The increased use of electronic equipment for measurement, network, communication, and control has spread into such diverse areas as improved health care, transportation and traffic control, recreation, computing, agricultural production, marketing, manufacturing, underwater and space exploration, information technology, renewable energy, computer hardware, automotives, and countless others. This wide-spread and expanding use of electronic equipment in virtually all fields has made electrical engineering the largest of all scientific disciplines and assures a continuing demand for electrical engineering graduates throughout business and government.

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What is our mission? The mission of the Electrical Engineering Program is to provide a rigorous, practical education for our students oriented toward problem solving; to conduct world-class research with a regional emphasis; and to provide technical assistance to existing and emerging businesses, industry, and government.

What are our educational objectives? The EE program educational objectives are to equip individuals, who, after graduation and initial work experience,

1. are able to use mathematics, science, and engineering knowledge, along with appropriate engineering tools, to solve problems.

2. actively contribute to multi-disciplinary teams, communicate effectively, and are able to solve, as engineering problems, contemporary issues arising from society.

3. utilize approaches and solutions to engineering problems that are always framed in a morally and ethically responsible manner, and whose approaches and solutions indicate an awareness of the impact of their work on society at local to global scales, and who continue to learn in order to best solve such problems.

Industrial Advisory Board for the Electrical Engineering Program The Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) is comprised of industry leaders, who oversee the progression and development of the electrical engineering program. The objective of the SDSU Electrical Engineering IAB is to provide external input and assessment of the program that will result in continuous program improvement. This continuous external interaction is considered vital for the program to successfully fulfill its Land Grant mission and objectives. Particular areas of interest for these interactions include (1) maintaining the relevance of the program’s educational objectives and desired outcomes, (2) the development and enhancement of collaborative activities with local and regional high-tech industries to promote student and faculty professional development, and (3) the fostering of closer ties with K-12 education in a manner that will help address the shortage of high quality math and science teachers and students interested in the engineering sciences. A list of the IAB members is located at http://eecse.sdstate.edu/ee/about/IAB.aspx.

What is ABET? The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology, is a federation of 28 professional and technical societies representing these fields. Among the most respected accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided leadership and quality assurance in higher education for over 70 years. ABET currently accredits some 2,700 programs at over 550 colleges and universities nationwide. The EE program is accredited by:

Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 (410) 347-7700.

The Electrical Engineering Curriculum The Electrical Engineering curriculum is a 4-year program and has been developed with the underlying principle that we want our students to have a broad engineering education, but one that allows for the student to select several technical electives (10 credits) in their senior year that allow them to gain an emphasis in an area of electrical engineering that complements their long term career goals. The philosophy has resulted in a three-phase curriculum structure over this 4-year period, which is inherently sequential in its nature (i.e., avoid failing a course). First Phase: The freshman year is similar to the mechanical and civil engineering programs (with a few minor differences). The first year develops sound engineering practices (introduction to engineering, communications, and drafting), establishes a mathematics and science foundation (calculus, chemistry, computer programming, and physics), and exposes students to life-building experiences in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. Second Phase: After successfully completing the freshman year, the sophomore and junior years concentrate on the core of electrical engineering (analog and digital circuit theory, materials and devices, electronics, analog and digital signals, control systems, microprocessors, and electromagnetics), complete the mathematics and science foundation (calculus, advanced engineering mathematics, and physics), finish the students preparation in writing and communication (technical communications), and further expose students to the humanities, arts, and social sciences. Third Phase: The senior year provides an opportunity for the student to put into practice the electrical engineering theory established in their sophomore and junior years through a capstone design experience (senior design I and II), and to take numerous electrical engineering electives with concentrations in the following areas: Biomedical Engineering, Communications and Advanced Electronics, Computers-Digital Hardware, Electronic Devices and Materials, Image Processing, or Power Systems. Many of these technical electives have a required lab component. Additionally, students are required to take electromechanical systems, engineering economics, statics and dynamics, and thermodynamics. To earn the professional Electrical Engineering degree you will need 136 credits (average of 17 per semester. Of these 136 credits, 63 are in EE, 21 in Math, 12 in Sciences, 9 in communications, and the remainder in liberal studies. More detailed information is located at http://eecse.sdstate.edu/EE.

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Curriculum Flowchart

Get a Taste of EE in your Freshman Year (EE 101) Many students are either anxious to get immediately involved with EE or simply have a curiosity about EE in their freshman year. The program offers a course, EE 101, which has been designed for this very purpose. The class meets once a week for two hours. Students are introduced to various subjects during the semester and construct/fabricate and test an electrical device throughout the semester. The device contains some electronics, a microprocessor, LCD display, and more. Students will not only get a tasted of EE but also learn how to solder and make sue of instrumentation such as a digital multimeter. While the course does not apply towards the degree, we have found it to be an excellent course for these students and have received favorable feedback since its introduction.

Making the Grade A student must maintain a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.0 or better throughout the program. While most courses a passing grade is D, this is not in the best interest of the student, either from a GPA effect or the fact that the level of understanding is essentially not satisfactory to taking the next course. We encourage you to talk to your advisor to determine whether or not you should retake the course. Per the student bulletin, all courses taken appear on the student’s academic record, but when

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a course is repeated, only the most recent grade is calculated into the cumulative GPA. There are several EE courses (EE220, 220L, 221, 221L, 245, and 245L) which require a C or better to pass. Please read Making the Grade by Kurt Wiesenfeld and keep his views in mind when deciding how much effort to invest in your coursework (http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~mleach/myturn/makingthegrade.html).

