The Electrical Engineering Department offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Science (MS) Degree in Electrical Engineering and a BS degree in Computer Engineering. The Electrical Engineering Department jointly sponsors the Computer Engineering Program with Computer Science. The department is distinguished for its laboratory-intensive curriculum, faculty-student interaction, and innovative hands-on educational methods. The department offers 35,000 square feet of well-equipped undergraduate laboratory space, unparalleled among other universities. It makes contributions to contemporary applied research, collaborates with industrial partners, sponsors award-winning student projects, and provides extensive outreach efforts with elementary and secondary schools.
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Senior Projects from 2017
Smart Safeguard, Stephen J. Marrone
Investigation of MIMO Communications, Rodrigo Mendez Olea, William C. Tran, Patrick C. Kezer, and Jean M. Whitmore
Make Scents: Senior Project Report, Bruce Edward Mitchener III and Dennis Tsuker
Contactless Charging Adapter, Kevin Nguyen, Emmett Stetz, and Joseph Pacheco
Automatic Standby Power-Saving Power Strip, Trung Nguyen
PolySat Helmholtz Cage, Alex Nichols, Nicolas Le Renard, Jordan Skaro, Louie Thiros, and Madeline Tran
ECG Classification using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System, Jason N. Rivera and Kelsey C. Rodriguez
DC-to-DC Buck Converter, Kyle Christopher Roman
Adaptive Light Dimmer, Jonathan Sato and William Xiong
Wax Bee Gone: A Safe, Effective Solution to Ear Wax Removal, Robert G. Shenon and Shanvir S. Dhinsa
Comparison of AC and DC LED Light Bulb Efficiency for the DC House Project, Brandon Stafford
Solid State Drive, Shaun A. Steele
Portable DAC and Headphone Amplifier for High Impedance Headphones, Kevin V. Thai
Data Fusion with 9 Degrees of Freedom Inertial Measurement Unit To Determine Object’s Orientation, Long Dinh Tran
MotherBrain Swarm Robots, Tam Van, Mytch Johnson, Matthew Ng, and Darius Holmgren
Student Experimental Farm Smart Pathway Lighting System, Emily A. Whitaker, Vineal S. Singh, and Edith Rodriguez
Senior Projects from 2016
Underwater Optical Wireless Audio Transceiver, Angel Ayala
Camera Stabilizer, Nathaniel Bryan, Sean Chappell, and Danielle Williams
Analog VLSI Circuit Design: Linear Voltage Regulator, Brett Colteaux and Kirstie Fung
Integration of SEL Relays to Provide Motor, Transmission Line, and Transformer Protection, Christopher Ewing and Bryce Keefer
LED Slackline, Kristina Forystek
Faraday Rechargeable Battery System, Alex Gasper and Bret Omsberg
Electric Vehicle Torque Vectoring and Rear Steering Control System, Garrett Heinen, Vincent Lee, Michael Parker, and Michael Saggese
Solar Generation's Impact on Fault Current, Kody Heppner