Northeast Region Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association Rochester Institute of Technology Oct

1. Northeast Region Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association Rochester Institute of Technology October 15, 2005

2. Saturday Agenda Revised 8:30 a.m. Welcome – [Bob Bowman, Department Head EE, RIT] 8:45 a.m. Electrical Engineering at RIT 9:30 a.m. Undergraduate Hands-on Learning – Sharing Best Practices 11:00 a.m. Computer Engineering Directions [Andreas Savakis, Department Head CE, RIT] 11:50 a.m. Lunch (Graduate Program Challenges, Ken Connor, RPI] 12:45 p.m. Tour of the RIT Semiconductor Fabrication Laboratory [Karl Hirschman, Director] 1:15 p.m. Life Sciences and ECE - [Ted Farrell, Manager R&D, Johnson and Johnson] 2:15 p.m. The Electrical Engineer in 2020 [Mark Bocko, Depart. Chair, ECE, Univ. of Rochester] 2:50 p.m. Break 3:00 p.m. Preview of ECEDHA Workshop on Globilization [Ken Connor, RPI, President ECEDHA] 3:40 p.m. Five Minutes of Fame 4:00 p.m. Open Forum [John McNeill, Associate Professor, WPI]  4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks [Bob Bowman] 6:00 p.m. OPTIONAL Dinner at Phillips European, great desserts

3. NE ECEHDA Attendees • Golbazzi, Ali, University of New Haven • Hirschman, Karl, RIT • Lee, Wallace, Alfred Univ. • Luck, Carlos, Univ of So Maine • McNeil, John, WPI • Mitin, Vladimir, Univ. of Buffalo • Pollack, Cliff, Cornell Univ. • Ressler, Eugene, US Mil Acad • Savakis, Andreas, RIT • Bowman, Robert, RIT • Abushagur, Mustafa, RIT • Alnajjar, Hisham, Univ. Hartford • Amuso, Vincent, RIT • Armiento, Craig, UMass, Lowell • Bocko, Mark, Univ. of Rochester • Duane Bonning, MIT • Br. Henry Chaya, Manhattan College • Connor, Ken, RPI • Farrell,Ted , J&J Ortho Clin Diag

4. A Glimpse of ECE at RIT • Electrical Engineering • Microelectronic Engineering • Microsystems Ph.D . Program • Multidisciplinary Senior Projects • Computer Engineering at 11AM Session.

5. RIT Electrical Engineering Profile • RIT is a Private Institution (15,000 Students) • 12,000 Undergraduate, 3000 Graduate, 65% Male, 35% Female • Kate Gleason College of Engineering • Computer, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, and Microelectronic Engineering Departments • Four Quarter/Year Teaching Schedule • Five Year EE Program with the Last Three Academic Years Interleaved with 5 Quarters of Cooperative Work Experience • Electrical Engineering Department • 550 Undergraduate EE Students • First Quarter EE Freshmen Enrollment Capped at 110 Students • Incoming Change of Program and Transfer Students Balance Attrition to Maintain Per Year Class Size at 110 Students(4 sections of about 28 students)

6. EE Undergraduate Options/Tracks • EE Core Program (See Flow Chart) • EE with Computer Engineering Option • EE with Biomedical Engineering Option • BS/MS Dual Degree (GPA > 3.4) • BS/MS EE with Premed Track • BS/MS EE with Analog and Mixed-Signal Track • BS/MS EE with DSP/Comm Track • BS EE / MS CS • BS EE / MS Material Science

7. EE Program Strengths • Hands-On, Experiential Education. • Analog and Mixed-Signal Integrated Electronics, Device Physics, Image and Video Processing, Electromagnetics, Nano and Micro Structures, Biomedical Devices • Excellent Undergraduate Facilities

8. EE Program Challenges • Increase Undergraduate Scholarships • Availability of Research Laboratory Space • Accommodating the Transition to a Greater Emphasis on Research • Adjusting to Changing Student Demographics

9. Microelectronic Engineering Department • Established 1982 • founded by Dr. Lynn Fuller, MicroE Professor, IEEE Fellow • Remains the only ABET accredited program in MicroE • Focus: Integrated circuit process & device technology • 8 Faculty • 140 Undergraduate MicroE Students, 15 Graduate Students • World-class fabrication facilities • 15,000 sq. ft. class 1000 cleanroom facility – SMFL • 7 technical staff members • >$1M annual expense • Supports teaching & research activity