Academic Ethics Students in the College of Engineering should be committed to the highest ethical and professional conduct. You are encouraged to be honest, impartial, fair, and equal in all of your dealings with students and faculty. Unethical conduct undermines the pursuit of the educational goals of this institution and erodes the honor, ability, and reputation of it graduates. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and it Board of Directors has published their code of ethics and is worth reading through. IEEE Code of Ethics The information below is taken from the National IEEE Homepage at http://www.ieee.org. We, the members of the IEEE, in recognition of the importance of our technologies in affecting the quality of life throughout the world, and in accepting a personal obligation to our profession, its members and the communities we serve, do hereby commit ourselves to the highest ethical and professional conduct and agree:

1. to accept responsibility in making engineering decisions consistent with the safety, health and welfare of the public, and to disclose promptly factors that might endanger the public or the environment;

2. to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest whenever possible, and to disclose them to affected parties when they do exist;

3. to be honest and realistic in stating claims or estimates based on available data;

4. to reject bribery in all its forms;

5. to improve the understanding of technology, its appropriate application, and potential consequences;

6. to maintain and improve our technical competence and to undertake technological tasks for others only if qualified by training or experience, or after full disclosure of pertinent limitations;

7. to seek, accept, and offer honest criticism of technical work, to acknowledge and correct errors, and to credit properly the contributions of others;

8. to treat fairly all persons regardless of such factors as race, religion, gender, disability, age, or national origin;

9. to avoid injuring others, their property, reputation, or employment by false or malicious action;

10. to assist colleagues and co-workers in their professional development and to support them in following this code of ethics.

Cheating and Plagiarism Policy Each student is expected to maintain a professional attitude and perform to the best of their abilities without resorting to plagiarism, cheating, etc. Violations of the academic honor code may result in a failing grade for a class and possible expulsion from SDSU.

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Students are advised to review the following web page, “SDSU Student Code”. http://www3.sdstate.edu/StudentLife/JudicialAffairs/StudentCode/Index.cfm. For view and comments on plagiarism and cyber-plagiarism, see http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2003/june4/plagiarismcyberplagiarism.htm. Pursuant to these provisions, the faculty of the College of Engineering considers the following to be specific examples of unethical conduct:

1. Submission, as one’s own, of work prepared totally or in part by someone else.

2. Plagiarism, i.e., the unacknowledged incorporation of another person’s work, either verbatim or in substance, in work submitted for credit.

3. Unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing work submitted for credit.

4. Unauthorized submission, for credit, of work previously credited to another course.

5. Unauthorized alteration of work submitted for re-grading.

6. The use of unauthorized materials or aids during examinations.

7. Copying from the examination paper of another student or giving aid to, or seeking aid from, another student during an examination.

8. Using, obtaining, or attempting to obtain by any means the whole or any part of an unadministered examination, or of information pertaining thereto.

9. Taking, or attempting to take, an examination for another student, or allowing another student to take or attempt to take an examination for oneself.

10. Any conduct expressly stated to be unethical by the instructor in a particular course.

11. Aiding, abetting, or condoning unethical conduct on the part of another student.

Study Groups and Tutoring We highly encourage you to meet with students in your class and form study groups. When working in a study group, you will be most successful, if you come well prepared to the group by a) having read course and textbook material and b) worked on as many problems beforehand. During your freshman and sophomore years, you may want to take advantage of the following two opportunities (free) dealing with Chemistry, Physics, Economics, and Math.

• tutoring help in Chemistry, Physics, Econ, etc. http://www3.sdstate.edu/Academics/CAPCenterTutoring/

• tutoring help in Math http://www3.sdstate.edu/Academics/CollegeOfEngineering/MathematicsandStatistics/MathHelpCenter/Index.cfm

For sophomores taking EE220, EE221 and EE245, keep your eyes open for the electrical engineering honor society (Eta Kappa Nu, HKN) help sessions (free). The instructor for these courses will let you know at the start of the semester when the weekly session will be held. The session lasts for approximately 2 hours one day a week and is manned by members of the HKN honors society. You may also visit the HKN website for their schedule. (http://www.engineering.sdstate.edu/~eeweb/HKN/eta-kappa-nu.html)

Advising and Registration During your first semester you will be assigned an advisor within the EE program (assuming that you have listed EE as your official program). Webadvisor does show who your advisor is. However, if you are still uncertain, you may talk with either of the academic secretaries (see front cover) for help. If for any reason you wish to have a different advisor, you may give your request (in a short memo) to either of these secretaries and they can make the change for you. When communicating with a secretary on these and other matters, please provide them (in writing) your full name, student ID, and an email address/phone number. We encourage you to stop by and simply say hello to your advisor well before pre-registration begins (which occurs just past midway of the semester). You should ask them if they prefer one method over another for how to make appointments with them (some instructors have open-door policy, while others prefer making appointments via email). Preregistration is a time for you to sit down with your advisor to

a) review how well you’re progressing in the present semester;

b) seek their advice on matters such as poor academic performance, petitioning process, minoring in other programs, summer opportunities (research, internships, and cooperative experiences), selection of technical electives, scholarship opportunities, and career guidance;

c) work on next semesters planning and have webadvisor hold removed. You should always have completed/updated your Plan Of Study (POS) prior to meeting with your professor. Please see http://eecse.sdstate.edu/ee/undergraduate/students/advising/ for more details, as well as a help tutorial (video) on how to complete the POS. Clicking on the POS for the catalog you are on is done via the menu shown here. Your advisor is the only one who can authorize removing your advising hold (which can easily be done in their office via webadvisor https://wa-sdsu.state.sd.us/webadvisor/).

