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Electrical and Computer Engineering

Welcome to Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nano Chou

 

 The Department of Electrical and Computer
 Engineering is committed to educating the
 future work force and to conducting research
 with collaborators from industry and govern-
 ment. Read more...

  200 Union Street SE, 4-174 Keller Hall
  Minneapolis, MN 55455-0170
  Phone:    612-625-3300

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APPLY NOW
New ECE Faculty position openings posted

The University of Minnesota – Twin Cities invites applications and nominations
for faculty positions in the areas of computer engineering; power and energy
systems; and communications and signal processing, including networking.
For more information, click here.
Positions are open until filled, but for full consideration, apply
online by November 30, 2010.
Tenure-Track:
http://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=88859
Indefinite Tenure:
http://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=88858

The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity employer and educator.
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NEWS

Minnesota Economic Development legislative staff visits
Prof. Wang's research labs
On Thursday, Sept. 2, Prof. Jian-Ping Wang and his students provided lab
tours for Minnesota Economic Development legislative staff during the
Technological Commercialization Showcase.  The tour was conducted to
increase awareness of the many ways in which the University of Minnesota
plays a key role in Minnesota’s economic development and to promote
partnerships on strategic economic development issues.

John Hoschette (Lockheed Martin) to offer "Industry Organizational
Dynamics and Your Career" class for students

Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 14, Lockheed Martin Technical Director and
ECE department adjunct instructor John Hoschette will provide students
career advice in a one-credit elective course. Hoschette will incorporate his
recently published book "The Engineer's Career Guide" as class resource.
An IEEE senior member, Hoschette has had careeer articles appear in
Today's Engineer
and IEEE's Spectrum Magazine.
 

University of Minnesota Alumnus John (Jack) M. Reid ('50,MSEE'57)
to receive U of MN Outstanding Achievement Award

John M. (Jack) Reid will be awarded the University’s Outstanding Achievement
Award in October for his work in refining tissue characterization with ultrasound,
echocardiography, and pulse Doppler that directly expanded our knowledge
of biomedical imaging diagnostics and vastly improving patients’ lives. More...
 

ECE provides DOE-supported workshop to revitalize power education
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) was host to
more than 90 participants from more than 60 universities on August 9-10 for
the Department of Education-funded 82-university consortium workshop.U.S.
Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota provided welcome remarks to kick off
this $4.2 million project led by ECE professors Ned Mohan, William Robbins,
Bruce Wollenberg, and Paul Imbertson, to revitalize power engineering
education in colleges and universities nationwide.
 

ECE Prof. Imbertson and Alumnus Kiki Mentan ('10) provide
instruction at University on the Prairie

ECE Prof. Paul Imbertson and ECE alumnus Kiki Mentan ('10) provided the
Engineering component of University on the Prairie program held at University
of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton, Minn.
Students in grades 7-12 engaged in hands-on career exploration experiences
in Healthcare, Food Science, Environmental Science, and Engineering.
 

Article by ECE students Im and Lindquist and Prof. Oh published in
Nano Letters highlighted in August issue of Nature Photonics
Vertically Oriented Sub-10-nm Plasmonic Nanogap Arrays" by ECE doctoral
students Hyungsoon Im and Nathan Lindquist and Prof. Sang-Hyun Oh along
with Chemistry's student Kyle Bantz and Prof. Christy Haynes published in
Nano Letters
was highlighted in the August issue of Nature Photonics.

News Archives

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Precision Machining and Fabrication Needs

If your company needs precision machining and fabrication, Electrical and
Computer Engineering's Shop staff is ready to discuss your specifications
and provide the quality needed for your next project. Contact Dave Hultman
at 612-625-2062. Click here to visit our Web site.

 

Upcoming events

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Colloquium Series
Fall 2010 schedule
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ECE 2010 Open House
Friday, Oct. 8
Noon-4:30 p.m.
Keller Hall
(formerly EE/CSci)
Main Level Atrium
   •research updates
   •open labs
   •poster session
   •plenty of time for
    networking

To register, click here.
Exhibitors, register here.
Questions, call 612-624-2284.
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