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This course introduces the set of skills and philosophies (beyond technical expertise) that will help students become world-class product professionals early in their careers. The legendary guests from EE292i mastered many such capabilities, ultimately yielding historic successes. While there are no guarantees of such historic accomplishment, we understand well many of the skills and practices required to "build" world-class professionals. Doing so dramatically increases your probability of success. Topics include: Identifying great job opportunities, interviewing to win; cultivating empathy -- strengthening teamwork, understanding customer needs, and captivating others with your vision; negotiating for yourself, your team, and your ideas; integrity -- why honesty, integrity, and decency remain the "coins of the realm" in the product world; why iteration always beats perfection; embracing failure to learn; recognizing your strengths and passions -- how to "double down" on strengths and leverage teammates to compensate for weaknesses; identifying emerging technical and business opportunities; building the emotional and physical stamina required for success in product development; learning how to maximize your economic outcomes; and much more. Prerequisites: None.

Development of modern technologies such as 5G wireless networks, terabit silicon photonic optical interconnects, and optical computing relies on a deep understanding of the underlying electromagnetic principles governing their operation. Engineers must rely on numerical simulations to predict and model their behaviors when designing these systems. This class will give a graduate-level introduction to computational methods for solving partial differential equations describing physical phenoma that commonly arise in the real world. Primarily finite difference methods, in both the time and frequency domains, will be covered, although integral equation-based approaches and finite element methods will be introduced well. The course will also introduce modern inverse design approaches for automating the design of new electromagnetic structures, including gradient-based methods and the adjoint method, as well as global search strategies. Numerous examples drawing from practical applications, primarily in electromagnetics, will be presented for solving relevant real-world problems, including radiating antennas for wireless communication, dielectric waveguides for nanophotonic integrated circuits, as well as electromagnetic scattering from arbitrary dielectric objects for applications in radar scattering and remote sensing. Open to PhD, MS, and advanced undergraduate students.

As the complexity of semiconductor technology continues to increase, there is a growing gap between capabilities of industry fabs and university labs. This seminar series brings in industry experts to give tutorials about modern manufacturing tools and techniques, providing unique & timely insight into current state-of-the-art, as well as where the semiconductor industry is heading.

Semiconductor computing technology has shaped and will continue to shape the trajectory of our world. Atoms, Bits, and the National Interest (ABNI) is a new EE course that explains this foundational technology and explores its impact based on a micro-to-macro approach on what we call the "tech stack of society." Grappling with the interplay of technological breakthroughs in microelectronics, the advances in semiconductor manufacturing process technology that drive cost down and quality up, the computing power that fuels modern applications, and the magnification of national power that results, ABNI merges engineering, manufacturing, and public policy disciplines along the key vector of semiconductor technology. A technical EE course at its core, students will develop a quantitative understanding of the physical and engineering principles underlying this foundational semiconductor computing technology - from fabricating advanced transistors to designing microsystems, architecting cutting-edge chips, and scaling the computing hardware systems that consequential modern applications run on. Academic and industry experts will give tutorials and engage in technical panel discussions on the technology fundamental, innovation, scaling, socioeconomic impact, and policy ramification of this defining strategic technology at the core of AI, autonomy, and infrastructure.

A series of seminar and lectures focused on power engineering. Renowned researchers from universities and national labs will deliver bi-weekly seminars on the state of the art of power system engineering. Seminar topics may include: power system analysis and simulation, control and stability, new market mechanisms, computation challenges and solutions, detection and estimation, and the role of communications in the grid. The instructors will cover relevant background materials in the in-between weeks. The seminars are planned to continue throughout the next academic year, so the course may be repeated for credit.

For seniors and graduate students. Covers scientific and engineering fundamentals of renewable energy processes involving heat. Thermodynamics, heat engines, solar thermal, geothermal, biomass.

Practical teaching experience by serving as the primary instructor in a student-led course. Graduate student instructors are mentored by at least one faculty mentor.

Independent work under the direction of a department faculty. Written thesis required for final letter grade. The continuing grade 'N' is given in quarters prior to thesis submission. See 390 if a letter grade is not appropriate. Course may be repeated for credit.

The EE 301 seminar course is offered primarily for incoming EE PhD students; however, all graduate or undergraduate students may enroll, and all students and faculty in the Department are welcome to attend. EE faculty members present seminars on their research, giving new PhD students an overview of research opportunities across the Department.