When you have completed your POS, email a copy to your advisor.

When corresponding about advising issues with secretaries, administration, or faculty, please always include Full Name, ID along with a complete and well written explanation of your request.

Advanced Placement, Transfer Credit, Credit by Examination, Placement Many students take advanced placement courses in high school, which require the taking of an AP test for that subject. For detailed guidelines on AP courses, please see http://www.sdbor.edu/administration/academics/documents/AP_guidelines_004.pdf. Depending on

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your AP score, you may be able to receive credit for a course. One must be very careful with the guidelines, especially when it deals with the Social Science and Humanities courses. Many students wish to receive college transfer credit. Please visit http://courseinfo.sdstate.edu/equivalency/ for articulation agreement between your university and SDSU. For additional help, consult with the program coordinator or department head. If you are interested in obtaining university credit by examination, you will need to work through the South Dakota State University Academic Evaluation and Assessment Office located in the Old Foundation Building on 9th St. and Medary Ave (605-688-4217). http://www3.sdstate.edu/Academics/AcademicAffairs/AcademicEvaluationandAssessment/CreditbyExamination/ Entering students who have not taken the ACT Assessment or SAT I test in the past five years must take placement examinations to determine the math and English courses appropriate for their skill level. You will need to work through the South Dakota State University Academic Evaluation and Assessment Office. ttp://www3.sdstate.edu/Academics/AcademicAffairs/AcademicEvaluationandAssessment/PlacementPolicyforMathandEnglish/

POS Check When Approaching Graduation As you approach approximately 90 credits (end of your junior year) towards the required EE curriculum credits, a degree check is in order. Please send your completed POS, including projections of what/when you will be taking all remaining courses (by remaining, we mean all classes in EE, math, humanities, social science, etc.) that you do not have a grade for yet), via email, to the EE Program Coordinator (Dr. Steven Hietpas). In your email, you are to explain the purpose for having your POS reviewed and be sure to provide the following information: your full name, ID, which semester you plan to graduate in, and who your advisor is. Also, please name your file in the following manner: lastname07.xls. A short Advising Instruction Video should be reviewed and your POS should follow it very closely in order that your degree check is done expeditiously (if not done correctly, it will likely be mailed back to you for corrections). This video is located at: http://eecse.sdstate.edu/ee/undergraduate/students/advising/docs/AdvisingInstructionVideo.wmv.

Cooperative Education and Summer Internships Cooperative Education (EE 497) can result in 1 to 3 credits applied towards your required 10 credits of technical electives. A summer job with an electrical engineering firm for which you do not seek credit is simply referred to as an internship. Even more important, you will gain excellent and practical training at your place of employment, which will benefit you upon your return to school and also look very good on your résumé. The department and faculty highly encourage and support our students to pursue cooperative education opportunities. You should work with your advisor.

• Only students who have successfully completed EE221/221L Circuits II/Lab are eligible for EE 497 Cooperative Education credit.

• The student must also possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to qualify.

• Please read through the Cooperative Education Policy (http://eecse.sdstate.edu/ee/undergraduate/students/docs/CooperativeEducationPolicy.pdf).

• Complete the contract agreement with your prospective employer (found at the end of this policy).

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• The program coordinator, upon reviewing and giving approval of this contract, will register you for section 1 (1 credit) 2 (2 credits) or 3 (3 credits) of EE 497. This must be done within two weeks of your internship position start date and preferably during the preregistration period. EE 497 credit will not be approved or granted retroactively.

• The coordinator for Cooperative Education is Dr. Steven Hietpas. Recent companies that have participated in cooperative education agreements are IBM, Brookings Municipal Utilities, Xcel Energy, Nebraska Public Power District, Western Area Power Administration, Black and Veatch, and Daktronics.

For additional information please visit http://eecse.sdstate.edu/ee/undergraduate/students/Coop.aspx.

Electrical Engineering Scholarships (Dr. Steven Hietpas, steven.hietpas@sdstate.edu) The Electrical Engineering Program offers many of its own scholarships http://eecse.sdstate.edu/ee/undergraduate/Scholarships.aspx), thanks to the generosity of its alumni and friends. These scholarships are only available to currently enrolled SDSU students whose major is electrical engineering. These scholarships are administered through the department's Scholarship Committee. A list of EE scholarships is found at http://eecse.sdstate.edu/ee/undergraduate/EEScholarshipsList.aspx. The Center for Power Systems Studies – CPSS (http://cpss.sdstate.edu/) awards freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior scholarships to electrical and mechanical engineering students on a semester-by-semester basis. These scholarships give preference to those students interested in the power engineering area. A list of CPSS scholarships, administered by the Coordinator of the CPSS, found at are http://eecse.sdstate.edu/ee/undergraduate/CPSSScholarshipsList.aspx. During the spring semester the students from HKN organize and host the EE Annual Awards banquet. During the banquet, scholarship recipients are presented a certificate. The department sends invitations to the student’s family to attend this event. A picture gallery of the 2007 spring banquet is located at http://eecse.sdstate.edu/EE/news/banquet/.

