Undergraduate research explorer
Explore ECE research areas, faculty contact information, and office locations. Availability changes throughout the year—use this guide to prepare, then confirm openings and requirements with the professor.
Professor
Computing & Emerging Devices
Beyond-CMOS technologies, nano-magnetic logic, spintronics, resistive logic and memory, computer vision, and stochastic high-performance computing.
Relevant coursework, device or computing projects, programming tools, and a specific research topic from the lab that interests you.
Assistant Professor
Millimeter-Wave Systems & Radar
Applied electromagnetics, wireless millimeter-wave systems and imaging, radar, sensing, signal processing, and wireless communications.
Electromagnetics, RF, antennas, radar, signal processing, simulation, or wireless communications experience.
Assistant Professor
Embodied Robotics & Automation
Embodied robotics and automation through the Embodied Robotics Automation Lab.
Robotics, controls, mechanical design, perception, machine learning, or hands-on prototyping experience.
Associate Professor
Communications, Security & Analytics
Communications, security, and analytics through the CSA Lab.
Networking, cybersecurity, data analysis, probability, or programming experience, plus the specific CSA topic you want to explore.
Professor
RF & Electromagnetics
Electromagnetic theory, computational electromagnetics, THz imaging, metamaterials, directive radiators, and miniature printed antennas.
Electromagnetics, RF, simulation, PCB, antenna, or measurement experience. Mention relevant software and laboratory tools.
Assistant Professor
Analog & Mixed-Signal IC Design
Analog and mixed-signal IC and system design, data converters, sensor front-ends, biosensor systems, and high-accuracy circuits for healthcare applications.
Analog circuits, electronics, IC design, signals, sensors, SPICE, PCB design, or biomedical engineering experience.
Professor
Advanced Materials & Bio-Integration
Advanced materials for energy, sustainability, and bio-applications; NEMS devices; nanowires and nanoparticles; AlN and SiC growth and fabrication.
Materials, devices, cleanroom, chemistry, microscopy, or fabrication experience and interest in interdisciplinary research.
Associate Professor
Translational Optics & Imaging
Translational optics, imaging, and spectroscopy.
Optics, signals, image processing, programming, instrumentation, or biomedical interests. Explain why translational work appeals to you.
Professor
Bio-Organic Electronics
Bio-organic electronics through the Bio-Organic Electronics Group.
Circuits, materials, chemistry, sensors, biomedical devices, or experimental laboratory experience.
Professor
MEMS, Transducers & Nanofabrication
Nano/microfabrication, nanomaterials, RF MEMS, microfluidics, transducers, RF ICs, wide-bandgap materials, and responsive polymers.
Microfabrication, RF, circuits, sensors, CAD, materials, or measurement experience and willingness to complete lab training.
Assistant Professor
Satellite & Non-Terrestrial Networks
Satellite and non-terrestrial networks, LEO systems, wireless communications, and next-generation connectivity for 6G.
Wireless communications, signal processing, networking, MATLAB/Python, or interest in satellite and space communications.
Professor
Cybersecurity & Wireless Networks
Cybersecurity, wireless networks, energy-aware computing, and object-oriented systems.
Programming, networking, security coursework, systems projects, or prior wireless/security experience.
Professor
Quantum, AI & Wireless Systems
Quantum engineering (communications, computing, sensing, cryptography), AI and multi-robot systems, and wireless communications including 6G.
Math foundation, communications, AI/ML, robotics interest, programming, or a specific quantum/wireless topic you want to explore.
Professor
Smart Grid Power Systems
Power system dynamics and control, inverter-based resources, data-driven modeling, and stability analysis for modern grids.
Power courses, controls, MATLAB/Simulink, modeling experience, or interest in renewable integration and grid stability.
Department Chair, Professor
Thin-Film Photovoltaics & Devices
Thin-film electronic materials and devices for optoelectronics, photovoltaics, semiconductors, and solar cells.
Materials, devices, chemistry, fabrication, cleanroom interest, or hands-on lab experience.
Professor
Cybersecurity & Cyberinfrastructure
Cybersecurity (including IoT and ransomware), cloud computing, disaster recovery, and cyber-physical systems.
Networking, security coursework, programming, cloud tools, or a specific cybersecurity problem you want to study.
Professor
Materials Processing & Metrology
Materials processing for electronics and MEMS, oxide formation on Si and SiC, noncontact corona-Kelvin metrology, contamination control, and microsystem fabrication.
Materials, devices, lab safety readiness, measurement interest, or prior fabrication/characterization experience.
Professor
Smart Grid & Microgrids
Smart grid automation, power system modeling and simulation, microgrids with renewable energy and storage, and power system protection.
Power systems coursework, simulation tools, controls, renewables interest, or lab/project experience with energy systems.
Associate Professor
Energy Data Analytics
Energy data analytics spanning signal processing, machine learning, and smart-grid applications.
Python/MATLAB, signal processing, ML coursework, probability/math strength, or interest in smart-grid data problems.
Professor
Communications, Networking & Signal Processing
Wireless communications and networking, signal processing, telemedicine applications, and intelligent systems through the iCONS research group.
Communications, DSP, programming, networking, biomedical signal interest, or prior REU/senior-design experience.
Associate Professor
Secure & Intelligent Systems
Machine learning algorithm design and security, real-time anomaly detection, adversarial ML, video understanding, and multimodal data fusion.
ML/AI coursework, Python, probability, cybersecurity interest, or projects involving detection, vision, or data fusion.
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