Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Texas Tech Electrical and Computer Engineering Department has earned national and international prominence in several areas with undergraduate curriculum encompassing electrical engineering, computer engineering, and a dual five year degree program in electrical engineering/computer science. Students have opportunities for course work and research experience leading to masters and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering . The Electrical and Computer Engineering building houses excellent laboratories, classrooms, and computer facilities for teaching and research.
Showcase
The Center for Pulsed Power and Power Electronics (P3E) has three research areas: Plasma, Pulsed Power, and Power Electronics.
Plasma research includes a small Tokamak used for wave propagation studies, applications of plasma technology to pulsed power devices, plasma synthesis of thin films, high power microwave generation, and electric space propulsion engines.
Pulsed power research concentrates on high power switching, materials studies, and high power microwaves. The program is heavily interdisciplinary and involves faculty members from EE, ME, Physics and Chemistry.
Power electronics research is focused on very large power IGBT's, Ultra High Power SCR's, advanced electrical and thermal packaging, robust controls for plasma arcs, and high bandwidth monitoring and control of electric machines. The program is also involved in the development of a power electronics curriculum at the national level in collaboration with the University of Minnesota.
Departmental Highlights
Brian Nutter has been selected as one of the recipients to receive the President's Excellence in Teaching Awards for 2009.
Dr. Ayrton Bernussi received the 2008 Whitacre Excellence in Research (Growth in Research) Award, from the College of Engineering,
Andreas A. Neuber has attracted over $5.2 Million in external funding in the scientific understanding of megawatt microwave fields and compact pulsed power schemes.
Li Yan has just been awarded with the prestigious doctoral AT&T Chancellor's Endowed Fellowship award. The total award is $16,000 over four years.
Travis Schricker and Edmundo Zepeda have placed 2nd in the mixed division of the IEEE Contest sponsored by CCET for their design of a transformer health monitoring system.
Lloyd Gordon received the 2008 National Nuclear Security Administration Management & Operating Contractor Safety Professional of the Year award.
Andrew Young will be presented with the 2009 IEEE NPSS PPS&T Committee's Art Guenther Outstanding Pulsed Power Student Award.in Washington DC during the 17th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference.
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Events
- November 12, 2009: Diversity in Engineering Event
- November 18, 2009: Maddox Solar Energy Series - Dr. Sarah Kurtz
- November 25, 2009 - November 27, 2009: Thanksgiving
- December 09, 2009: Last Day of Classes
- December 11, 2009 - December 16, 2009: Final Exams
- December 18, 2009: Commencement - Graduate
- December 18, 2009: Fall Iron Ring Ceremony
- December 19, 2009: Commencement - Undergraduate
- January 13, 2010: Spring Classes Begin
- January 18, 2010: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Fast Facts
External Grants
The Department of ECE was awarded more than $8.3 million in external research grants for FY 08.
TTU ECE ranked 65th in the US News and World Report
U.S.News magazine recently ranked the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 65th in the Computer Engineering category and 69th in the Electrical - Electronics - Communications category out of 1,200 programs and some 11,000 academics and professionals that were conducted in fall 2008..
Nanophotonics Research
The College of Engineering has received a $9 million package from Texas Emerging Technology Fund, AT&T and TTU for nanophotonics research.
Welcome to our new employees
Professors Dr. Changzhi Li, Dr. Aranya Chakrabortty, and Dr. John Mankowski and our new Unit Coordinator, Scott Millsap.