Personal Computers All College of Engineering students must use a personal computer for their education, regardless of their academic major. A personal computer is needed for almost every SDSU course. See the COE recommendation at http://www3.sdstate.edu/Academics/CollegeOfEngineering/redirect/ComputerCalculatorQuestions/Index.cfm. Routine PC use for students includes typing written assignments, graphing experimental data, corresponding with classmates and instructors via email, and browsing the Internet for information. Some entire SDSU courses are offered over the Internet. Many instructors post class lecture notes, assignments and student grades on course web pages. Many of the science and engineering related majors also require specialized software to complete daily homework assignments. For all of these reasons, it is very difficult for a college student, especially an engineering or technology major, to be successful without a personal computer. Limited computer resources are available to students on campus, but students who own their own PC have an academic and convenience advantage over those who do not. The residence hall rooms have a separate high-speed port for each student resident for

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connection to the campus system and Internet. The Student Union and parts of other buildings also feature wireless Internet access. A frequent question from students and parents is "So what kind of computer should I own?" More and more students are choosing a laptop or notebook computer over a desktop model as their prices have fallen dramatically and they offer more convenient mobility such as bringing the PC to class or home over weekends or holidays. Some faculty are now encouraging their students to bring laptops or notebooks to class for real-time interactive lectures. Buildings such as the Briggs Library have limited PCs available for student use, but most students purchase a standard PC from nearly any vendor. SDSU does have a program the eSDSU Laptop Program (http://esdsu.sdstate.edu/), which has been designed to help bring the latest technology to students, with guaranteed service and support. The current minimum recommended system requirements for a PC are listed below: Minimum PC system recommendations: Processor: Pentium 4 or Celeron 2.0 GHz or higher Memory: 512 MB RAM or more (1 GB preferred) Hard disk Space : 80 GB or more Operating System: Windows XP* Ethernet network card: 100/Full compatible DVD/CD-RW drive Current Norton anti-virus software Reliable color ink jet printer Software**: MS Office 2003 or later Other desirable system features: At least one USB 2.0 connector on front panel, USB Flash Memory Drive/Stick (at least 256 MB, 1 GB preferred, larger if using for back-up). Laptops should include wireless internet capability. *It is recommended that students do not yet bring personal computers with Microsoft Vista operating systems as many of the applications software companies do not yet have Vista compatible releases. **The SDSU University Bookstore offers most software products to students at a substantial discount.

Calculators Electronic calculators are another useful tool required for the engineering and technology major. Nowadays it is possible to purchase extensive computational power in a handheld calculator. Before making such a purchase it is wise to assess the academic and professional needs of the student. The needs for most engineering and technology majors can be met with any scientific graphing calculator (e.g., any of the Texas Instruments 80-series graphing calculators, or other brands such as Hewlett-Packard, Casio, etc.). The Math faculty are probably most familiar with Texas Instrument products. Students who used a scientific graphing calculator in high school should not have to purchase a new one for college. Our recommendation is that students NOT purchase a new calculator before coming to SDSU - wait until you find out calculator requirements from your course instructors before replacing what ever calculator you have used in high school. Electrical and other Engineering Courses: Students who are majoring in Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering (ABE), Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Electrical Engineering (EE), Engineering Physics (EP), or Mechanical Engineering (ME), will take the fundamentals of engineering (FE) exam in their last year. This exam, administered

by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) places strict restrictions (http://www.ncees.org/exams/calculators/) on which calculators are allowed during the exam. As of 2007 the approved list is: Hewlett Packard – HP 33S, Casio – FX 115MS or FX 115MSPlus (may have SR designation), Texas Instruments – TI 30X IIS, Texas Instruments – TI 36X SOLAR. While each year the NCEES reserves the right to review and revise the approved calculator list (announced and updated by November 15 each year), we have found that this list has remained the same for quite a number of years and don't anticipate it changing anytime in the near future. Note: For more specific questions on personal computers or calculators you should contact the department head or program coordinator for your major. Math Courses: Students taking advanced courses, such as the Honors Math courses, may be required to purchase a specific calculator such as the TI-89 or TI-92. Although calculators and computers are used extensively in engineering and engineering education, engineers and engineering students are still expected to be able to perform routine algebraic and trigonometric operations without the use of calculators and computers. For more information about this expectation, please see the information on the Calculus Gateway Exam web page (http://teach.sdstate.edu/users/vestals/Gateway.htm).

Textbooks and Supplies It is the desire of the electrical engineering faculty to keep expenses to a minimum. Generally speaking, students will be required to submit homework on engineering notebook paper (approximately $15/sem.), engineering lab notebooks (approximately $30/sem.), other general supplies (approximately $20/sem.). Then there are the significant expenses associated with the purchase of textbooks. The cost for a textbook can vary from $20 up to $150 depending on the area of study. Engineering and Science textbooks average about $90 new at the SDSU bookstore. Don’t hesitate to work with the faculty to determine what books will be required well before the start of the semester and search online for discounted new and used books, for example http://www.ecampus.com/. Often just knowing the ISBN is all that is needed. Most electronic supplies are provided by the department due to the generosity of the donations from friends and alumni of the electrical engineering program.

