Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering - Semiconductor Devices, Quantum Electronics

The fields of electrical and computer engineering are in an extraordinary period of growth, new application areas and increased expectations are accelerating due to new technologies and decreased costs. The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is involved in graduate teaching and research in many of these areas, including communications and signal processing, networking, computer engineering, semiconductor devices and quantum electronics, circuits and VLSI. The department has laboratories devoted to research and advanced teaching in the following areas: computing, engineering design methodology, high-performance computing and networking, parallel and neural processing, machine vision, fiber optic sensors and computer graphics, micro and optoelectronics, VLSI, telerobotics, DNA sequencing, digital signal processing, and communications. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers graduate programs leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Graduate programs are tailored to the needs of each student to provide a strong analytical background helpful to the study of advanced engineering problems. Ample opportunities exist for students to initiate independent study and to become involved in active research programs, both experimental and theoretical.

The program of courses and of research pertinent to solid-state electronics, electromagnetics and optics ranges from a study of the fundamental electronic processes in solids through a description of the mechanism which yield useful devices to a study of the design simulation, and fabrication of semiconductor devices and integrated circuits. Program's scientific interests center on physics and technology of optoelectronic devices and systems. Over the past several years, major efforts were focused on the design and development of the novel semiconductor lasers and detectors. Additionally, the department has a strong experimental effort on the development of coherent optical processors, fiber optic sensors and integrated fiber optics.

For admission to graduate study in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the minimum requirements are:

A. A bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering or computer science from an accredited college or university. Outstanding applicants in other technical or scientific fields will be considered, though special make-up coursework over and above the normal requirements for a graduate degree may be required.

B. A minimum grade point average of B in all courses in engineering, mathematics, and science.

C. Acceptance by both the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Graduate School.

Two (2) Official Transcripts from all previously attended Colleges or Universities listed on your application
Two (2) Official Degree Certificates or Provisional Certificates from all previously attended Colleges or Universities listed on your application
Letters of Recommendation that have not been submitted electronically through your application
Original report pages of IETLS exams
Minimum GPA- Equal to a 3.3 (determined as per calculation by Graduate School)
GRE- Verbal(150), Quantative(159), Written Analytical(3)
ELTS: Overall score of 7.0, with no subsection recommended to be below 6
TOEFL: 90 for admission to a doctoral program
An applicant must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 point scale.