Electrical engineering is a very broad discipline that addresses the design and understanding of devices, circuits, and systems that use electromagnetic waves in electronic or optical signals. This increasingly involves the use of computers, but focuses on the design and analysis of electronic/optical components and the signals that connect them. In contrast, the field of computer engineering focuses on computer hardware, while computer science looks at computer software and theory.
Events
Niels Christian Nielsen, Issues and Challenges Leading up to COP-15: The U.N. Summit on Climate Change, Friday, November 13, 12:00 pm, Engineering 2 Room 506
Jay Lund, CALVIN's Adventures in Modeling California's Statewide Water System, Wednesday, November 18, 12:00 pm, Engineering 2 Room 506
Ron Hofmann, A Perspective on Energy Challenges in California, Friday, November 20, 12:00 pm, Engineering 2 Room 506
West Hays and Alayna Johnson, Due Processing: Incarceration and the Digital Divide, Wednesday, December 2, 12:00 pm, Engineering 2 Room 506
Gary Lopez, Improving Access to Education, Wednesday, December 9, 12:00 pm, Engineering 2 Room 506
News
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Nobuhiko Kobayashi named co-director of Advanced Studies Laboratory
Nobuhiko Kobayashi, associate professor of electrical engineering in the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has been appointed co-director of the Advanced Studies Laboratory (ASL), a collaborative research facility jointly administered by UCSC and the NASA Ames Research Center. More
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Baskin School of Engineering will showcase groundbreaking research on Thursday, October 22
Groundbreaking research being pursued at the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz will be showcased at the school's Research Review Day on Thursday, October 22. The event will include faculty research presentations and graduate student posters, providing a broad overview of exciting research in areas such as bioengineering, nanotechnology, software service engineering, cyber-infrastructure, biostatistics, and systems design. More
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An interview with engineering dean Arthur Ramirez
Arthur Ramirez, dean of the Jack Baskin School of Engineering, came to UCSC from Bell Labs, a legendary center for science and engineering. He brings a true passion for using fundamental and applied research to solve real-world problems. In the interview that follows, he discusses the importance of developing deeper partnerships in Silicon Valley, and he describes the qualities that make the Baskin School of Engineering uniquely positioned to contribute to the rapidly changing technologies of the 21st century. More
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Summer programs focus on renewable energy research and education
The Bio-Info-Nano Research and Development Institute (BIN-RDI) of the University of California, Santa Cruz, is sponsoring four programs in renewable energy through the summer of 2009. The goal of these initiatives is to foster global collaborative study and research that yields useful alternative energy solutions. More
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Bio-Info-Nano Research and Development Institute holds workshops on local electric microgrids
More than 30 participants spent one day of intense interaction at the UCSC Silicon Valley Center in the NASA Ames Research Park at Moffett Field, California. The sessions, which included formal presentations and discussion, addressed many key challenges of renewable energy, including: More
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Graduate student Zuki Tanaka, has won a prestigious fellowship from NASA graduate student research program (GSRP) in the amount of $90,000 for 2009 to 2012
Graduate student Zuki Tanaka, has won a prestigious fellowship from NASA graduate student research program (GSRP) in the amount of $90,000 for 2009 to 2012 More
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Artificial retina project wins R&D 100 Award
R&D magazine has awarded an R&D 100 Award to the Artificial Retina Project, recognizing it as one of the most innovative ideas of the year. Wentai Liu, professor of electrical engineering at the Jack Baskin School of Engineering, leads UCSC's participation in the Artificial Retina Project, which involves researchers at five national laboratories, four universities, and an industrial partner, with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. More
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Integrated optical trap holds particles for on-chip analysis
A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform. The optical trap is the latest innovation from researchers at the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who are developing new sensor technology for biomedical analysis and other applications. More