Career Planning Services (CPS) The CPS is a valuable resource for all students; it provides assistance in the areas of academics, careers, and employment readiness. The staff is dedicated to providing quality service to all students as they prepare for success at the University and after graduation. You should take time to visit their office (upper level, Medary Commons) to see all that they have to offer. They can work with you on résumé writing, preparing for an interview, tutoring, and finding summer and full-time positions. For more information, please visit http://careercenter.sdstate.edu or call them at 688-6668. Other valuable resources that collaborate with SDSU are the South Dakota Department of Labor (www.sdjobs.org) and Live Dakota at www.LiveDakota.org.

Proficiency Exam All students seeking a degree from a South Dakota Regental School are required to take and pass the Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) Examination. The examinations are administered each November and March. This exam must be taken in the first semester in which you

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will have completed 48 credits (typically in your third semester, i.e, during your first semester of your sophomore year). You must register for this exam by visiting the following URL. https://www3.sdstate.edu/Academics/AcademicAffairs/AcademicEvaluationandAssessment/ProficiencyTesting/index.cfm? If you fail to take the exam during the required semester, you will not be able to attend for one full year. If you fail on one or more areas of the exam, please visit with your advisor to work on a remedial plan.

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam The Fundamentals of Engineering exam, otherwise known as the FE exam, is a national licensure examination that covers material taught in an ABET-accredited engineering program. This exam is a graduation requirement for all SDSU electrical engineers and for any engineer who wishes to be licensed as a Professional Engineer. The exam is taken when you are registered for EE465. You should be aware that the administrators of the exam (NCEES – http://www.ncees.org/) have a calculator policy, which may influence your selection of a calculator during your freshmen year. Please visit http://www.ncees.org/exams/calculators for more details. You should also wish to visit our own website for additional details at http://eecse.sdstate.edu/ee/undergraduate/students/FEexam.aspx.

Becoming a Registered (Licensed) Professional Engineer (PE) One of the most important decisions you can make early in your engineering career is to place yourself on a professional course and become licensed as a professional engineer (P.E.). The profession regulates itself by setting high standards for professional engineers, and by law, many jurisdictions require engineers to be licensed in order to practice. These requirements and high standards help protect the public's safety and welfare. Licensure is the mark of a professional. It demonstrates accomplishment of the high standards of professionalism to which the engineering profession subscribes. Consider the following: Licensure…

• Demonstrates that you've accomplished a recognized standard

• Sets you apart from others in your profession

• Provides career options and opportunities that might not have been available otherwise

• Serves as a protection of public health, safety, and welfare How do I get licensed? Each state and territory, http://www.ncees.org/licensure/licensing_boards/, varies slightly, but in general, there is a four-step process required to obtain engineering licensure (see below). Step 1: Graduation

The first step is graduating from an ABET-accredited engineering program at a college or university. ABET stands for Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, http://www.abet.org/, the nationally recognized accrediting organization for engineering and technology curricula.

Step 2: FE Exam The first exam in the licensure process is the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) http://www.ncees.org/exams/fundamentals/fe_exam_specs.pdf. This exam is offered in April and October every year. Most students take the exam right before graduation or soon after while the technical information they've studied is still fresh in their minds. Once you pass the exam, you are classified as an

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intern, also known as Engineering Intern (EI) or Engineer-in-Training (EIT).

Step 3: Work Experience After passing the FE exam, you will continue your journey toward professional licensure by gaining engineering experience. Many jurisdictions have specific requirements about the type of experience you need to gain. Most require that you gain experience under the supervision of someone who is already licensed, and that your experience involve increasing levels of responsibility. Once you begin work, contact your licensing board, http://www.ncees.org/licensure/licensing_boards/, to find out what experience is needed and talk with professional engineers in your company to find out how you can gain this experience.

Step 4: PE Exam Once you have gained the appropriate experience required, you can take the second exam in the licensure process, the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE), http://www.ncees.org/exams/professional/#material. This exam is given in a variety of engineering disciplines. Most disciplines are offered in both April and October, but some are offered only in October, http://www.ncees.org/exams/schedules/#month.

For more information please visit http://www.ncees.org/licensure/licensure_for_engineers/.

Activities and Organizations An important part of the college experience involves activities outside of the classroom. Participation in these activities to the extent possible within the College of Engineering (COE) or the Electrical Engineering (EE) program is strongly encouraged. Aside from the personal benefits you might receive, the college and program benefit too. Certainly from a scholarship point of view, it never hurts to be able to show what activities you have been involved in. At the COE level you may wish to join one of the following societies:

• JEC (Joint Engineering Council)

• SWE (Society of Woman in Engineering) The COE honor society (by invitation) is:

• TBP (Tau Beta Pi) Visit http://www3.sdstate.edu/Academics/CollegeOfEngineering/redirect/StudentOrganizations/ to see what other COE student organizations exist. Within the EE program you may wish to join one of the following societies:

• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

• IMAPS (International Microelectronics and Packaging) The EE honor society (by invitation) is

• HKN (Eta Kappa Nu) the Gamma Rho chapter

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society

JEC (Dr. Lewis Brown, lewis.brown@sdstate.edu) The JEC purpose is to serve as the central communication point for the student organizations within the College of Engineering, to promote opportunities within engineering and technology to students and public, and to coordinate and operate public outreach events. For more information about the JEC, visit http://www3.sdstate.edu/Academics/CollegeOfEngineering/redirect/StudentOrganizations/JEC/Index.cfm or contact SDSU.JEC@sdstate.edu.