10. MicroE Degree Programs • BS program (see flowchart) • Master of Engineering • Non-thesis, 1-year program, industry emphasis • Master of Science • 2-year program, thesis only • BS/MS Option • Microelectronic Engineering & Materials Science

11. Teaching & Research Emphasis • Hands-on IC Fabrication • Sophomore level – 10um PMOS • Senior level – submicron CMOS • Process simulation & device modeling • Lab-oriented elective courses in MEMS • Senior Design Projects & Graduate Research • Microlithography •Microelectronic Devices • Micro-Optical Devices •MEMS • Micro-Magnetics •Chemical & Biological Sensors • Micro-Fluidics

12. Ph.D. Programin Microsystems Engineering Mustafa AG Abushagur Director and Professor

13. OPTICS Photonics Micro-systems ELECTRONICS Optomechanics MEMS MECHANICS

14. Other (Bio, Chemistry, …) Micromachines Microelectronics Photonics Microelectronics Substrate A Microsystem

15. Overview • Program officially launched October 2002 • 30 students enrolled • 83% of continuing students are funded through research grants • 2 students graduated last May now with IBM and LSI Logic • 12 faculty members from two colleges and seven departments are part of the core faculty • More than $3,000,000 of research funding in microsystems

16. Motivation and Mission • The mission of the Ph.D. program in Microsystems Engineering is to fill the existing critical need for an expanded knowledge base and expertise in the design, fabrication, and real-life application of micron-, submicron-, and nanometer-scale devices, components and systems. • The curriculum is structured to provide each student with a sound background and a thorough foundation in engineering and science for the analysis, design, fabrication and testing of microsystems. • The curriculum provides world-class education through innovative application of educational technologies and partnerships. • RIT seeks to become nationally and internationally recognized as a leader in education, research and economic development in the field of microsystems engineering.

17. Ph.D. in Microsystems Engineering • A unique interdisciplinary degree in the integration of nanotechnology and micro-scale devices in microsystems • A program designed for students with excellent preparation in the physical sciences and engineering • Excellent faculty members from multiple disciplines sharing resources and expertise • Collaboration with industry and government laboratories • The Ph.D. degree in Microsystems Engineering is the first of its kind in the nation

18. Degree Requirements • Foundation courses 16 credit hours • Major Specialization Area 20 credit hours • Two Minor concentration Areas 16 credit hours • Elective courses 12 credit hours • Dissertation 28 credit hours TOTAL 92 credit hours • Preliminary Examination (End of 1st year) • Qualifying Examination • Publishing two papers • Dissertation Defense These requirements are for students with B.Sc degree. Students with a M.Sc. will be given credit for their graduate work.

19. Major Specialization Area 5 courses Minor Concentration Area I 2 courses Minor Concentration Area II 2 courses Foundation Courses 4 courses Degree Requirements Dissertation

20. Preliminary Examination Qualifying Examination Dissertation Defense Core Courses Dissertation Research Elective Courses Start Research Degree Requirements; Roadmap

21. Microsystems Research Funding at the KGCOE

22. Research Areas • Solving fundamental problems in nano-, micro-devices and systems • Develop analytical models for micro-devices and systems • Modeling and simulation tools • Investigate fabrication processes • Integration of Photonics, Electronics and Micro-mechanics in functional systems • …

23. Applications • Modular photonic integrated systems • Intelligent photonic switches • System on a Chip • Smart structures and materials • Dynamically reconfigurable systems • Nanolithography • Nano-scale devices • Micro-sensors • Nano-photonic gyroscopes • Microfluidics • Micropower devices

24. Multidisciplinary Senior DesignDr. Amuso • General Description • A two quarter sequence comprised of four major activities • Determine requirements and specifications • Design to meet requirement and specifications • Implement design • Test and document design

25. Multidisciplinary Senior Design Mission Statement • The multidisciplinary senior design program will prepare students for modern engineering practice through a multidisciplinary, team-based design experience in which the student applies the skills and knowledge acquired in earlier coursework, adheres to recognized engineering standards, and realizes the project requirements, all within realistic engineering constraints.

26. Multidisciplinary Senior Design Educational Objectives • Intended to be a curriculum culminating major design experience with the objectives of teaching and enhancing the following: • Ability to apply engineering knowledge • Problem solving and design capabilities • Ability to make immediate contributions in an industrial setting • Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams • Breadth of knowledge • Enthusiasm for life-long learning

27. Electrical Engineering Short TourKen Snyder, Facilities Manager