About the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Points of Pride       • Our College of Science and Engineering is        ranked tenth in nation as producing the best        graduates in the major according to recruiters        by Wall Street Journal      • We rank among the top twenty Electrical        Engineering programs in the nation reported        in the latest NRC assessment

 ECE students and faculty exemplify the University's motto "Driven to Discover."
Since 1887, when the first course in electrical engineering was offered at the
University of Minnesota, we've grown to be one of the leading international
programs in electrical and computer engineering education and research. ECE
faculty and students serve as key sources of scientific and engineering talent,
expertise, and innovative ideas for communication, software, electronics and
biotechnology companies worldwide.

• Established in 1891

• Ranked consistently among the top 20 of all electrical and computer
  engineering programs in the United States

• One of 12 departments  and 24 research centers that comprise the
  University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering.

A recent survey of College of Science and Engineering (CSE) graduates, and
ECE graduates in particular, reported more than 4,000 alumni-founded
companies that are active today. Companies started by CSE alumni employ
more than half a million people worldwide and generate $90 billion in annual
revenue. 

 
Current research areas

• Biomedical applications
• Communication systems and information theory
• Digital systems and computer architecture
• Microelectronics
• Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
• Nano-electronics
• Optics and opto-electronics
• Signals and image processing
• Systems and controls
• Very large scale integration (VLSI) 
 
 

On campus collaborations

• Charles Babbage Institute
• Center for Development of Technological Leadership (CDTL)
• Center for Transportation Studies (CTS)
• Characterization Facility
• Digital Technology Center (DTC)
• Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)
• Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
• Medical Devices Center
• Multi-Axial Subassemblage Testing (MAST) Laboratory
• Nanofabrication Center (NFC)
• UNITE Distributed Learning
• Supercomputing Institute  

 

ECE Events 

• ECE Senior Design Shows (late spring and late fall)
• Solar Vehicle Project
• REU Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates
• Weekly field expert colloquium and special seminars
• Wilson Lectures

We publish a department newsletter three times a year.
To see the current issue of ECE Signals newsletter, click here.

Visitor information and resources

Location

Keller Hall (formerly the Electrical Engineering/Computer Science Building)
is located at 200 Union St. SE on the East Bank Campus of the University of
Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn. The ECE main office is located in 4-174.

ECE Department Phone List

Parking
The closest parking is across the street in the Washington Avenue Ramp
(overview map; photo). Other parking structures include: Church Street Garage
(close-up map; photo), the University Avenue Ramp (close-up map), and the
Weisman Art Museum Garage (close-up map; photo).

Hotels/Lodging
The nearest hotel is The Commons Hotel – Minneapolis. It is located one
block east of Keller Hall, and is connected by an enclosed skyway to the
Washington Avenue Ramp. Slightly further east is the Days Inn-University,
and to the West is the Holiday Inn Minneapolis–Metrodome.

Visitor Resource     

     • University of Minnesota Visitor Information    
     • Campus maps
     • Greater Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Association
     • St. Paul Convention and Visitors Bureau
     • Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau
     • Mall of America
     • Minnesota Office of Tourism