SWE (Dr. Suzette Burckhard, suzette.burckhard@sdstate.edu) The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), 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 their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders. TBP (Dr. Alexandros Moutsoglou, alex.moutsoglou@sdstate.edu) Tau Beta Pi is the only college honor society that recognizes students across all disciplines of engineering. Students inducted into Tau Beta Pi are of diligent scholarship and excellent character. The society is the second-oldest such society in the United States; it was founded at Lehigh University in 1885. The founder, Dr. Edward Williams, wanted to create a society for technical students that would convey the same prestige as Phi Beta Kappa, the liberal arts honor society founded in 1776. Currently, it boasts 227 active collegiate chapters in colleges across the United States. The South Dakota Beta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi was brought to South Dakota State in 1974, its development fueled by the efforts of Distinguished Professor Emeritus and then-Dean Junis O. Storry. The South Dakota Beta chapter is an active promoter of the SDSU College of Engineering, involved with such projects as the FE/EIT Exam and engineering facility restoration. For more information about the TBP, visit http://studentorgs.sdstate.org/taubetapi/. IEEE (Dr. Robert Fourney, robert.fourney@ieee.org) The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the world's largest technical professional society. Founded in 1884 by a handful of practitioners of the new electrical engineering discipline, today's Institute is comprised of more than 370,000 members, including more than 80,000 students (from over 1530 student branches), in over 160 countries. The men and women of the IEEE are the technical and scientific professionals making the revolutionary engineering advances which are reshaping our world today. What does IEEE do for Student Members?

• IEEE Student membership offers the opportunity to develop the skills needed to be successful in today's complex work environment.

• IEEE Membership, Journals and Student Branch activities help students by providing state-of-the-art technical information; exposing you to the latest trends in industry and helping you make important personal contacts with working engineers.

• Student members receive the award-winning IEEE SPECTRUM Magazine, The Institute and IEEE Potentials Magazine. There is a substantial discount on their IEEE membership, a 50% discount on all Society memberships and a 25% discount on optional Society publications.

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• Student members also receive a 5 year recent graduate discount program after graduation designed to easily fit into the young engineer's budget. As a Student member you have access to the world's most comprehensive source of electrical, electronic and computer engineering publications. Other benefits include networking, i.e., meeting members and industry leaders to discuss today's Technical and Professional issues. The Student member will gain valuable leadership experience and developing interpersonal skills by getting involved in local branch and section activities. IEEE offers Student members the prestige and recognition of being involved with the world's largest professional technical organization.

What does the SDSU branch of IEEE do for its Members?

• The SDSU branch of IEEE is a common link among electrical engineering students of all levels. Members share their experiences, mistakes, and successes - whether it be in the classroom, laboratory, or in life.

• The branch is involved in many campus events such as Hobo Days and Engineering Expo Days.

• The branch also hosts seminars, presentations, and industry tours.

• Many of the faculty are also involved in IEEE, allowing members to get to know their instructors outside the classroom. The branch has a room conveniently located in Harding Hall, where members can study, use the computers, or just hang out.

• SDSU IEEE is about learning, having fun, making friends and promoting the one goal that you all have in common, becoming an electrical engineer.

For more information about the IEEE, visit http://www.engineering.sdstate.edu/~ieee/. IMAPS (Dr. David Galipeau, david.galipea@sdstate.edu) The International Microelectronics And Packaging Society (IMAPS) is the largest society dedicated to the advancement and growth of microelectronics and electronics packaging. Our Society offers 69 chapters around the globe, creating global networks of more than 4,000 members in the United States and an additional 4,000 members throughout Europe and Asia. For more information about the IMAPS, visit http://www.imaps.org/ or http://www.imaps.org/chapters/viking/index.htm. HKN (Dr. Steven Hietpas, steven.hietpas@sdstate.edu) The International Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society, known as Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), has grown steadily since its establishment at the University of Illinois in 1904. In the first ten years, ten chapters were formed. In the first fifty years, 56 chapters were in existence. In 1983 there were approximately 200 chapters including branches of HKN in five foreign countries and numerous Alumni Chapters in various cities and corporations, including South Dakota State University. Eta Kappa Nu continues to grow and to influence the progress of the electrical engineering profession through its high ideals about scholarship, character, and service to fellow man. The purpose of Eta Kappa Nu is:

That those in the profession of electrical and computer engineering, who by their attainments in college or in practice, have manifested a deep interest and marked ability in their chosen life work, may be brought into closer union so as to foster a spirit of liberal culture in the engineering colleges and to mark in an outstanding manner those who, as students, in electrical and computer engineering have conferred honor on their Alma Maters by distinguished

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scholarship, activities, leadership and exemplary character, and to help these students progress by association with alumni who have attained prominence.

Some of the SDSU HKN Gamma Rho Chapter activities include:

• Tutoring for Freshmen & Sophomores.

