Message from the Department Head
Welcome
On behalf of our students, staff, and faculty, it is my great pleasure to welcome you and invite you to discover the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at The University of Arizona. Established in 1910 as the Electrical Engineering Department, we have a long and rich history and an outstanding record of contributions to the profession and community. Our website highlights the key areas of our activities, strengths, and accomplishments. You will learn about the signature research we pursue and our spirit of innovation and discovery. You will read about our extensive outreach that goes well beyond engineering. Our activities span a spectrum of projects from Theatre Arts and Entertainment Technologies to Astronomy, Neuroscience, and Medicine, just to name a few.
Electronics and computer-based technologies are the foundation of modern life. We are proud to contribute to their advancement and the society at large. At present, we are rapidly recruiting and hiring exceptional new faculty who strengthen our teaching and research in both fundamental and signature research areas. Compelled by significant changes in the funding model of public universities, we have become increasingly self-reliant. As this has become a necessary condition to sustain a vibrant and well-functioning department, we continue to grow externally funded programs. We also benefit from the generous support of the community, private donors, and industry sponsors. Such aid is indispensable in providing need based student assistance, which is a core tenet of our mission. For such support, we are grateful. We are also affecting changes to the undergraduate and graduate curricula so that they reflect state-of-the-art electrical and computer engineering, and provide adequate breadth, depth, and rigor. We are deeply committed to excellence in student training at all degree levels and maintain focused efforts to attract top student talent to our programs. ECE faculty, together with outstanding administrative, student advising, and technical support staff, have created an environment that fosters collaboration, a culture of accomplishment, and strong support of ethnic, cultural, and intellectual diversity. I invite you to come in and see for yourself.
With Warm Greetings,
Dr. Jerzy W. Rozenblit
Professor and Department Head