About the Department

Established in 1928, the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Michigan Technological University is among the world's leaders in providing quality electrical and computer engineering education. Our mission is to prepare students for a career in industry, academia or government by developing in them the necessary technical capabilities and interpersonal skills as well as the foundation for life-long learning.

The department offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, and the Doctor of Philosopy in Electrical Engineering. The faculty have been careful to develop a forward-looking curriculum, taking into account the expertise and technologies required in the job markets of the future. Applications of electrical and computer engineering are becoming all pervasive in our highly technological society, and many exciting and challenging opportunities await our graduates. In addition to being ready for jobs in industry, graduates of our undergraduate programs are well prepared and encouraged to go on to any of the nation's finest graduate schools - including ours!

Personal attention from expert faculty is the name of our game. The faculty in electrical and computer engineering receive high marks from the students on their classroom teaching skill. Several members of the faculty have won Michigan Tech's Distinguished Teaching Award as well as other regional and industrial teaching awards. All electrical and computer engineering classes are taught by experienced faculty. In addition to their teaching duties, many faculty members are active in our industry's professional societies. One member, Dr. Martha Sloan, recently served as president of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the largest professional society in the world. Other accomplishments of our faculty include:

• recognition as Fellows by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Association for Computing Machinery, SPIE, and the Optical Society of America;
• external support for graduate and research activities from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Office of Naval Research, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Naval Research Laboratory, the Institute for Defense Analysis, and the Electric Power Research Institute;
• two of our faculty have received the highly prestigious Early Faculty Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation;
• many of our faculty have been appointed to editorial positions on national and international journals such as IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Journal of the Optical Society of America, Applied Optics, International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, and the International Journal of Electric Machines and Power Systems.;
• and our faculty have authored graduate and undergraduate textbooks, many receiving wide-spread use at leading (following?) national universities.

Students are encouraged to take an active part in student-branch professional society activities. These activities include competitions such as the Unmannned Vehicle Competition, Future Truck, and the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Competition.

About the University

Located in the beautiful Keweenaw peninsula, Michigan Tech was founded in 1885 in the aftermath of the first mining boom in the US - the clamor for Michigan's copper preceding the California Gold Rush by several years. At its outset, the college trained mining and metallurgical engineers. Today, the University offers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the sciences, engineering, forestry, business, communication, and technology.

Michigan Tech undergraduates have the advantage of an education that emphasizes study across disciplines, team learning, and research; our graduate students receive intensive, advanced instruction and the opportunity to pursue research in a wide range of academic programs. Overall, our institution has gained world-wide attention for innovative education, our faculty strive to be mentors, our academic programs stress learning hand-in-hand with application, and our students learn to inquire and discover knowledge.

A tradition of excellence in engineering education.

Undergraduate degrees in electrical and computer engineering; graduate degrees in electrical engineering.

Personal attention!

World-class faculty!

One of the best universities in the world - one of the best places to live in the nation!