Electrical Engineering
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Almost everything in today's world runs on electricity, and there is a strong demand for electrical engineers. Our electrical engineering program will teach you the concepts behind common electrical systems and devices. You'll learn how to develop and operate technology that generates and uses electricity. As you learn innovative ways to improve people's lives, you'll benefit from:
- State-of-the-art facilities, including robotics, microelectronics design and sensor labs including one of the largest microelectronic fabrication “clean room” laboratories in the Midwest for manufacturing computer chips and advanced sensors.
- One of the most advanced anechoic chambers for noise cancellation and biomedical systems research.
- Dedicated faculty with expertise in wireless communications, automated sensors, microelectronics, alternative energy and other fields.
- Hands-on preparation for your career with opportunities to participate in research and development are infant cry language recognition, hearing aids systems, drug delivery using nanoparticles, 3-dimensional chips design and fabrication for building computers on a chip, autonomous systems, self-driving vehicle, engineering of particle accelerator, and sensor networking and the Internet of Things.
- Exciting and lucrative career potential. Our graduates have found jobs at the most advanced global companies such as Intel, Texas Instrument, IBM, Motorola, Commonwealth Edison, Tesla, GE, GM, Ford, Collins Aerospace, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Omron, Boeing, Woodward, Navistar, and Qualcomm, in addition to hundreds of advanced companies that work in the cutting edge of technology.
- Opportunity to earn to specialize in the design of microelectronic chips, solar cells, computer systems, nano-devices, sensors, nanoparticles for drug delivery, artificial intelligence, smart cities, accelerators, digital signal processing, communication, microwave systems, medical instrumentations, and many others.
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Faculty and Staff
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Donald S. Zinger, Ph.D. | Acting Chair and Professor | 815-753-0540 | dzinger@niu.edu | EB 336 |
Ibrahim Abdel-Motaleb, Ph.D. | Visiting Professor | 815-753-8570 | ibrahim@niu.edu | EB 200 |
Mansoor Alam, Ph.D. | Professor | 815-753-8010 | malam1@niu.edu | EB 332 |
Justin Cathey | Lab Instructor | 815-753-5805 | jcathey1@niu.edu | EB 337 |
Veysel Demir, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | 815-753-8039 | vdemir@niu.edu | EB 352 |
Hasan Ferdowsi, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | 815-753-3963 | hferdowsi@niu.edu | EB 348 |
Benedito Fonseca, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | 815-753-0557 | bfonseca@niu.edu | EB 344 |
Reza Hashemian, Ph.D. | Visiting Professor | 815-753-9930 | reza@niu.edu | EB 302 |
Venumadhav Korampally, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | 815-753-9247 | vkorampally@niu.edu | EB 340 |
Lichuan Liu, Ph.D. | Director of Biomedical Engineering and Professor | 815-753-9937 | liu@niu.edu | EB 342 |
Cindy Lund | Office Manager | 815-753-9974 | clund@niu.edu | EB 330 |
Mansour Tahernezhadi, Ph.D. | Senior Associate Dean and Professor | 815-753-1279 | mtaherne@niu.edu | EB 321E |