Chair’s Welcome

 

Chair’s Message

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Texas Tech University has a long-standing tradition of excellence in both teaching and research. Our programs blend strong fundamentals with hands-on learning and prepare students to thrive in the ever-evolving technological landscape.

ECE is home to approximately 775 undergraduate and 150 graduate students. We offer ABET-accredited bachelor’s degrees in both Electrical and Computer Engineering, in addition to M.S. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering. Undergraduate students can accelerate their studies by taking up to nine credit hours of graduate coursework that count toward both degrees.

Our faculty leads cutting-edge research in areas such as pulsed power, nanophotonics, power electronics, cybersecurity, alternate energy, artificial intelligence, image processing, and bioengineering. With 29 full-time faculty, including 7 Fellows of major professional societies (e.g., IEEE, AAAS, APS, IOP, SPIE, the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), and many others), several Horn Professors, endowed chairs, and licensed professional engineers, and 12 very qualified instructors; we’re proud of our academic leadership and innovative contributions.

We are equally committed to student success, supported by a robust advising team and strong scholarship endowments. Undergraduate students in the department take core subjects that introduce fundamental concepts in electrical and computer engineering, and then systematically build up their knowledge base to greater depth in different thematic areas that match the individual student interests. A series of coordinated project-laboratory courses meant to provide hands-on involvement, foster critical thinking, and nurture comprehensive engineering skills towards analysis, design, and experimentation are a hallmark of the unique experience at ECE-TTU.

I invite you to explore our department further at https://www.depts.ttu.edu/ece/index.php. If you’re planning a visit, please reach out—I’d be delighted to connect and show you around.

Warm regards,

Ravindra Joshi
Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering