Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering encompasses a broad range of disciplines including laser and photonics, signal processing, telecommunications, micro-fabrication, micro- and nano-electronics, and plasma processing. Furthermore, it includes MEMS, CAD, and microsystems, in addition to sensors, microwave, and image processing.

Areas of Faculty Interest and Research Concentration

Communications and Signal Processing

• Video transmission over wireless channels
• Resolution enhancement of video sequences and scaleable video compression
• Shape coding
• Enhancing spatial resolution of video frames using optic flow computation

Microelectronics and Photonics

• Microfabrication
• Laser spectroscopy and microscopy
• Optoelectronic and microelectronic devices and materials

Energy Systems

• Energy systems and high power electronics, pulsed power, dielectrics and insulation
• Industrial automation/robotics, and energy conservation
• Plasma physics, processing, and diagnostics
• Metal vapor plasmas, arc plasmas and switching
• Electromagnetic compatibility, RF and microwaves

On-Site Laboratories

 The Department of Electrical Engineering has state-of-the-art facilities that support the research and graduate study activities of the department, including:

• Advanced Microscopy and Imaging Laboratory
• Electronic Packaging Laboratory
• Environmental Research Laboratory
• High-Resolution X-ray Diffraction Laboratory (HRXL)
• Energy Systems Institute
• Laboratory for Advanced Spectroscopic Evaluation (LASE)
• Materials, Device and Circuit Simulations Laboratory
• Microelectronic Fabrication Laboratory
• Microwave Laboratory
• Multimedia Communications Laboratory
• Photonic Device Laboratory
• Plasma Research Laboratory
• Superconductor Research Laboratory

In addition, the department has active associations with a number of research centers:

• New York State Institute on Superconductivity
• Center for Advanced Photonic and Electronic Materials
• High Power Electronics Institute