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 2020
Neutrino Detection Antenna, Samuel D. Keechler
Efficiency Optimization of MISO Converter, Gabriel Leonides, Christopher S. Peters, and Lauren N. Rotsios
Biometric Identification with ECG Signals, Connor Lindstrom, Jonathan Wood, Jacob Torchia, and Jonathan Lee
Audio Loop Station, Samuel M. Lopez
Dual Axis Solar Panel Tracker, Xavier Joseph Lugue, Javier Harrison, and Nicholas Ryan Wolfe
Acoustic GRIN Lens, Matthew B. Luu
Electrocardiographic (ECG) Biometric Identification, Ryan Morosa and Charbel Ghantous
MISO DC-DC Farmbot, Quyen Thi Nguyen, Brian Armijo, and Astha Adhikari
DC House Network Design and Modeling, Timmy Huu Nguyen and Joseph Shafie
Wind/Hydro Power Generation Simulator, Justin Shaun Otus, Nicholas Joseph Steele, and Patrick Daniel Murphy
Smart Solar Charge Controller, Aria Pegah and Miclaine Emtman
Sweep-N-Go 3.0, Maria Cortelyou Pieroni
Artificial Neural Network to Detect Alzheimer's in MRI Scans, James Alden Poirier and Michael Gary Tuttle
Conducted and Radiated EMI Measurements of Parallel Buck Converters Under Varying Spread Spectrum Parameters, Elena Postupalskaya and Nathan Wang
Single Axis Solar Panel Tracking Mount Using Stepper Motor and Accelerometer Positional Control, Ezra Pramono
Energy and Economic Losses due to Soiling on Utility Scale PV Systems to Guide Timing of Cost Effective Cleaning, Jackson P. Puckett, Maximilian M. Sosa, and Brandon F. Grossman
High Speed, High Current Monitoring System, Nicolette Lila Ray
Design and Development of Laboratory Single-Axis PV Module Tracker, Helen A. Rice, Delaney Berger, and Avishek Maitra
Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus Simulator and Data-logger for In-Vehicle Infotainment Testing, Sandra Roksic
The Characterization of Effective Electromagnetic Fields on the Safety and Quality of Low-Moisture Foods (EFFS) - Prototype Device Development, Joe G. Sandoval
DC-DC Buck-Boost Converter Design for Energy Harvesting from Exercise Equipment, Nicholas Serres
Photovoltaic Emulator LabVIEW Based Modeling and Simulation, Jeffrey So and Eric Jau Tse
Energy and Economic Losses due to Soiling on Utility Scale PV Systems to Guide Timing of Cost Effective Cleaning, Sophia McMillin Stockburger and Vicente Jesus Rios
Engineering a Grapevine Pruning Training Tool for Use in Educational and Professional Environments, Catherine Anne Thornbury
HVAC Fan Control Using Modicon M580, Anthony Tyler and Kevin Shipp