PhD in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

The Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering prepares graduates to lead research and development in industry, academia and government. Research areas include micro- and nanoscale electronic and photonic devices, circuits, power systems and sustainable energy, signal and image processing, intelligent control and robotics, and electric vehicles. Students work in departmental laboratories and attend seminars by invited experts. Applicants file an online application by late February for fall admission and funding consideration, and must be admitted to the Graduate School. Those whose degrees come from non-English-speaking countries provide TOEFL scores, and GRE scores are required. The department's laboratories provide modern instrumentation, and seminars with invited speakers expand the depth and breadth of doctoral study. The page lists minimum TOEFL scores on paper, computer and internet formats.