Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland
Dec 23, 2015
Electrical Engineering
at the University of
Portland
Outline• What is Electrical Engineering (EE)?• Major Areas in EE • Senior Design Projects• Alumni Profiles• Curriculum• Career Opportunities• Resources
What is Electrical Engineering?
• Electrical Engineers solve people’s problems using their knowledge of electricity, electronics, electromagnetics, and computer hardware and software
Curiosity Rover on Mars
Curiosity Landing (Video)
Bioengineering
Communication Systems
Electromagnetic Waves
NASA Deep Space Network (DSN)
Digital Signal Processing
Renewable Energy
Computers
Aerospace
Robotics
DARPA Legged Squad Support System (Video)
Rethink Robots (Video)
Senior Design Project:
Quadcopter
Video
Senior Design Project: LED Cube
Video
Senior Design Project: PBoT Zone
Surveillance
Alumni Profiles• Jennifer Miller, BSEE from UP in 2003 (video)• Scott Mara, BSEE from UP in 2001 (video)• Andy Owings, BSEE from UP in 2000 (video)
Career Opportunities• Average Starting Salaries:
o BSEE $61,420o MSEE $72,340o PhDs $88,970o (Source: www.engineersalary.com/electrical.asp)
• Salary Range for BSEE: o $54,633 - $130,843 (Source: payscale.com)
• Unemployment rate for engineers was under 2 percent in 2011 (Source: www.usnews.com)
• Industry watchers see demand across the board, especially in electrical, biomedical, aerospace, computer, automotive, environmental, mechanical, and petroleum engineering. (Source: www.usnews.com)
Career Opportunities• BSEE’s work in a variety of fields such as:
o research and developmento designo testingo manufacturingo sales supporto management
• BSEE’s often get other degrees such as: o Professional Engineer License (PE)o Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE)o Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering (PhD)o Master of Business Administration (MBA)o Juris Doctor (JD)o Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Typical EE Curriculum
(Spring Semester Freshman
Year)
Course Number Course Name Credits
CHM 207 General Chemistry I 3
CHM 277 General Chemistry I Lab 1
EGR 111Engineering Computing with Applications
2
MTH 202 Calculus II 4
PHY 205 General Physics Lecture and Lab 4
Core Course 3
ResourcesEngineering Advising Resources at UPhttp://engineering.up.edu/default.aspx?cid=4215&pid=4016
EECS Senior Design Projects at UPhttp://teaching.up.edu/srDesign/
IEEE www.ieee.org/index.html
Sloan Career Cornerstone Centerhttp://www.careercornerstone.org/eleceng/eleceng.htm
You're an Engineer? You're Hiredhttp://
www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/articles/2012/03/22/youre-an-engineer-youre-hired
EE Faculty at
UPRobert Albright Joseph
Hoffbeck
Peter Osterberg
Wayne Lu
Aziz Inan
Zia Yamayee