Graduate Electrical and Computer Engineering at UAF
Students who pursue advanced degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks work side by side with internationally known faculty in one of the most exciting research locations in the world: Alaska.
Students can choose to pursue either of our masters programs. The MEE degree program, designed for the practicing professional engineer, focuses on a major project. The M.S. Degree includes a written thesis and oral defense for those students interested in research and development. UAF offers an engineering Ph.D. program for those students with an approved curriculum
Graduate Assistantships
Graduate assistantships are offered to students on a competetive basis. Teaching assistantships are offered to students with experience that matches the undergraduate teaching needs of the program. Research assistantships are offered to students with experience that matches the research interests of the faculty with sponsored research programs. Most teaching and research assistantships require 20 hours per week of work and include a stipend for sustenance and a tuition waiver. To be considered for an assistantship, students must have submitted a complete application to study at UAF by the following dates:
- March 1 subsequent Fall semester
- July 1 for subsequent Spring semester
- December 1 for subsequent Summer semester.
Communication Systems
Advances in digital, wireless, fiber optic, and satellite communication systems are revolutionizing modern society. Local area networks, the Internet, cellular and satellite phones are changing the way we receive, process, and act upon information. Research Programs at UAF include satellite communications, rocket telemetry, radiowave propagation, and wireless communications.
Remote Sensing
UAF faculty use acoustic, light, and radio wave techniques to measure everything from fish in Alaskan rivers to the geophysical properties of the aurora. UAF graduate students students interested in remote sensing develop new instruments and methods, carry out field experiments, and analyze data. Satellite, rocket, and ground-based studies are carried out both on campus and at Poker Flat Research Range.
Digital & Computer Engineering
The computer engineering program focuses on embedded microprocessor systems and digital signal processing. Projects range from designing rocket payloads to vehicle guidance systems. Students employ hardware description languages and fundamental design principles and techniques. Digital signal processing programs focus on analysis and inversion or remote sensing data, and control of instruments and machines using modern DSP methods such as spectral, wavelet, and neutral network analysis. The Arctic Region Supercomputing CEnter on campus provides a wide variety of tools for digital system research.
Instrumentation and Microwave Circuit Design
The microwave design laboratory at UAF provides a wide variety of tools for designing , building, and testing microstrip circuits. Current projects include the development of S-band communication components and high-power microwave systems. The Sounding Rocket Laboratory provides opportunities for developing instrumentation for sounding rocket payloads launched from Poker Flat Research Range - the only university operated rocket range in the world.
Electric Power Systems
Design and analysis on all parts of the power system is performed with the help of various software tools for studying power flow, fault analysis, protection systems, and transient stability analysis. UAF has a unique set of software tools including ASPEN, PSS/E, Stoner Electric and EMTP. Research projects at UAF include alternate energy systems, power quality issues related to isolated power systems in rural Alaskan communities, and analysis of larger interconnected transmission and distribution systems serving major Alaskan population centers.
Interested in an Exciting Career?
Employers throughout the industry are eager to hire electrical and computer engineers with advanced degrees. Electrical and computer engineers who continue their education are entrusted with greater responsibility and more creative projects than those who end their education at the baccalaureate level.
Engineers are designing the future as they develop technology to improve existing services or develop new services. Become part of this dynamic and rapidly advancing field at UAF.
Greetings from UAF
Alaska's land, sea, and space grant university, a world leader in the northern and power regions research, UAF is surrounded by one of the most pristine wilderness in the world. On the 2,250 acre campus are two lakes and miles of ski trails. With a population of more than 80,000 the Fairbanks area offers the conveniences of a big city, yet rolling hills and spectacular panoramas are only minutes away. The Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, the Alaska Native Arts Festival, and the Fairbanks Concert Association host internationally acclaimed performers. Fairbanks attracts many people from all parts of the nation and around the world.
