About Us
Welcome to Electrical and Computer Engineering!
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John Booske
Duane H. and Dorothy M. Bluemke
Professor and Chair
Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering
We focus on fostering leadership and creating engineering solutions for energy, health, information technology, nanotechnology, and security.
Thank you for your interest in our department. Please feel free to visit us on the web, by phone (608/890-0804 or 608/262-8548) or in person!
The department's research and instructional expertise is particularly strong in six strategic impact areas: energy, health and bio-engineering, computing and information, nanotechnology, security, and fostering tomorrow's leaders. Our research activities within these impact areas concentrate in four subdisciplines: computer engineering, applied physics, systems, and power engineering.
Faculty, 2010-2011
29 professors
7 associate professors
5 assistant professors
Graduate student appointments, 2010-2011
93 teaching assistant appointments
133 research assistant appointments
Indicators of quality
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the UW-Madison ranks among top electrical and computer engineering departments in national surveys, consistently producing talented graduates whose skills are respected throughout the nation and the world.
Ranked #14 best computer engineering undergraduate program in the U.S. (U.S. News and World Report, 2013)
Ranked #16 best electrical engineering undergraduate program in the U.S. (tie; U.S. News and World Report, 2013)
Ranked #14 best electrical engineering graduate program in the U.S. (tie; U.S. News and World Report, 2012)
In the recently released review of doctoral programs performed by the National Research Council, the department ranked highly in average number of citations per publication, average number of research awards per faculty member, and number of PhDs granted.
Its distinguished faculty leads exciting research efforts that span both traditional and emerging areas in electrical and computer engineering. Many have been recognized for their research contributions with awards from national and international organizations; among the current faculty are 20 IEEE Fellows, 2 OSA Fellows, 17 NSF/DoD/DoE Young Investigator Program or CAREER award recipients, 3 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipients, and 2 National Academy of Engineering members. Awards list »
Degrees
Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Science
Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Science
Master of Science
Doctor of Philosophy
Enrollment, spring 2011
155 undergraduate students, Computer Engineering
188 undergraduate students, Electrical Engineering
359 graduate students, Electrical Engineering
Financial aid, 2010-2011
59 undergraduate scholarships
Degrees conferred,
2010-2011
109 bachelors
84 masters
26 PhDs
Research expenditures by source of funds, 2010-2011
Federal: $8,391,494
Private: $3,139,147
Graduate School: $1,246,942
University Budget: $295,768
Total: $13,073,351
Research innovation
23 patents, 2009
Campus research facts
UW-Madison and College of Engineering research facts