ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (ELEG)
William D. Brown
Head of the Department
3217 Bell Engineering Center
479-575-3009
Visit the official website at: http://www.eleg.uark.edu/
• Distinguished Professor Brown (W.D.), Elshabini, Yeargan, Vasundara Varadan, Vijay Varadan
• University Professor Schmitt
• Professors Ang, Balda, Manasreh, Mantooth, Martin, Naseem, Schaper, Sohraby, Waite
• Associate Professors Barlow, Brown (R.L.), Burkett, El-Shenawee, Caldwell, Gattis, McCann
• Assistant Professor Lee
• Professors Emeritus Jones, Mix, Stephenson, Webb
Electrical engineering is a profession in charge of designing electrical devices, components, integrated chips, computer chips, and electronic assemblies to benefit mankind. This may encompass systems such as radar and satellite antennas, microelectronics, optical, portable or wireless electronics and communications, and embedded computers in everyday consumer or military electronics.
The electrical engineering graduate is at the forefront of the technology leading to the dramatic increase in global communications, the accelerated use of electric power, the dominating influence of the computer on modern society, and a host of other developments. The increased use of electronic equipment for measurement, network, communication, and control has spread into such diverse areas as improved health care, transportation, recreation, agricultural production, marketing, manufacturing, underwater, space, information technology, networking, renewable energy, computer hardware, automotives, and countless others. This widespread and expanding use of electronic equipment in virtually all fields has made electrical engineering the largest of all scientific disciplines and assures a continuing demand for electrical engineering graduates throughout business and government.
The University of Arkansas is the state land-grant university and is a nationally competitive, student-centered, research university serving Arkansas and the world. As such, our mission is education, research, and service. The electrical engineering program is designed to offer a high-quality course of instruction involving classroom, laboratory, and extracurricular activities that results in graduates qualified and prepared to meet the demands of a professional career in the present and future work place and able to assume a responsible place of leadership in a complex technological society.
The department also participates in the Honors Program to challenge superior students with a more in-depth academic program and research experience and to provide a structure for working more closely with faculty members and other students in a team environment.
The educational mission of the department is conducted through both the undergraduate and graduate programs. The educational objectives for the undergraduate program, which leads to a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, are to produce graduates who:
- are recruited in a competitive market and valued as reliable and competent employees by a wide variety of industries, in particular electrical and computer engineering industries;
- succeed in graduate studies, such as engineering, science, law, medicine, business, and other professions, if pursued;
- understand the need for lifelong learning and continued professional development for a successful and rewarding career; and
- accept responsibility for leadership roles in their profession, in their communities, and in the global society.
The graduate program offers a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications Engineering, a Master of Science degree in Engineering, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Engineering. Having received additional instruction and hands-on experience beyond the undergraduate level, an additional educational objective for the graduate program is to produce graduates that are prepared to promptly address critical issues and assume advanced positions in the profession, such as management, design, and development.
The research mission of the department is conducted mainly through the graduate program. Internal and external funded research projects serve to:
- discover new knowledge, address technical problems, and develop new electrical/electronic technologies;
- provide the tools and resources which keep our faculty at the cutting edge of electrical engineering;
- provide financial support for graduate students and gifted undergraduate students; and
- improve the quality of life for citizens of Arkansas and the world.
The graduate program also supports the undergraduate program by giving top undergraduate students access to research laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment and software. Topics covered in graduate courses migrate into senior undergraduate elective courses and eventually into required undergraduate courses.
Faculty, students, administrators, and staff conduct the service mission of the department.
The electrical engineering program, including faculty, students, staff, and facilities, is a major resource of the state, region, and nation. Faculty members are encouraged to provide services to both the community and the profession. Faculty members are active in local, state, national, and international professional and service organizations, as well as public and private schools involving grades K-12.
The electrical engineering curriculum is designed to provide students with a knowledge of scientific principles and methods of engineering analysis to form a solid foundation for a career in design, research and development, manufacturing and processing, measurement and characterization, or management. Students progressively build their design experience throughout the curriculum and demonstrate this ability in the senior design lab, the Honors electrical engineering design I and II, and the senior honors thesis. Honors Colloquium provides information on special topics and issues in the electrical engineering discipline. Equally important, the curriculum introduces students to subjects in the humanities, social sciences, success, and ethics so they may better understand the interaction of technology and society.
For a complete list of courses required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a suggested sequence see the catalog of studies.
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