Electrical Engineering (E E)

Electrical Engineering (E E)

W. KENNETH JENKINS, Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering
129 Electrical Engineering East
814-863-2788
grad_info_ee@engr.psu.edu

Degrees Conferred: Ph.D., M.S.

The Graduate Faculty

William S. Adams, Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
Osama O. Awadelkarim, Ph.D. (Reading, England) Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Kultegin Aydin, Ph.D. (METU, Ankara) Professor of Electrical Engineering
Amar S. Bhalla, Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor of Materials and Electrical Engineering
Sven G. Bilén, Ph.D. (Michigan) Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
Nirmal K. Bose, Ph.D. (Syracuse) HRB Systems Professor of Electrical Engineering
James K. Breakall, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve) Professor of Electrical Engineering
John L. Brown, Jr., Ph.D. (Brown) Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
Larry C. Burton, Ph.D. (Penn State) Associate Dean for Administration and Planning; Professor of Electrical Engineering
Octavia I. Camps, Ph.D. (Washington) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Lynn A. Carpenter, Ph.D. (Illinois) P.E. Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Lee D. Coraor, Ph.D. (Iowa) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science and Engineering
Charles L. Croskey, Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor of Electrical Engineering
Leslie E. Cross, Ph.D. (Leeds) Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
Chitaranjan Das, Ph.D. (S.W. Louisiana) Professor of Computer Science and Electrial Engineering
Mukunda B. Das, Ph.D., D.I.C. (London) Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
John F. Doherty, Ph.D. (Rutgers) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
John E. Dzielski, Ph.D. (MIT) Research Engineer; Assistant Professor of Acoustics
Anthony J. Ferraro, Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
Gennady Gildenblat, Ph.D. (Rensselaer) Professor of Electrical Engineering
Craig A. Grimes, Ph.D. (Texas at Austin) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Dale M. Grimes, Ph.D. (Michigan) Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
Ruyan Guo, Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor of Electrical Engineering and Materials
David L. Hall, Ph.D. (Penn State) Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, School of Information Sciences and Technology; Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, and Electrical Engineering
Randy Haupt, Ph.D. (Michigan) Senior Scientist
William E. Higgins, Ph.D. (Illinois) Professor of Electrical Engineering
Thomas W. Hilands, Ph.D. (Penn State) Senior Research Engineer
Heath F. Hofmann, Ph.D. (California, Berkeley) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Paul T. Hulina, Ph.D. (Penn State) Associate Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
Ali R. Hurson, Ph.D. (Florida) Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Mary Jane Irwin, Ph.D. (Illinois) Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Thomas N. Jackson, Ph.D. (Michigan) Robert E. Kirby Chair; Professor of Electrical Engineering
W. Kenneth Jenkins, Ph.D. (Purdue) Department Head; Professor of Electrical Engineering
Timothy J. Kane, Ph.D. (Illinois) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Mohsen Kavehrad, Ph.D. (Polytechnic Univ) William L. Weiss Professor of Electrical Engineering
George Kesidis, Ph.D. (California, Berkeley) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science and Engineering
Iam-Choon Khoo, Ph.D. (Rochester) Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering
Stewart K. Kurtz, Ph.D. (Ohio State) Murata Professor of Materials Research and Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
Constantino M. Lagoa, Ph.D. (Wisconsin, Madison) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Kwang Y. Lee, Ph.D. (Michigan State) Professor of Electrical Engineering
Zhiwen Liu, Ph.D. (California Inst of Tech) Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
John D. Mathews, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve) Professor of Electrical Engineering
Jeffrey S. Mayer, Ph.D. (Purdue) P.E. Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Theresa S. Mayer, Ph.D. (Purdue) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
George J. McMurtry, Ph.D. (Purdue) Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
John J. Metzner, Eng. Sc. D. (New York) Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, and Electrical Engineering
David J. Miller, Ph.D. (California, Santa Barbara) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
John D. Mitchell, Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor of Electrical Engineering
Raj Mittra, Ph.D. (Toronto) Professor of Electrical Engineering; Senior Research Scientist
Ram Narayanan, Ph.D. (UMass, Amherst) Professor of Electrical Engineering
Robert M. Nickel, Ph.D. (Michigan) Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
John S. Nisbet, Ph.D. (Penn State) Alumni Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
Simin Pakzad, Ph.D. (Oklahoma) Associate Professor of Computer Engineering
Victor P. Pasko, Ph.D. (Stanford) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
C. Russell Philbrick, Ph.D. (North Carolina State) Professor of Electrical Engineering
Shashi Phoha, Ph.D. (Michigan State) Head of Information Sciences and Technology Division, ARL;
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Michael Piovosi, Ph.D. (Delaware) P.E. Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering (Penn State Great Valley)
Asok Ray, Ph.D. (Northeastern) Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Joan M. Redwing, Ph.D. (Wisconsin, Madison) Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electrical Engineering
James W. Robinson, Ph.D. (Michigan) Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
William J. Ross, Ph.D. (New Zealand) Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
David W. Russell, Ph.D. (CNAA, London) Professor of Electrical Engineering
Jerzy Ruzyllo, Ph.D. (Technical U of Warsaw) Professor of Electrical Engineering
Jeffrey L. Schiano, Ph.D. (Illinois) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Leon H. Sibul, Ph.D. (Penn State) Senior Scientist Emeritus; Professor Emeritus of Acoustics
Mario Sznaier, Ph.D. (Washington) Professor of Electrical Engineering
Srinivas Tadigadapa, Ph.D. (Cambridge) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Richard L. Tutwiler, Ph.D. (Penn State) Senior Research Associate
Kenji Uchino, Ph.D. (Tokyo Institute of Technology) Professor of Electrical Engineering
Vasundara V. Varadan, Ph.D. (Illinois) Distinguished Alumni Professor of Engineering Science and
Mechanics, and Electrical Engineering
Vijay K. Varadan, Ph.D. (Northwestern) Distinguished Alumni Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics and Electrical Engineering
Douglas H. Werner, Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor of Electrical Engineering
Pingjuan L. Werner, Ph.D. (Penn State) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Christopher R. Wronski, Ph.D. (Imperial College, London) P.E. Leonhard Professor of Microelectronic Devices and Materials; Professor of Electrical Engineering
Aylin Yener, Ph.D. (Rutgers) Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
Shizhuo Yin, Ph.D. (Penn State) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Randy Young, Ph.D. (Penn State) Senior Research Associate
Francis T. S. Yu, Ph.D. (Michigan) Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
Qiming Zhang, Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor of Electrical Engineering

The general areas of graduate research in Electrical Engineering are electromagnetics and optics; electronics and photonics; communications, computers, networking, and signal processing; and control and power systems. Specializations available within these areas include microwaves, antennas, and propagation; electro-optics and nonlinear optics; remote sensing and space systems; materials and devices; circuits and networks; VLSI; communications; networking; signal and image processing; computer vision and pattern recognition; control systems; and power systems.

For information about areas of specialization, laboratory and research facilities, fellowships, assistantships, and other sources of financial assistance, write directly to the Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Electrical Engineering, 121 Electrical Engineering East, University Park, PA 16802-2705, or review the Web pages at www.ee.psu.edu.

Admission Requirements

Requirements listed here are in addition to general Graduate School requirements stated in the GENERAL INFORMATION section of the Graduate Bulletin. Applicants are required to submit scores from the general portions of the Graduate Record Examinations, two letters of reference, and a personal statement of relevant experience and goals, undergraduate transcripts, and a supplemental application.

Master of Science Degree Requirements

The Master of Science requirements include the general requirements of the Graduate School as listed under Master's Degree Requirements in the Graduate Bulletin.

Specific course requirements: (1) Thesis option--24 course credits, including a broad selection of 500-level courses, 2 colloquium credits, 6 thesis credits, and a satisfactory thesis; (2) Paper option--30 course credits, including a broad selection of 500-level courses, 2 colloquium credits, 2 paper credits, and a satisfactory paper.

Doctoral Degree Requirements

The Doctor of Philosophy requirements include the general requirements of the Graduate School as listed under Doctoral Degree Requirements in the Graduate Bulletin.

Specific requirements: The communication requirement is met by adequacy in both spoken and written English. The candidacy examination consists of both written and oral parts, and the oral comprehensive examination is preceded by the writing of a thesis proposal. The program requires a minimum of 48 course credits and 2 colloquium credits beyond the B.S. degree.

Student Aid

In addition to the fellowships, traineeships, graduate assistantships, and other forms of financial aid described in the STUDENT AID section of the Graduate Bulletin, the following awards typically have been available to graduate students in this program:

PAUL F. ANDERSON GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
JAMES R. AND BARBARA R. PALMER FELLOWSHIP
JOSEPH R. AND JANICE M. MONKOWSKI GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
FRED C. AND M. JOAN THOMPSON GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
SOCIETY OF PENN STATE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS (SPSEE) GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
MELVIN P. BLOOM MEMORIAL GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
BESS L. AND MYLAN R. WATKINS GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP

Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 599 and 800 to 899. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (E E) course list

The University reserves the right to change the requirements and regulations listed here and to determine whether a student has satisfactorily met its requirements for admission or graduation, and to reject any applicant for any reason the University determines to be material to the applicant's qualifications to pursue higher education. Nothing in this material should be considered a guarantee that completion of a program and graduation from the University will result in employment.

This electronic Graduate Bulletin is a version of the official bulletin of The Pennsylvania State University. It is suggested that users refer to this electronic bulletin when seeking the latest information about the University's academic programs and courses. Printed versions of the Bulletin are also official copies of the programs, courses, and policies in effect at the time of printing.

SCR 30-07-185

DATE LAST REVIEWED BY GRADUATE SCHOOL: 5/3/04

DATE LAST REVIEWED BY PUBLICATIONS: 7/1/05