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Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland

Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland. Outline. What is Electrical Engineering (EE)? Major Areas in EE Senior Design Projects Alumni Profiles Curriculum Career Opportunities Resources. What is Electrical Engineering?.

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Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland

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  1. Electrical Engineeringat the University of Portland

  2. Outline • What is Electrical Engineering (EE)? • Major Areas in EE • Senior Design Projects • Alumni Profiles • Curriculum • Career Opportunities • Resources

  3. What is Electrical Engineering? • Electrical Engineers solve people’s problems using their knowledge of electricity, electronics, electromagnetics, and computer hardware and software

  4. Curiosity Rover on Mars Curiosity Landing (Video)

  5. Bioengineering

  6. Communication Systems

  7. Electromagnetic Waves

  8. NASA Deep Space Network (DSN)

  9. Digital Signal Processing

  10. Renewable Energy

  11. Computers

  12. Aerospace

  13. Robotics Rethink Robots (Video) DARPA Legged Squad Support System (Video)

  14. Senior Design Project: Quadcopter Video

  15. Senior Design Project: LED Cube Video

  16. Senior Design Project: PBoTZone Surveillance

  17. Alumni Profiles • Jennifer Miller, BSEE from UP in 2003 (video) • Scott Mara, BSEE from UP in 2001 (video) • Andy Owings, BSEE from UP in 2000 (video)

  18. Career Opportunities • Average StartingSalaries: • BSEE $61,420 • MSEE $72,340 • PhDs $88,970 • (Source: www.engineersalary.com/electrical.asp) • Salary Range for BSEE: • $54,633 - $130,843 (Source: payscale.com) • Unemployment rate for engineers was under 2 percent in 2011 (Source: www.usnews.com) • Industry watchers see demand across the board, especially in electrical, biomedical, aerospace, computer, automotive, environmental, mechanical, and petroleum engineering. (Source: www.usnews.com)

  19. Career Opportunities • BSEE’s work in a variety of fields such as: • research and development • design • testing • manufacturing • sales support • management • BSEE’s often get other degrees such as: • Professional Engineer License (PE) • Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) • Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering (PhD) • Master of Business Administration (MBA) • JurisDoctor (JD) • Doctor of Medicine (MD)

  20. Typical EE Curriculum (Spring Semester Freshman Year)

  21. Resources Engineering Advising Resources at UP http://engineering.up.edu/default.aspx?cid=4215&pid=4016 EECS Senior Design Projects at UP http://teaching.up.edu/srDesign/ IEEE www.ieee.org/index.html Sloan Career Cornerstone Center http://www.careercornerstone.org/eleceng/eleceng.htm You're an Engineer? You're Hired http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/articles/2012/03/22/youre-an-engineer-youre-hired

  22. EE Faculty at UP Robert Albright Joseph Hoffbeck Aziz Inan Zia Yamayee Wayne Lu Peter Osterberg

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