• Assisting with promoting and representing EE at the SDSU Majors Fair.

• Assisting with promoting and representing EE at the Annual Senior & Junior Days.

• Selection & Interviews for Sophomore of the Year.

• Assisting with promoting and representing EE at the Engineering Expo.

• Organizing and hosting the EE Program’s Annual Awards Banquet. HKN admits outstanding juniors and seniors enrolled in accredited EE & CE programs. Certain graduate students and professionals may also be admitted. Eligible candidates display marked engineering ability and personal qualities evidenced by scholarship, high moral character, service activities, and other distinguished accomplishments. Undergraduate student eligibility depends primarily on performance during the first 2-3 years of college. Interested individuals should set goals early in their academic careers to 1) perform well scholastically, and 2) participate in selected activities that either simultaneously or separately enrich the school or benefit the community. Membership Process: Step 1: You will receive a written invitation at your home or while in class. Step 2: Attend the question and answer session denoted in your invitation. Step 3: Turn in the completed form and the $40 lifetime membership fee to the treasurer. Step 4: Attend the formal initiation ceremony and present your polished Bridge! For more information about the HKN, visit http://www.engineering.sdstate.edu/~eeweb/HKN/eta-kappa-nu.html.

Electrical Engineering Centers Center for Power Systems Studies (Coordinator: Dr. Steven Hietpas, steven.hietpas@sdstate.edu) The Center for Power Systems Studies (CPSS - http://cpss.sdstate.edu/) was formally established by the South Dakota Board of Regents on July 1, 1968. Six charter industry members joined the voluntary association and began annual financial support of the Center. The current number of members (http://cpss.sdstate.edu/members/members.htm) companies is ten with an additional 17 associate members (http://cpss.sdstate.edu/members/amembers.htm). These industry partners contribute to an annual budget in excess of $38,000. The success of the CPSS can be measured in part by the number of graduate electrical engineers. Since 1968 over 300 SDSU electrical engineering graduates have entered power/utility related careers. Another measure of the success is the level of scholarship dollars awarded to students annually. In 2006 the CPSS and its member companies awarded scholarships totaling $10,000 to SDSU students. Center for Advanced Photovoltaics (Coordinators: Dr. David Galipeau, david.galipeau@sdstate.edu, Dr. Michael Ropp, michael.ropp@sdstate.edu) The Center for Advanced Photovoltaics (CAPS) offers the opportunity to conduct in-depth, state-of–the-art research in photovoltaics. The faculty conducts research in both organic and inorganic approaches to

third-generation photovoltaic materials and device development using modern facilities and equipment. The center is interdisciplinary and includes eight faculty members from electrical engineering as well as several faculty members from other departments. Its physical facilities include over eight laboratories including a class 100-1000 cleanroom for micro and nano-electronic device fabrication. The center supports the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering program and offers research assistantships for qualified candidates. Image Processing Lab (Coordinator: Dr. Dennis Helder, dennis.helder@sdstate.edu) The Image Processing Laboratory (IPLab – http://iplab2out.sdstate.edu/) was started in 1988 to conduct research in satellite image processing. . The projects have been primarily funded by EROS Data Center, SD, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MD, and NASA Stennis Space Center, MS. The research work mainly focuses on satellite radiometry of Landsat 4, 5 and 7. Radiometric calibration of satellites involves characterization and correction of systematic degradations affecting the imagery. These degradations are caused by instrumentation and the Earth's atmosphere. Our work allows users to extract more information from remotely sensed data. Currently, we are working on ALIAS (Advanced Land Imager- Image Assessment System) and TMIAS (Thematic Mapper - Image Assessment System) developments. These projects are in joint collaboration with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and EROS Data Center. With NASA Stennis Space Center, we estimate radiometry accuracy, geometry errors, and spatial image quality using the Modulation Transfer Function (MTF). Wind Resource Assessment Network (Coordinator: Dr. Michael Ropp, michael.ropp@sdstate.edu) The Wind Resource Assessment Network (WRAN – http://www.engineering.sdstate.edu/~wran/) is a network of eleven towers. These instrumented towers are measurement stations scattered across South Dakota. The wind speed and direction is measured at each site using NRG systems meteorological equipment. The WRAN stations are located near the towns of Leola, Crandall, Summit, Fort Thompson, Crow Lake, Gettysburg, Murdo, Medicine Butte Ridgeline, Belle Fourche, Faith and Martin. This data is being collected and interpolated, and updated weekly on the WRAN website. The data is then averaged over the entire month at each site.

Electrical Engineering Faculty

Dr. Dennis Helder

Professor, Department Head (605) 688-4526 dennis.helder@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Radiometric calibration of satellite instruments, aviation-grade ethanol

Dr. Steven Hietpas, P.E.

Professor, Program Coordinator Center for Power Systems Studies Coordinator (605) 688-6821 steven.hietpas@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Controls, power electronics, electric drives

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Dr. David Galipeau

Professor, Graduate Coordinator (605) 688-4618 david.galipeau@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Nanotechnology, chemical and biosensors, microelectronics

Dr. Alfred Andrawis

Professor (605) 688-6217 alfred.andrawis@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Fiber optics, communications

Dr. Madeleine Andrawis

Professor (605) 688-4527 madeleine.andrawis@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Electromagnetics, VLSI

Dr. Lewis Brown

Professor, Dean of Engineering (605) 688-4161 lewis.brown@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Piezoelectric transducers, biomedical engineering

Dr. Michael Ropp, P.E.

