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Research Analog and Digital VLSI Energy and Power Photonics and Electro-opticsControl Systems Telecommunications Computational Electromagnetics Networks and Signal and Image Processing Analog and Digital VLSI Advanced Analog Very Large Scale Integration Design Center The revolution in communications and information technology has been fueled by less publicized advances in other areas. One of these is the ability to manufacture integrated circuits containing thousands of transistors with high reliability. OSU has active research in several types of Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI). These areas include: Mixed mode CMOS VLSI including analog, MIMS and digital electronics. As systems become smaller and smaller more capabilities are being put directly onto a wafer. The research areas sensor/transducer systems and biomedical engineering. Other areas of active research are high speed (GHz) and low power CMOS analog to digital and digital to analog converters. Graduate level courses cover topics in digital and analog VLSI design, and advanced solid state electronics. Two cleanrooms are affiliated with OSU, and state-of-the-art probe stations are used for characterization.
Energy and Power The field of energy and power has achieved national prominence due to federal deregulation of the industry. The resulting widely fluctuating energy prices and demands have led to major blackouts during times of peak usage, and unpredictable energy costs. Areas of this very broad field studied at Oklahoma State University include energy conversion, renewable energy sources and systems, reliability, electric power systems analysis, power system economics and pricing. Before deregulation, many universities discontinued power engineering, leading to a current national need for graduates. Graduate level courses include topics such as “green” technologies involving direct energy conversion, computer analysis of power system methods, and economics and regulation of the power industry. A unique undergraduate lab facility funded by the NSF offers teaching opportunities.
Photonics and
Electro-optics: Ultrafast Terahertz Research Group The science of photonics, or using light as current electrical engineering uses electrons, is the basic technology behind the current communications revolution. As higher and higher data rates are required, photonics will play an ever larger role in the successful engineer’s toolbox. Research programs at OSU specialize in ultrafast optoelectronics, and growth and development of new optical materials, especially wide bandgap materials used for blue light generation. The research group on terahertz (1 THz = 1000 GHz) technology is at the forefront of research in this frequency area. A new cleanroom facility dedicated to growth and analysis of materials such as GaN promises to make OSU a major player in this new semiconductor technology. Graduate level courses include fiber optics communication systems, and ultrafast optics. A NSF funded PhD program in photonics is cross-disciplinary between physics, chemistry, and ECEN. This program is one of a very select few in the country which offer emphasis on hands-on experimental research along with foundation courses over a wide range of disciplines. Control Systems Intelligent Systems and Control Lab With its traditional base of supporting statewide industry, it is not surprising that
OSU has a strong interdisciplinary program in control systems engineering. Emphasizing
neural networks and fuzzy logic, research programs are closely associated with a
Master of Science in Control Systems Engineering degree program.Collaborations in the
program are with Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management, Courses available at the graduate level include systems theory, neural networks, fuzzy systems theory and application, and advanced control systems.
Telecommunications Advanced Communication Systems Engineering Lab Explosive growth in telecommunications, both internet and cellular has made the broad area of telecommunications research one of the hottest ones in the country. Research programs at OSU are closely affiliated with major industry players such as Worldcom based in Tulsa. The opening of the OSU Tulsa campus as well as explosive growth of the telecommunications management program at OSU promises to make telecom one of the major research areas for the foreseeable future. Available graduate level courses include both network level and device level descriptions of fiberoptic systems, extensive laboratory courses in telecommunications systems are available with the MSTM program. Computational Electromagnetics Robust Electromagnetic Field Testing and Simulation Lab Research in computational E&M is becoming more and more closely tied to wireless communications, and high speed computer design. At OSU current research programs focus on the use of computational electromagnetics to determine radar scattering of radar from rough surfaces. Networks and Signal and Image Processing Advanced Communication
Systems Engineering Lab The prevalence of data processing technology has enabled the ability to
mathematically manipulate data which has formerly relied on the brain for processing such
as speech and images. been topics of research and media attention for decades,
much more research is devoted to applications such as image and audio Graduate level courses in this broad area cover topics on digital image and signal processing, neural networks, processing of speech signals, and computer vision. |
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