Associate Professor (605) 688-4664 michael.ropp@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Photovoltaics, power electronics, power systems

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Dr. Robert Fourney

Assistant Professor (605) 688-4016 robert.fourney@ieee.org Research Areas: Computer/software security

Dr. Songxin Tan

Assistant Professor (605) 688-4994 songxin.tan@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Lidar remote sensing, machine vision, image processing.

Dr. Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi

Assistant professor (605) 688-6963 M.FarrokhBaroughi@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Photovoltaics, large area electronics, microelectronic materials and devices

Dr. Qiquan Qiao

Assistant Professor (605) 688-6965 qiquan.qiao@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Organic photovoltaics, organic light emitting diodes, organic transistors, semiconducting polymers and dyes, and nanomaterials.

Dr. Venkat Bommisetty

Research Assistant Professor (605) 688-6964 venkat.bommisetty@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Nanotechnology, Photovoltaics, nanosensors, thin films, surface science

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Dr. XingZhong Yan

Research Assistant Professor (605) 688-6961 xingzhong.yan@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Photovoltaic materials and devices, conjugated polymers, near infrared florescence dyes

Dr. Hongshan He

Research Assistant Professor (605) 688-6962 hongshan.he@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Photoconversion materials, luminescent materials, magnetic materials, molecular modeling, and crystallography

James Dewald, MSEE

Instructor (605) 688-5217 james.dewald@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Radiometric calibration of satellite instruments

Cory Mettler, MSEE

Instructor (605) 688-5306 cory.mettler@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Satellite radiometric calibration

Daren Davoux, MSEE

Instructor (605) 688-5230 daren.davoux@sdstate.edu Research Areas: Aviation-grade ethanol and electronics instrumentation

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Electrical Engineering Staff

Kim Steineke

Program Assistant I (605) 688-5484 kimberly.steineke@sdstate.edu

Cheryl Mitchell

Department Secretary (605) 688-4526 Cheryl.mitchell@sdstate.edu

Barb Dininger

Department Secretary (605) 688-6984 barbara.dininger@sdstate.edu

Brian Ludens

Computer Support Specialist (605) 688-6984 brian.ludens@sdstate.edu

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Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Organization Chart

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Electrical Engineering Facilities A total of 12,916 sq. feet of undergraduate laboratory space is maintained by the Electrical Engineering Department. Approximately fifty percent of this space is brand new space, first used in the fall 2002 semester. After the new building (20, 000 square feet) is completed in February of 2009, the program will be able to claim that all of its facilities are less than 7 years old. The addition of the new building will add 5,000 square feet of undergraduate laboratory space. The program has invested well over a $1,000,000 towards equipment in these labs in the last 10 years. An architectural drawing of the new building is shown here.

A short description of each existing lab is described below. Electromechanical Systems Lab This undergraduate facility was funded by a major grant from the National Science Foundation and matched by alumni and regional power companies. The lab contains six mobile workstations consisting of standard instrumentation (oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, and power supplies), various sources of AC and DC power, motor and generator sets, automated load banks, and full computer interface for all benches. This laboratory was entirely designed and built by students in the EE program. Each bench has a PC connected to the internet. Additionally, software tools, such as Matlab, PSpice, and Excel are installed at each station, such that students are able to perform simulations and data analysis during the lab exercise.

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Electronics Lab The electronics laboratory has seven of eight workbenches equipped with standard electronics laboratory instrumentation (oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, and power supplies). Students construct typical circuits on protoboards and test them to determine if the performance specifications were met. Midcontinent Communications Fiber Optics Laboratory The Midcontinent Communications Fiber Optics Laboratory at SDSU was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation along with matching funds from generous alumni. The laboratory is equipped with two 5 ft. x 10 ft. optical tables, high resolution (50 picometer) Optical Spectrum Analyzer, Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR), Fusion Splicer, several Optical Power Meters, several Laser Power Sources and numerous other optical components. Microcontroller and Digital Lab This laboratory is used for a variety of courses. Equipment in this laboratory consists of 6 PC’s equipped with Xilinx ISE 5.1, which is the latest version of Xilinx’s programmable logic development suite. The software is used in concert with a field programmable gate array (FPGA) evaluation board supplied by Digilent Inc. of Pullman, WA. The board utilizes the Xilinx Spartan IIE FPGA. Additional equipment includes 68HC11 microcontroller evaluation systems. Students are exposed to both the hardware and software aspects of designing various types of digital systems from simple combinational logic through complex VLSI layout and design. Microelectronics and Materials Lab The Microelectronics and Materials Laboratory (MML) is a research lab also used for teaching purposes. The Microelectronics, Sensors, and Materials Laboratories include over 1500 square feet of clean room space rated from class 10,000 to class 100. These facilities are used for microsensor fabrication, piezoelectric sensor fabrication and include facilities for electronic packaging including thick film, and the analysis of the electrical properties of materials. Senior Design Lab In 2002, as a result of new laboratory space, it was made possible to double the size of our Senior Design Laboratory. This space will double again once the new building is completed in 2009. With six stations, this lab is sufficiently large enough for a typical senior design class (average number of projects per class is approximately 6).

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